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Jefferson Co. Jury to Hear Possible 30-Year-Old Murder Posted September 3, 2010

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A jury from Jefferson County would hear the possible trial of a man accused of killing an 18-year-old woman in Columbus 30 years ago. A two-week trial is scheduled to begin November 8th in Columbia County for 52-year-old Curtis Forbes. He’s accused of beating, stabbing ...More

Corrections Dept. Settles Suits Filed by Waupun Inmates Posted September 3, 2010

WAUPUN, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prison life will soon get easier for some of Wisconsin’s most dangerous criminals. The state Corrections Department has agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits filed by two inmates at Waupun. New windows will be installed in the prison’s segregation unit, along with exercise equipment ...More

Two Killed in Crash Near Lake Delton ID'ed Posted September 3, 2010

LAKE DELTON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities have identified two people killed in a fiery crash near Lake Delton last weekend. Sauk County sheriff’s deputies said 19-year-old Jordan Hilling of Wisconsin Dells was driving at a high rate of speed when his vehicle slammed into a tree and burst into flames ...More

Sheboygan Cop Shoots, Kills Man During Traffic Stop Posted September 3, 2010

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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Sheboygan police officer shot and killed a man overnight during a routine traffic stop. Chief Chris Domagalski said the officer stopped a 52-year-old Two Rivers man for speeding about 1:30 a.m. Friday. The chief said the driver got of his car with a hand ...More

Superior May Outlaw "K-2" Posted September 3, 2010

SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - Superior might become the second Wisconsin city to ban synthetic marijuana. The City Council will consider the ban on Tuesday night. The product is known as “K-2,” and it’s a mix of herbs and a formulated compound. A chemist from Clemson University developed it 15 years ...More

State Officials: No Mechanical Problems With Terminal Velocity Posted September 3, 2010

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials said they found no mechanical problems on a Wisconsin Dells amusement park ride where a 12-year-old girl was seriously injured. A report released Thursday by the state Commerce Department said the operator of the Terminal Velocity ride did not follow proper protocol when Teagan ...More

Ex-UW Madison Foundation Member Accused of Selling Fake Pills Posted September 3, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A pharmacist who used to be on the UW-Madison Foundation is one of two people accused of importing and selling millions of counterfeit pills. 55-year-old Marla Ahlgrimm of Madison and 63-year-old Balbir Bhogal of Middleton are both due in federal court Friday. And they’re being held ...More

Hudson Man Admits Injuring Dog With Ladle Posted September 3, 2010

HUDSON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A western Wisconsin man has admitted injuring a dog with a soup ladle, and causing its death. 26-year-old Michael Wondra of Hudson withdrew an insanity plea Thursday. He pleaded guilty in St. Croix County Circuit Court to a felony charge of mistreating an animal while causing death ...More

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