July 9, 2021 Wisconsin bishop takes rare step of removing defiant priest The Diocese of La Crosse said in a statement Friday that Bishop William Patrick Callahan has issued a decree immediately removing Father James Altman from St. James the Less, a parish in the city of La Crosse on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, about 140 miles southeast of Minneapolis. The decree will remain in effect for an undetermined length of time, the statement said.
July 6, 2021 Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offender Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorney wants a judge to allow him to argue that one of the men his client killed during a protest in Wisconsin last year was a sex offender, in hopes of showing the man was trying to steal Rittenhouse’s gun because he couldn’t possess one.
July 6, 2021 Tucson to ignore Arizona's 'Second Amendment sanctuary' law Officials in the city of Tucson plan to ignore Arizona’s new “Second Amendment sanctuary” law that bars state and local governments from enforcing certain federal gun regulations, possibly setting up a court fight as a growing number of cities and counties in the United States declare themselves similar firearm havens.
July 6, 2021 Manhunt for Wisconsin suspect sought in ex-girlfriend's murder heats up after SUV found, accomplice arrested The search for a man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend in northern Wisconsin is heating up after his SUV was discovered abandoned outside Minneapolis – and an alleged accomplice was arrested.
July 5, 2021 Big Jake, world's tallest horse dies at age 20 in Wisconsin The world’s tallest horse — 6-foot-10, weighing 2,500 pounds — has died.
July 2, 2021 Wisconsin water tower repainted with embarrassing typo Painters in a Wisconsin village made a very public blunder when they made a typo on the water tower.
July 2, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Wisconsin prosecutors want judge to allow evidence of past ‘violent situation’ Wisconsin prosecutors are asking a judge Thursday to allow evidence at the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse showing that he had a previous violent encounter in Kenosha before shooting and killing two men last year during a police brutality protest -- and that he also was associated with the far-right group Proud Boys.
July 2, 2021 'Slender Man' case: Wisconsin judge orders conditional release for woman involved in stabbing A Wisconsin judge Thursday ordered the conditional release from a mental institution of one of the two women who was sentenced in the stabbing of a classmate to please the fictional Slender Man when all three were 12 years old.
July 1, 2021 Wisconsin Walmart employee tackles deer that got loose in store A Wisconsin Walmart employee tackled and restrained a deer that had gotten loose inside the store a week ago, according to reports.
June 30, 2021 Wisconsin bank robbery prompts manhunt, massive police response A manhunt continued in Wisconsin on Wednesday after a brazen armed bank robbery about 35 miles outside Milwaukee that prompted a heavy police response and the partial closure of an interstate highway, according to local reports.