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Wisconsin News

Wisconsin man convicted in drunken crash that killed four

WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been convicted in a wrong-way drunken driving crash that killed four siblings last year. Scott Farmer, 48, of Neenah pleaded no contest Wednesday to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and one count of operating while ...

Marathon swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 is trying it again

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — The Shark is back in the water, trying to repeat his 1998 feat of swimming across Lake Michigan. Jim Dreyer entered the lake at Grand Haven, Michigan, on Tuesday and began swimming to Wisconsin. The route to Milwaukee is expected to cover roughly 83 miles, though ...

Hotel employees charged with being party to murder

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was Black. The incident has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died in 2020 after a ...

Wisconsin report states registered nurses needed

There are not enough registered nurses in Wisconsin to meet current demand and the shortage is expected to grow if not addressed, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The Wisconsin Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Forecast Results report began ...