Articles tagged with fatal

Wed, May 23, 2012

Spooner man killed in fatal crash in Minnesota Tuesday

SHOREVIEW, MN (WTAQ) - A northwest Wisconsin man was killed after his pick-up truck left an Interstate and hit a tree north of Minnesota’s ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Dane County man charged in fatal distracted driving crash

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Prosecutors said a man was either chatting on his cell phone or writing a text message just before he rear-ended an ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Bond set for Madison man accused of causing quadruple fatal crash

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Bond was set at $170,000 Monday for a Madison man accused of causing a high-speed car crash that killed his ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Three charged with armed robbery by force in fatal Milwaukee incident

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Three Milwaukee men are due back in court Wednesday for a robbery that ended in a murder.

22-year-old Robert Cameron, 23-year-old Nicholas ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Langlade County sheriff's investigate police chase that led to fatal crash

LANGLADE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in north central Wisconsin are investigating a police chase which ended in a crash that killed the offending driver ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Woman facing charges for allegedly causing fatal OWI crash

VERNON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A southwest Wisconsin woman faces criminal charges, for allegedly causing a drunk driving crash that killed her husband.

54-year-old Jason ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Dodge Co. plant facing fines for fatal chemical exposure

THERESA, WI (WTAQ) - Federal officials have recommended $64,000 in fines against a Dodge County plant where a worker was killed and another suffered ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Madison woman will stand trial for fatal drunk driving crash

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Madison woman has been ordered to stand trial for a drunk driving crash that killed a moped operator last fall ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Man pardoned by Mississippi's Barbour charged in fatal crash

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A convicted drunk driver pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in January has been charged with ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

DA: Two Superior cops justified in fatal shooting of car-jacking suspect

SUPERIOR, WI (WTAQ) - The district attorney in Superior said two police officers were justified in killing a car-jacking suspect almost three months ago.

Douglas ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

Settlement reached in fatal Philadelphia boat crash suit

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A civil lawsuit over the deaths of two students in a 2010 Philadelphia Duck Boat crash was settled on Wednesday with an ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

Charges filed against 2 drivers involved in fatal West Allis crashes

WEST ALLIS, WI (WTAQ) - Two drivers are facing charges in a pair of traffic crashes in which a suburban Milwaukee woman and her son ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Video of California homeless man's fatal beating by police shown in court

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Spectators in a California courtroom gasped on Monday at a video tape showing a schizophrenic homeless man ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Verona man gets more than 3 years in prison for causing fatal OWI crash

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Verona man was sentenced Monday to three-and-a-half years in prison for causing the death of a friend in a drunk ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Victims in fiery weekend fatal truck crash identified

PORTAGE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - An investigation continues into a fiery weekend truck crash that killed three Stevens Point area residents.

An autopsy identified them ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Crane owner acquitted in fatal Manhattan accident

By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan state judge on Thursday acquitted a construction company owner of manslaughter for a crane collapse that ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Three arrested after fatal shooting at Texas cockfighting ring

By Jared Taylor

EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Three people in Texas were arrested and charged with operating a cockfighting ring, a local sheriff said on ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Milwaukee police investigating if medical issue led to fatal crash

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are checking to see if a 57-year-old woman suffered a medical problem right before her van slammed into a parked ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Two men charged with providing fatal dose of heroin in Waukesha Co.

WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - Two men have been charged with providing the heroin that killed a man in Waukesha County.

25-year-old Coleon Gallion of Milwaukee ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Bower sentenced for fatal Brat Days festival crash

SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ) - A teenager will spend six years in prison for driving drunk and hitting three women – and killing one of them – at ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

U.S. woman, 80, lands plane after husband's fatal collapse

(Reuters) - An 80-year-old woman with no flying experience took over the controls after her pilot husband's fatal collapse, landing their twin-engine plane as ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Man sentenced to 10 years prison in fatal hit-and-run crash

OZAUKEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee area driver was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday afternoon, for hitting and killing two elderly pedestrians ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Slinger homeowner won't face charges in fatal shooting

SLINGER, WI (WTAQ) - No charges will be filed against a homeowner in Slinger who shot and killed a 20-year-old man who ran into an ...

Sun, March 18, 2012

FBI monitoring fatal Florida shooting case, as police criticized

(Reuters) - Federal authorities said on Sunday they were in contact with local police investigating the killing of a black teenager last month by a ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

Investigators rule fatal Abby Theatre fire as accidental

ABBOTSFORD, WI (WTAQ) - The fatal fire at historic Abby Theatre in Abbotsford has been ruled accidental by federal investigators.

Colby volunteer firefighter Jamison Kampmeyer ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

Company faces $500,000 fine in fatal 2007 mine collapse

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The owner of a Utah mine where six workers and three rescuers died following a 2007 collapse ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Peters Pleads No Contest in Fatal Crash

SHEBOYGAN, Wis.(WHBL) - A Cascade man has changed his plea in a fatal drunk driving case and will be back in Sheboygan County Court ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

FDL man pleads not guilty for causing fatal drunken crash

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A man from Fond du Lac has pled not guilty to charges he killed a former teacher by driving ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Verona man pleads no contest in fatal OWI crash

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Dane County man is scheduled to be sentenced April 30th, after he pleaded no contest to causing a drunk driving ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Madison man facing 4 homicide by OWI charges following fatal crash

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The only survivor of a car crash that killed four people in Dane County was moved Thursday from a hospital room ...

Mon, February 20, 2012

Nearly all Campbellsport HS girls injured in fatal crash have gone home

CAMPBELLSPORT, WI (WTAQ) - All but one of the six Campbellsport High School girls who survived a van crash 16 days ago are home from ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Survivor in triple fatal crash expected to make full recovery

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - The most seriously-injured survivor in a traffic crash that killed three people is expected to make a full recovery.

That's what ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Jail time in fatal puppy-beating

OMRO, Wis (WSAU) A Wisconsin man will spend six months in jail for beating his puppy to death, instead of following an order by ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Plea deal struck for man who caused Mequon fatal hit-run crash

OZAUKEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Prosecutors are recommending a 12-year prison sentence for a man who caused a hit-and-run crash that killed an elderly couple ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

FDL sheriff's say DA will decide on charges in fatal SUV crash

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Fond du Lac County sheriff’s officials say the district attorney will eventually decide if charges will be filed ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Lomira woman ID'ed as victim in fatal crash

TOWN OF ASHFORD, WI (WTAQ) - A woman killed in a one-car crash in Fond du Lac County on Saturday night was identified Sunday as ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Victim in snow-related fatal crash convicted for running ID theft ring

DOUGLAS COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - One of two people killed in a snow-related crash in northwest Wisconsin was awaiting a federal prison sentence for running ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Sheboygan teen gets plea deal in Brat Days fatal crash

SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ) - A plea deal would give a Sheboygan teenager six years in prison for driving drunk and killing a woman near a ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Fond du Lac says speed, alcohol factors in ATV, snowmobile fatal accident

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Investigators say high speed and alcohol are possible factors in a fatal crash between a snowmobile and an ATV ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Sheboygan Woman Identified In Fatal Manitowoc County Crash

CLEVELAND, Wis. (WHBL) - The Manitowoc County Coroner's office has identified the victim of Tuesday's 2 vehicle collision near Cleveland.  34 year old ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Woman arrested in connection with FDL fatal drug overdose

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A 28-year-old woman is facing possible charges in a drug overdose death in Fond du Lac.

Police said the ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Gang Related Retaliation Feared Following Fatal Wal-Mart Shooting

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - The Sheboygan Police Department is ramping up their efforts to avoid retaliation from Sunday morning’s fatal shooting that took place ...

Sun, January 08, 2012

Update: Sheboygan Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting

SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man is in the county jail, facing charges of reckless homicide and attempted reckless homicide in connection with a ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Medical Problem May Have Led To Fatal Crash In Manitowoc

MANITOWOC, WI (WHBL) - Authorities say a Two Rivers man might have suffered a medical problem when his car hit a tree and went up ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

$200K bond ordered for teen in Milwaukee fatal OWI crash

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A $200,000 bond has been ordered for a 17-year-old Milwaukee boy charged in a drunk driving crash on New Year's ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Prosecutors still reviewing possible charges against teen in fatal OWI crash

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County prosecutors say they’re still reviewing possible charges against a 17-year-old in a drunk driving crash that killed a couple ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Milwaukee men charged in fatal burglary shooting

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A pair of 24-year-old Milwaukee men are due back in court next Monday, after being charged in the shooting death of a ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Teen due in court Monday for Milwaukee fatal OWI crash

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old boy is due in court Monday for allegedly causing a drunk driving crash on Sunday that killed two people in ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Bond set at $50K for suspect in Milwaukee fatal hit-run crash

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Bond was set at $50,000 Monday for a man charged in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a Milwaukee police officer ...

Mon, January 02, 2012

Suspect involved with double fatal accident in Milwaukee in custody

MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - Milwaukee police say they have suspect in custody in connection with a double-fatal car crash on New Year’s Day. Crash ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

Statins tied to lower risk of fatal prostate cancer

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of middle-aged New Jersey men, taking cholesterol-lowering drugs was linked to a lower ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

Rock Co. DA: Cop did nothing wrong in fatal shooting of suspect

BELOIT, WI (WTAQ) - Rock County’s district attorney said a police officer did not do anything wrong when he shot and killed a man ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

Criminal charges not expected against teen who passed the keys before fatal crash

EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ) - The Eau Claire County sheriff said criminal charges are not expected against a 16-year-old girl who let a 14-year-old boy ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Arrest made in fatal shooting near Wisconsin Rapids

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WTAQ) - An autopsy is planned for a 31-year-old man who was shot in the neck over the weekend near Wisconsin Rapids ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

State aiding fatal fire investigation in Mukwonago

MUKWONAGO, WI (WTAQ) - The state fire marshal is helping local authorities investigate a blaze that killed a 66-year-old woman and injured her daughter near ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Police identify gunman in Virginia Tech murder-suicide

By Rick Rothacker

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - The man who shot dead a campus police officer at Virginia Tech on Thursday before killing himself was ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Update: State Patrol Still Investigating Fatal Mishap

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - The State Patrol is continuing its investigation of the accident which claimed the life of a Sheboygan youth Tuesday morning in ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

15-year-old driver in Milwaukee fatal crash did not have alcohol in system

MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee teen did not have alcohol in her system when her car slammed into a tree early last Saturday ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Close opened young Theron up to sex in Fatal Attraction

The Monster star personally thanked the Hollywood veteran during a recent Actress Roundtable staged by industry magazine The Hollywood Reporter, revealing that she had ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Fatal Police Shooting in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WHBL) - Green Bay Police will have more to say today about the shooting death of a 35-year-old man by a city ...

Fri, November 11, 2011

LaCrosse Deputy Acquitted in Fatal Crash

LACROSSE, Wis. (WHBL) - Former La Crosse County sheriff's deputy Trisha Stratman has been found innocent of negligent homicide. A jury deliberated for three-and-a-half ...

Mon, October 24, 2011

Million Dollar Settlement In Fatal Gas Explosion

MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - A furnace installer has agreed to pay five-million-dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by the survivors of a fatal house explosion ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Speed limit being reduced on Milwaukee bridge after crashes, one fatal

MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - Drivers will have to slow down and stay in their lane as they pass over the Hoan Bridge. The Milwaukee County ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Arizona dust storm triggers fatal traffic pile-up

By Brad Poole

TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A dust storm in Arizona cut visibility to zero along Interstate 10 between Tucson and Phoenix on Tuesday ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Yellowstone euthanizes grizzly linked to two fatal maulings

By Ruffin Prevost

CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A mother grizzly previously allowed to roam free after killing a hiker in Yellowstone National Park in July ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

High school marching band members injured in fatal crash

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - The driver of a sport utility vehicle was killed Saturday in a crash with a school bus, which also injured nine ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Prosecution for fatal grizzly shooting sparks debate

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho man accused by the U.S. government of illegally shooting and killing a federally protected grizzly ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Update: Damage Extensive in Central Wisconsin

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WHBL) - Authorities now say almost two dozen homes were damaged, and about 20 farm buildings were destroyed by a tornado and thunderstorms ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Update: Kayla Bower to Stand Trial in Fatal Hit and Run

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - The 19 year old Sheboygan woman charged in a hit and run death in the city of Sheboygan two weeks ago ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Fatal ATV crash in Bayfield County

WASHINGTON, Wis. (WSAU) Accident investigators in Bayfield County say the fact an ATV rider wasn’t wearing a helmet may have contributed to his ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Tugboat pilot pleads guilty in fatal Ride the Duck crash

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A tugboat pilot in a tearful court appearance pleaded guilty on Monday to a single criminal charge in the ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Fatal Plane Crash In Fond du Lac County

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (KFIZ) - Two bodies were recovered from Lake Winnebago after a plane crashed about a quarter mile off the western shoreline ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Tire blowout eyed in latest fatal tour bus crash

By Dan Wiessner

HUDSON, New York (Reuters) - A bus carrying Indian tourists on a sightseeing trip to Niagara Falls blew a tire, spun out ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Tire blowout eyed in latest fatal New York tour bus crash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tire blowout might have caused the weekend crash of a tour bus near Rochester, New York, that killed two people ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Grizzly roams free after fatal Yellowstone mauling

By Ruffin Prevost

CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - The female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker when apparently startled with two cubs will be ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Mother grizzly roams free in Yellowstone after fatal attack

CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker who inadvertently surprised the animal with its cubs in Yellowstone National ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

Fatal Crash Victim Identified

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (WHBL) - Authorities have identified the man who died in the collision which occurred last night on Highway 23 near Sheboygan Falls ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

3 Killed in Dane County crash

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Three people were killed late Sunday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash near Cottage Grove, east of Madison.

Dane County authorities said ...

Sun, June 12, 2011

Authorities Identify Fatal Accident Victim

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Authorities have identified the victim of that fatal car crash in the town of Mitchell Yesterday.  Lt Mark Rupnik says 59-year-old ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Probes launched into fatal blast at Chevron refinery

By Tom Bergin and Olesya Dmitracova

LONDON (Reuters) - Safety experts Friday launched an investigation into an explosion that killed four people and seriously injured ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Preliminary Hearing in Fatal Accident

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - The Cascade man who was charged with homicide by drunk driving in the death of a Florida Man last month is ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

Woman in court charged in fatal crash caused by texting

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Sun Prairie woman is due in court Wednesday, after she allegedly caused a traffic crash that killed a UW-Madison student ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Fatal bat disease confirmed in all New England with Maine find

By Zach Howard

BUCKLAND, Mass (Reuters) - White nose syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed more than one million bats in the Northeast, has ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Adell Man to Face Charges in Fatal Crash

Sheboygan, WI (WHBL) - An Adell man is expected to appear in Sheboygan County Court this morning in connection with a traffic death which occurred ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Man arrested in Sheboygan Co. fatal OWI crash

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Sheboygan County man has been arrested in a weekend drunk driving crash that killed a man from Florida.

Sheriff ...

Sun, May 08, 2011

Fatal Crash Involving Wisconsin Students

Pennsylvania (WHBL-Learfield )  - Two tour buses filled with middle school students from Wisconsin were involved in a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Friday night ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Woman Convicted in '96 Fatal OWI, Arrested Again for OWI

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Madison woman who was convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl in a 1996 drunk driving crash has again been arrested ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Janesville PD: Drunk Driver Caused Fatal Crash

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Janesville Police said a man was drunk when he caused a traffic accident that killed a passenger in another vehicle.

It ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Alcohol, Speed Likely Factors in Double Fatal Crash

POLK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in northwest Wisconsin continue to investigate a one car crash that killed two people.

Polk County sheriff’s deputies ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

FDL Officer Ryan Williams to Talk About Fatal Standoff Wednesday

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Fond du Lac police officer who survived a spate of gunfire 15 days ago will talk publicly about ...

Sun, April 03, 2011

Third fatal Northeast bus accident in less than a month

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - One man died and another was critically injured after both fell out of the window of a moving tour bus in ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Fatal blast when worker uses lighter to peer into flammable drum

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A worker died in a fiery explosion at a Massachusetts car dealership after he apparently used a cigarette lighter to illuminate ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

U.S. to probe fatal police shooting of football player

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Department of Justice will investigate possible civil rights violations by police who fatally shot a Pace University football player during ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Cracked Gas Pipe May Have Triggered Fatal Allentown blast

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A crack in a 12-inch gas main is the likely cause of an explosion that killed five people in Allentown last week ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Trial Set for Organizer of Fatal Sweat Lodge Ceremony

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A trial is scheduled to begin later this month for the organizer of a sweat-lodge ceremony in Arizona that killed a ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

4 Milwaukee Cops Rescue Man From Fatal House Fire

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Four Milwaukee Police officers will be nominated for life-saving awards, after they pulled a 74-year-old man out of a burning house ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Fatal Fire Overnight in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wis. (WHBL) - One man was killed and another was injured overnight in a house fire on Milwaukee’s north side. A police officer ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Investigation Into Fatal Farm Accident Continues

VERNON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in southwest Wisconsin are still investigating a farm accident that killed a woman near De Soto on Tuesday.

Vernon ...

Sat, January 22, 2011

Teen Charged in Fatal Rollover Crash

MEQUON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old from Mequon has been charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle.

Her friend died in the September ...

Wed, January 19, 2011

Teen Gets 25 Years Prison For Role in Fatal Burglary

SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 16-year-old boy will spend 25 years in prison for his role in the violent murder of a 93-year-old woman ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

New Jersey police hunt suspect in officer's fatal shooting

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A manhunt was underway on Saturday in New Jersey for a suspect who fatally shot a police officer during what authorities ...

Tue, January 11, 2011

Police Standoff Ends With Fire, Fatal Shooting

MONROE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Monroe County authorities say a police standoff at a private home Sunday ended with a fire and a fatal shooting ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Lawmaker Wants Accused Fatal OWI Driver Deported

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin lawmaker says he wants a wrong-way driver accused in a fatal crash to be kicked out of the country ...

Thu, January 06, 2011

Milwaukee Man Charged With Wrong-Way Fatal OWI

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man is accused of driving drunk in the wrong lanes of a freeway, killing a woman in an oncoming ...

Thu, January 06, 2011

$50K Bond Set for Man Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run

OZAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A $50,000 cash bond was set Wednesday for a Brown Deer man charged with causing a hit and run ...

Mon, December 27, 2010

Prosecutors Still Trying to Get Evidence in Fatal OWI Crash

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s been almost four-and-a-half months since a motorcyclist was killed in a crash near Appleton.

And prosecutors are still trying ...

Sat, December 25, 2010

Fatal crash near Madison

ARLINGTON, Wis (WSAU) A two-vehicle crash 20 miles north of Madison takes one life and leaves a passenger seriously injured.

According to the Wisconsin ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

Fatal truck crash

ALLENTON, Wis (WSAU) Two Fond du Lac men were killed and four others were injured yesterday, when a semi-truck plowed into vehicles that were ...

Tue, December 14, 2010

Man Who Supplied Fatal Herion to Manitowoc Teen in Trouble Again

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man who’s in prison for supplying the heroin that killed a Manitowoc teenager has been charged in a similar ...

Sun, December 05, 2010

West Allis Police: Driver in Fatal Crash Had Expired License

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - Though no charges or citations have been filed, police in the West Allis area say the 19-year-old driver who hit ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Fatal accident at iron ore facility

SUPERIOR, Wis (WSAU) A man killed at an iron ore plant in Superior has been identified as 43-year-old Kelly Yadon. He died in an ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Sentence in fatal snowmobile crash

UNDATED (WSAU) A Park Falls man will spend one-month in jail and will serve 400-hours of community service after a fatal snowmobile accident from ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Fatal Mishap in the City of Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man died early Thursday morning in a single car accident in the city of Sheboygan.  Lt. Tim Eirich said ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Investigation Into Fatal Shawano Co. Fire Continues

SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 77-year-old man was found dead in a house fire in Shawano County.

But authorities said he might have died ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

No fatal hunting accidents in Wisconsin

UNDATED (WSAU) For the first time in 36 years, no one was shot-to-death in Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunting season. The D-N-R’s ...

Thu, October 28, 2010

$100K Bonds Set For Women Accused of Supplying Fatal Drugs

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 100-thousand-dollar bonds have been set for two women accused of supplying the methadone that killed a teen near Menasha.

41-year-old Kristi ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Milwaukee Cops Investigating Possible Special Treatment for Driver in Fatal Crash

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are trying to find out whether a driver charged in a hit and run death got special treatment because ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Man Accused in Triple Fatal OWI Jailed Thursday

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An alleged drunk driver who’s accused of killing three people near Madison was released from the hospital Thursday night, and ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Update: Fatal Accident Victim Identified

Plymouth, Wis. (WHBL) - Plymouth Police have now released the name of the man who died in that fatal traffic accident near Plymouth Thursday night ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

Investigation Underway Into DeWitt Twp. Fatal Fire

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  An investigation continues into a fatal fire in Dewitt Township.  The blaze began around 6-30 yesterday morning along Turner Road.  Killed ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Sheriff's Deputy Involved Fatal Shooting in Burnett Co.

BURNETT COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A sheriff’s deputy in northwest Wisconsin shot and killed a man who fired at several vehicles and injured three ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

2 UW-Stout Students Accused of Fatal Attack

MENOMONIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two UW-Stout students are due in court Friday, for allegedly attacking a bicyclist who later died.

22-year-old Bradley Simon died Thursday ...

Tue, September 21, 2010

Amery Man Gets Year in Jail For Causing Fatal OWI Crash

AMERY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A northwest Wisconsin man will spend a year in jail and 12 years on probation for causing a drunk driving crash ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

DNR Checking Bats For Signs of Fatal Disease

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state DNR is checking bats throughout Wisconsin for signs of a fatal disease.

Biologists say white-nose syndrome has decimated the ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

News Conference on Fatal Shooting

Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - Sheboygan Police Chief Chris Domagalski at a news conference Friday morning.

Wed, September 01, 2010

Update: Fatal Shooting at Racers Hall

Plymouth, Wis. (WHBL) - WHBL News has learned that a heated argument over politics may have led to that fatal shooting at Racers Hall overnight ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Fatal Shooting Under Investigation

Town of Sheboygan Falls, Wis. (WHBL) -  There was a fatal shooting in Sheboygan County overnight.  Information is very sketchy this morning, but Captain Dave ...

Mon, August 30, 2010

Pair of Fatal Weekend Shootings in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man who was shot early Sunday died in the afternoon. Police said the man was shot about 2:30 ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

Blown Tire Causes Fatal Crash

Kohler, Wis. (WHBL) -  The victim in that rollover accident on I-43 near County Trunk PP Tuesday has now been identified.  Kohler Police Chief Bill ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

New trial ordered in fatal stabbing

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A state appeals court says a Green Bay man convicted of an attempted murder 15 years ago should get a new ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Fatal Rollover Accident on Interstate 43

Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - One person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a rollover crash on Interstate 43 near County Trunk PP.  Kohler Police Chief William ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

40th Anniversary of Fatal Explosion at UW-Madison Protesting Vietnam War

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It was 40 years ago Tuesday when a stolen van with a ton of explosives blew up Sterling Hall at UW-Madison ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Celebrity surgeon 'was tweeting before fatal car crash'

The surgeon, who had worked on a series of stars including Heidi Montag, Janice Dickinson and Gene Simmons, died after his vehicle crashed down ...

Tue, August 17, 2010

Wausau Man Gets Prison for Fatal Amish Buggy Crash

WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wausau man has been sentenced to 3-and-a-half years in prison, for killing a 6-week-old girl in a crash with an ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Stem cells may hold key for fatal skin disease

By Gene Emery

BOSTON (Reuters) - High-risk bone marrow transplants partially cured five children with a potentially deadly genetic defect in which proteins that hold ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

Man Accused of Fatal Boat Accident Will Stand Trial

FREMONT, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Fremont man accused of killing his friend in a 2005 boat crash will stand trial. 

Todd Frisbie is accused of ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Waukesha Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Shooting

WAUKESHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suspect is under arrest for the apparent murder of a man in Waukesha overnight.

Police said they were called to ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Fatal Crash Snarls Traffic Near Portage

PORTAGE, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the second time this week, there was another huge traffic backup Friday on the Interstate near Portage – this time because ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Man Gets 10 Years Prison for Fatal OWI Crash

CEDARBURG, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a drunk driving hit and run crash that ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

Police Investigate Fatal Grant Co. Crash

GRANT COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in southwest Wisconsin are investigating a weekend highway crash that killed a couple in Grant County.

53-year-old Mark Moore ...

Mon, July 19, 2010

DA: No Charges Against Columbia Co. Sheriff's Deputy in Fatal Shooting

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - No charges will be filed against a Columbia County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man in North ...

Sat, July 17, 2010

Pickup Truck Driver Charged in Fatal Donut Drive

WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The driver of a pickup truck doing donuts now faces homicide charges for his carelessness.

Edward Meyer lost control and ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

Investigation Continues in Fatal End to Police Chase

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An investigation continues into the death of a man who shot himself at the end of a police chase. It happened ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

$250K Bond Set for Iowa Co. Man Accused of Fatal Shooting

IOWA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Bond was set at a quarter-million dollars Monday for a rural Iowa County man accused of shooting another man to ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

DOT: Fatal Crashes in June 6th Lowest Since WWII

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 56 people died in Wisconsin highway crashes last month. The DOT said it was the 6th lowest number of deaths for ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

DOJ Investigates Sheriff's Deputy Involved Fatal Shooting

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Justice Department is investigating the shooting death of a man by a Columbia County sheriff’s deputy. It ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Madison Man Gets 7 Years Prison for Providing Fatal Heroin

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Madison man was sentenced Monday to 7 years in prison, for providing the heroin that killed a Middleton man.

A ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

MN Man Gets 2 Years Probation in Connection with Dunn Co. Fatal OD

DUNN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Minnesota man has been put on 2 years’ probation in connection with a drug overdose that killed a western ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

Sheriff's Investigate Fatal One-Vehicle Crash in Monroe Co.

MONROE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in western Wisconsin continue to investigate a one-vehicle crash that killed a Sparta man. Monroe County sheriff’s deputies ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Woman Gets 2 1/2 Years Prison For Causing Fatal OWI Crash

RACINE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Racine County woman was sentenced to 2-and-a-half years in prison Monday for the drunk driving death of an accomplished ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Cops: Gun Used in Fatal Child Shooting Legal

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police say a gun used by a 2-year-old boy to accidentally shoot and kill himself had been purchased legally.

Zaire ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

De Pere Man Arrested in Wrong-Way Fatal Crash

SUAMICO, Wis. (WTAQ) - A De Pere man has been arrested in a four-vehicle freeway crash during the weekend, in which a 19-year-old Peshtigo man ...

Thu, June 03, 2010

Marshfield Man Gets 10 Years Prison for Fatal Beating

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Marshfield man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating his girlfriend to death. 29-year-old Eric Mayer will ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Burlington Man Charged With Fatal OWI on Memorial Day

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Burlington man was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon for allegedly killing a woman in a drunk driving ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Man Arrested After Fatal Hit and Run Crash

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man who drove away from a fatal traffic crash in Kenosha County has been arrested. The crash happened about ...

Mon, May 31, 2010

No Official Cause Yet for Fatal Med Flight Crash

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two years later there is still no official ruling on the cause of the fatal crash of a medical rescue ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Man Gets 5 Years Prison for Fatal OWI

WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wausau area man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for causing a drunk driving crash that killed a ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Authorities Investigating 5 Vehicle Fatal Crash

BELOIT, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Patrol is trying to determine how 5 vehicles crashed Monday on Interstate-39-90 just north of Beloit. 2 people from ...

Sat, May 22, 2010

2 Charged in Racine Fatal Shooting

RACINE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two men being held in federal custody are now charged with killing 28-year-old Terrence Miller in front of his mother. Demont ...

Thu, May 20, 2010

UPDATE: Fatal Motorcycle Crash Overnight

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities are investigating a fatal overnight motorcycle crash in Brown County. It happened on Highway NN in the Town of ...

Tue, May 18, 2010

Wrightstown Teen Gets Probation in Fatal OWI Crash

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 19-year-old Wrightstown woman is sentenced to probation for causing a fatal drunk driving crash. Shanna Peterson lost control of ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

Authorities Look for 2 Drivers in Fatal Hit and Run

PORTAGE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Columbia County authorities are looking for 2 drivers involved in the hit and run death of a woman near Portage. 47-year-old ...

Fri, May 14, 2010

DNR: Pilot Didn't Go Fast Enough Before Fatal Plane Crash

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state DNR pilot was not going fast enough when his aircraft stalled and crashed 13 months ago, killing him as ...

Sat, May 08, 2010

Milwaukee Fatal Crash Caused by SUV Run of Red Light

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - First responders say it appears a fatal accident in Milwaukee Friday afternoon was caused by an SUV that ran a red ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

MN Teen Gets 8 Years for Causing WI Fatal Crash

ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Minnesota teen was sentenced Monday to 8 years in prison for causing a traffic crash in western Wisconsin ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

Authorities Probe Fatal Crash in Bayfield Co.

BAYFIELD COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Bayfield County authorities are still investigating the weekend deaths of 2 Minnesota men in a truck crash. 22-year-old Coty Gustafson ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Madison Cops Say Fatal Shooting is Gang-Related

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Madison Police say a gang member shot and killed a 19-year-old man who was in another gang. It happened after 9 ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Milwaukee Man Charged with Fatal Hit and Run Outside Nightclub

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man has been charged with killing one person and hurting another as he drove into a late-night brawl outside ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Grant Co. Deputies say Speed, Alcohol May Have Caused Fatal Crash

GRANT COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities say high speed and alcohol might have caused an SUV crash in southwest Wisconsin that killed a man and ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Man Pleads No Contest to Fatal Hit and Run

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Waunakee man pleaded no contest Monday to causing the hit and run death of a Good Samaritan who was pushing ...

Sun, April 25, 2010

Jury Clears Doc of Fault in Judge's Fatal Heart Attack

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee County jury clears Doctor Marc Olsen of responsibility in the fatal heart attack suffered by a judge. Olsen told ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

Man Arrested in Fatal Lafayette Co. Crash

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 19-year-old man faces a possible charge of homicide by drunk driving, in a one-vehicle crash early Friday that killed ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

Bond set for Man Charged in South Milwaukee Fatal Stabbing

SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A quarter-million dollar bond has been set for a 28-year-old man charged in a stabbing death in South Milwaukee. Joshua ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

Undetermined Cause of Fatal Clark County Fire

CLARK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state fire marshal could not determine what started a barn fire in Clark County where a man was found ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

Clark Co. Authorities Probe Fatal Barn Fire

CLARK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state fire marshal’s office is helping Clark County authorities investigate a barn fire where a man was found ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

Kewaskum Man Pleads Not Guilty to Providing Fatal Drugs to Woman

KEWASKUM, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man has pleaded not guilty to providing the heroin that killed a mother of two from Kewaskum. 30-year-old Paul Lehmann ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Milwaukee Police Look for Fatal Hit and Run Driver

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are looking for a hit and run SUV driver who struck and killed one man and injured another outside ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

No single reason for Georgian luger's fatal crash: FIL

By Karolos Grohmann

BERLIN (Reuters) - The death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, killed during a training run at the Vancouver Olympics, was not caused ...

Wed, April 14, 2010

$1M Bond Set for 4th Person Charged In Fatal Robbery

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A $1 million bond was set Tuesday for a fourth person charged in last summer’s robbery of a Kenosha drive ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

4th Person Arrested In Fatal Custard Stand Robbery

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A fourth person has been arrested in the killing of a custard stand employee in Kenosha last summer. A 25-year-old Kenosha ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Authorities Hope To Finish Probe Into Fatal St. Anna Blast

CALUMET COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Calumet County authorities hope to finish their investigation later this month into a Dumpster explosion that killed a small town ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Oshkosh Couple Has Bonds Set in Fatal Drug Incident

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Bonds have been set for an Oshkosh man and his fiancée who are charged in the killing of a woman ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Israel faults troops in two fatal W.Bank incidents

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Unnecessary intervention by Israeli troops in a West Bank protest last month resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian youths, according to ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Milwaukee Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Shooting

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man entered a guilty plea on Tuesday to fatally shooting his neighbor in a dispute that flared up over ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Authorities: No Citations For Fatal Missouri Crash

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (WTAQ) - No citations will be issued in a Missouri freeway crash that killed a Darboy man and injured 6 others on ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Probe Into Wrong-Way Fatal Crash Begins

PORTAGE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Patrol is investigating the weekend death of Madison woman who crashed while driving the wrong way on an Interstate ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Probe Continues Into Fatal Waushara Co. Crash

WAUSHARA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - State and local officers are still investigating a one-vehicle crash in central Wisconsin that killed a 73-year-old woman. Diane Beutler ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Man Charged In Fatal Beating Strikes Plea Deal

STRATFORD, Wis. (WTAQ) - A central Wisconsin man charged with beating his girlfriend to death has changed his plea to no contest. 29-year-old Eric Mayer ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Racine Co. Woman Convicted Of Fatal OWI Crash

RACINE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Racine County woman has pleaded guilty in a drunken highway crash that killed a bicyclist and injured another. 44-year-old ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Sheboygan Man Gets Plea Deal In Fatal Pig Stop Crash

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WTAQ) - The man charged with homicide following the fatal Pig Stop crash last July accepted a plea deal Tuesday in Sheboygan County ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Eleva Man Gets 5 Years Prison For Fatal Punch Outside Bar

CLARK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A western Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for punching another man to death outside a ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Driver In Fatal Pig Stop Accident To Enter Plea

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - The Sheboygan man behind the wheel of a mini-van when it crashed into the Pig Stop last summer killing an 18-year-old ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Screening for rare fatal disease too costly: study

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening all pregnant women for a rare but fatal genetic disease is too expensive, researchers say in ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Screening for rare fatal disease too costly: study

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening all pregnant women for a rare but fatal genetic disease is too expensive, researchers say in ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Fatal La Crosse Fire Caused By Propane Torch Near Chemicals

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Investigators say a fire that killed a man in La Crosse was started by a propane torch that was too ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Volatile Chemicals Taken From Scene Of Fatal Duplex Fire

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities removed volatile chemicals from a duplex in a La Crosse where a man died in a fire Monday. The ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Two Fatal Crashes Over The Weekend

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suburban Chicago man died early Sunday after he drove into another vehicle, hit a utility pole, and crashed into a ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Authorities Say Speed, Alcohol Factors In Fatal Dane Co. Crash

DANE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County authorities say speed and alcohol were apparent factors in a car crash that killed a Stoughton man. The ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Was sudden accelleration to blame in fatal Toyota crash?

MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Milwaukee County deputies are checking a 2002 Toyota Camry for defects after a fatal crash that involved speeding.

Police say a 75-year-old ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Racine Trucker Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Stabbing

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTAQ) - A truck driver from Racine has pleaded not guilty to stabbing another Wisconsin trucker to death on the Interstate north of ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

MN Teen Guilty Of Causing Fatal Crash In St. Croix County

ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - An 18-year-old Minnesota driver will be sentenced May 3rd for causing a western Wisconsin car crash that killed 2 ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

Racine Man Gets 7 Years In Prison For Fatal Bar Fight

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Racine man was sentenced to 7 years in prison Monday for throwing a punch that killed a middle school teacher ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

Man To Learn Fate Monday In Fatal Fight Outside Kenosha Bar

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Racine man is scheduled to be sentenced Monday afternoon for punching a popular Kenosha middle-school teacher to death. 21-year-old Martin ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

Sheriff's To Probe Toyota Gas Pedal In Fatal Milwaukee Crash

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies will check out the gas pedal on a Toyota involved in a fatal weekend crash – even ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

OSHA Joins Probe Of Fatal Industrial Accident

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration joins West Milwaukee police in the investigation of a fatal industrial accident. Leroy Baker died ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Fatal snowmobile crash

UNDATED (WSAU) At least 19 people have been killed in Wisconsin snowmobile accidents this winter. The latest victim is in Green Lake County, where ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Authorities To Release More Details About Fatal Shootout

FOX POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - Suburban Milwaukee authorities expect to say more today about a police shootout that killed a man who allegedly robbed a ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

Men's start switched after fatal crash

By Alan Baldwin

WHISTLER (Reuters) - The Olympic men's luge competition will run from the lower women's start as an extra precaution after ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

AZ Prosecutors Want Gag Order In Fatal Sweat Lodge Case

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prosecutors in Arizona have asked a judge to impose a gag order in the manslaughter case against self-help guru James Arthur ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

Probe Into Fatal Bremer Explosion To Finish This Month

CALUMET COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Investigators expect to finish their probe by the end of the month into an explosion that killed a volunteer firefighter ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Fatal Snowmobile Crash In Burnett Co. Overnight

BURNETT COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A snowmobiler was killed overnight in northwest Wisconsin. Burnett County authorities said a 41-year-old man died at the scene, after ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Somerset Man Charged In MN For Providing Booze Before Fatal Crash

HUDSON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin man is charged in neighboring Minnesota with providing alcohol for his underage girlfriend, before she allegedly caused a fatal ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Madison Man Charged In Fatal Hit And Run

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Madison man has been charged in the hit and run traffic death of a Good Samaritan who was helping to ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Man Gets Plea Deal For Supplying Fatal Drugs To Teen

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee man has struck a plea deal for supplying the drugs which killed a 15-year-old girl. 23-year-old Matthew Laughrin ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Shawano Man Gets 43 Years In Prison For Setting Fatal Fire

SHAWANO, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Shawano man has been sentenced to 43 years in prison for killing his ex-wife by burning down her house. 48-year-old ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

UPADTE: 911 Call Released In Fatal Fall Through Ice On Lake Winnebago

TOWN OF VINLAND, Wis. (WTAQ) - We're learning more about Tuesday's deadly ice fall-through on Lake Winnebago. It happened just after 10 a ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

FDL Co. Authorities Say Fog Helped Cause Fatal Crash

FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Fond du Lac County authorities say fog might have helped cause a traffic crash that killed a 56-year-old ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Kenosha Cops Arrest Man In Fatal Hit And Run

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kenosha Police have arrested a man wanted for killing a woman in a traffic crash while he was being pursued by ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Weston Man Gets Life In Prison For Fatal Beating

MENOMINEE, Mich. (Midwest Communications) - A Wausau area man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole, for beating an Upper ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Alleged Deer Killer Kuenzi To Stand Trial In '04 Fatal Crash

WAUPACA, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - A Waupaca County man accused of a deer thrill kill has been bound over for trial on unrelated charges he ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Milwaukee Cops Look For Man Who Fled, Caused Fatal Crash

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police were looking for a Kenosha man who allegedly drove through a red light while being chased by police, and ...

Wed, January 06, 2010

Milwaukee Man Charged In New Year's Eve Fatal Shooting

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man allegedly killed another man because he thought the victim had brainwashed his ex-wife. 56-year-old Lee Yang is charged ...

Wed, January 06, 2010

Milwaukee Teen Chased By Cops Led To Fatal Crash

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prosecutors said a Milwaukee teen was being chased by police in a stolen SUV when he caused a drunk driving crash ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

Authorities Still Unsure What Sparked Fatal Milwaukee Blaze

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee authorities are still not sure what started a house fire that killed a 90-year-old woman Monday. Relatives and others identified ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

Probe Continues In Fatal Portage Co. Crash

PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities are still trying to figure out why a car driver was in the wrong lanes of an expressway east ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

Authorities Probe Fatal Head-On Crash Near Madison

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities are investigating a head-on crash south of Madison that killed one driver and injured another. It happened late Sunday afternoon ...

Tue, December 29, 2009

West Allis Police Still Probing Fatal Crash

WEST ALLIS (WRN) - Police in West Allis are still investigating a weekend traffic crash that killed a Milwaukee man. The victim was identified Monday ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

Driver In Fatal Dane Co. Crash May Have Been Asleep

DANE COUNTY (WRN) - Dane County authorities say a pickup driver might have fallen asleep before his truck slammed into an oncoming car, killing the ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

Authorities Probe Fatal Snowboarding Accident

JACKSON COUNTY (WRN) - Authorities in west central Wisconsin continue to investigate a weekend snowboarding accident that killed a 9-year-old boy. Dylan Nerby was at ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

DNR Investigating Fatal Snowmobile Crash

TOMAHAWK (WRN) - The state DNR is investigating a snowmobile crash in north central Wisconsin that killed an Oxford man. 22-year-old William Titschler died at ...

Wed, December 23, 2009

Cause Of Fatal Blanchardville Fire Undetermined

BLANCHARDVILLE (WRN) - We may never know what started a fire that killed 4 people at a 106-year-old building in Blanchardville on Monday. Village President ...

Wed, November 25, 2009

Milwaukee Man Charged In Fatal Hit And Run

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - A Milwaukee man has been charged in a hit and run crash that killed his cousin. A $50,000 cash bond was ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Wreckage found after fatal military plane crash

CORPUS CHRISTIE, TX (WSAU) The wreckage from a plane crash that killed a Wisconsin military pilot has been found in the waters of Corpus ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

Marshfield Man Pleads Not Guilty To Charges In Fatal OWI

MARSHFIELD (WRN) - A Marshfield man has pleaded not guilty to 2 felony charges in a traffic crash that killed a 6-week-old baby in an ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

WATCH: WMU's Brandon West will play this Saturday despite losing his younger brother to a fatal gunshot

KALAMAZOO--WMU's senior running back Brandon West spoke exclusively with WKZO's Emily Wolfram after losing his 21-year-old brother to a fatal gun shot ...

Sat, November 07, 2009

Fatal Accident in Sheboygan County

TOWN OF SHERMAN, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 58-year-old Plymouth man has been killed in a car crash in the Sheboygan County town of Sherman. Around ...

Tue, November 03, 2009

Fewer fatal crashes on Wisconsin roads

UNDATED (WSAU) The number of fatal crashes on Wisconsin roads is down for 2009.

The Department of Transportation reported 441 fatal crashes on Wisconsin ...

Wed, September 30, 2009

"Pulp Fiction" screenwriter jailed for fatal crash