Author Archives: Mike Leischner
DOJ: Union Grove Man Charged With Election Fraud
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice has brought formal charges against a Union Grove man who used personal information to request absentee ballots for others without their approv...
Sep 01, 2022 GPA Photo Archive
Boy Accused of Killing, Raping Lilly Peters Waives Preliminary Hearing
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (WSAU) -- The 14-year-old boy accused of beating Lilly Peters to death and then sexually assaulting her body has reportedly waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Investigators ...
Sep 01, 2022 Best Law
Biden to Spend Part of Labor Day in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- President Joe Biden will make an appearance in Milwaukee next Monday to mark Labor Day. According to his office, the Commander-in-Chief will speak at the city's Laborfest Celeb...
Aug 29, 2022 Matt Johnson / CC
Evers Announces New Tax Plan
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has announced a new proposal to return a portion of the nearly $5 billion state surplus back to taxpayers. During a roundtable discussion in Wausau on Tuesday ...
Aug 23, 2022 Governor Evers hosting a roundtable discussion in Wausau. MWC photo by Mike Leischner
Speaker Vos Fires Special Counsel Gableman
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Former State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is no longer on the state's payroll. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced Friday that he's fired Gableman, whom he hired to le...
Aug 12, 2022 Michael Gableman Image courtesy: WLUK
New Poll Shows GOP Primary Too Close to Call
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A new poll shows Wisconsin's GOP primary for Governor is too close to call in the hours leading up to Tuesday's vote. The poll, conducted by Emerson College in Boston, shows form...
Aug 08, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Milwaukee Formally Awarded 2024 Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- Republicans have officially awarded Milwaukee the hosting rights for their 2024 National Convention. "Milwaukee is a world-class city, and we are eager to see it shine in the s...
Aug 05, 2022 Fiserv Forum
UPDATED: St. Croix County Identifies Suspect in Weekend Stabbing Incident
HUDSON, WI (WSAU) -- The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect connected with a stabbing incident on the Apple River in the Town of Somerset. Officers say Nicolae Miu of suburba...
Aug 01, 2022 Nicolae Miu
One Dead, Four Injured in Stabbing Incident Near MN-WI Border
TOWN OF SOMERSET, WI (WSAU) -- An afternoon of tubing on the Apple River near the Minnesota and Wisconsin border in St. Croix County turned dangerous for five people on Saturday. Officers were called ...
Jul 31, 2022
Northeast Wisconsin Officials Warn of Contractor Scam
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WSAU) -- Police in Ashwaubenon are warning about a contractor who took more than $2,000 for a job and then vanished without completing any work. Tony Ronald Cline was arrested after h...
Jul 28, 2022 Tony Ronald Cline
