PM NEWSCAST – Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Lily Peter’s alleged killer named in Chippewa County court documents; — Fugitive triple murder suspect Virgil Thew arrested in…
SPORTSCAST – Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
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Name unsealed for suspect in Lily Peters homicide
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WRN) — The teen charged in the April 2022 murder and sexual assault of 10-year-old Lily Peters in Chippewa Falls is no longer identified by his initials…
Suspect in New Lisbon triple homicide arrested
NEW LISBON, Wis. (WRN) — The suspect in a Juneau County triple homicide has been found. According to the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office 47-year-old Virgil Thew was apprehended Thursday in…
DHS encourages vaccinations as respiratory illness hospitalizations increase
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Respiratory illnesses are increasing across Wisconsin, including influenza. Department of Health Services epidemiologist Tom Haupt encourages you to get a flu shot. “We know we have…
New scam offers fake hospice care to families caring for elder relatives
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A troubling new scam hitting Wisconsin has criminals trying to sign people up for phony hospice care. State consumer protection director Michelle Reinen says it’s another…
DNR holds public hearing on updated deer management plan
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Department of Natural Resources laid out its updated plan to manage the deer hunt at a public hearing on Wednesday. The Department of Natural Resources…
AM NEWSCAST – Friday, Jan. 10, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Lily Peter’s alleged killer named in Chippewa County court documents; — Fugitive triple murder suspect Virgil Thew arrested in…