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Victim identified in Janesville homicide at Myrtle Way apartment
Latest booking: Justin R Pridgeon · Oct 29, 10:57 AM
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2026 · WISCONSIN LOCAL NEWS
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Drug-related call at Lambeau Field, Green Bay WI◆Welfare check on barefoot woman walking in roadway, Janesville WI◆Teenagers damage vehicle and flee on foot, Eau Claire WI◆Follow-up on suspicious activity at resource center, Eau Claire WI◆Elevator alarm near 54th Street in Kenosha, Kenosha WI◆Dog locked in vehicle in office parking lot, Janesville WI◆Police look for man who left Columbus High School, Marshfield WI◆Officer transports woman to police department, Janesville WI◆Concern for children near road at Walmart, Waukesha WI◆Woman refuses to leave truck trailer at auto shop, Waukesha WI◆Officer follows up on prior battery case, Milwaukee WI◆Abandoned vehicle at motel parking lot, Janesville WI◆Report of online impersonation at Lincoln Street, Janesville WI◆Faulty fire alarm at group home on 19th Avenue, Kenosha WI◆Officers check occupied car on Eastman Avenue, Green Bay WI◆Drug-related call at Lambeau Field, Green Bay WI◆Welfare check on barefoot woman walking in roadway, Janesville WI◆Teenagers damage vehicle and flee on foot, Eau Claire WI◆Follow-up on suspicious activity at resource center, Eau Claire WI◆Elevator alarm near 54th Street in Kenosha, Kenosha WI◆Dog locked in vehicle in office parking lot, Janesville WI◆Police look for man who left Columbus High School, Marshfield WI◆Officer transports woman to police department, Janesville WI◆Concern for children near road at Walmart, Waukesha WI◆Woman refuses to leave truck trailer at auto shop, Waukesha WI◆Officer follows up on prior battery case, Milwaukee WI◆Abandoned vehicle at motel parking lot, Janesville WI◆Report of online impersonation at Lincoln Street, Janesville WI◆Faulty fire alarm at group home on 19th Avenue, Kenosha WI◆Officers check occupied car on Eastman Avenue, Green Bay WI◆
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Minnesota man arrested after knife threats at Siren Circle K
Latest booking: Arturo Pimienta Guzman Pimienta · Oct 29, 1:04 PM
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Wausau council votes 9-1 to stop using Flock cameras and have them covered
Latest booking: Keshawn Jimmy Johnson · Oct 29, 12:16 PM
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Wisconsin school aid expected to fall for nearly two-thirds of districts
Latest booking: Ian F Matus · Oct 29, 1:48 PM
Victim identified in Janesville homicide at Myrtle Way apartment
Melissa Bradley, 52, of Janesville has been identified as the woman found dead Sunday inside an apartment in the 800 block of Myrtle Way, and a 58-year-old man has been arrested in connection with her death.
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La Crosse Warming Center opens Nov. 1, and it needs meals, volunteers and donations
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UW-La Crosse volleyball beats UW-Whitewater for the first time since 2017
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Northwest Wisconsin
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Minnesota man arrested after knife threats at Siren Circle K
Police say a Minnesota man was taken into custody Sunday night after threatening people with a knife at a Circle K on State Road 35 in Siren.
Dairyland Power cancels NTEC gas plant planned for Superior
Dairyland Power Cooperative has cancelled the proposed 625-megawatt Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Superior and asked state regulators to withdraw its permits, ending a project opposed for years.
New program helps northwest Wisconsin owners explore employee ownership
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New Eau Claire rescue for at-risk animals passes 70 adoptions in seven months
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Eau Claire's Oakwood Mall marks 40 years since its 1986 opening
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Northeast Wisconsin
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Wausau council votes 9-1 to stop using Flock cameras and have them covered
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Wood County issues first-ever overdose alert, points residents to free Narcan
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Man charged in Green Bay ballot box case was deported before court hearing, ICE says
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Appleton police identify suspect in downtown graffiti complaints
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Appleton committee advances higher vehicle noise fines for Nov. 4 council vote
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