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MSU-Mankato Student Killed In Thanksgiving Plane Crash
 A Minnesota State University – Mankato student died last week when his plane crashed into a forest. The 24-year-old’s single-engine plane crashed in central Wisconsin Thursday afternoon. It was believed the man had been flying to the Merrill airport. The wreckage was found in a heavily wooded area in the Town of Bern Wednesday…
Man Dies Week After Being Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver
A 20-year-old man whose mother had been hit and killed November 6, has died from his injuries and the man who is charged with hitting them may face additional charges. The victim was pronounced dead Tuesday at 2:40 a.m. after spending about a week-and-a-half in a Wauwatosa hospital. His 49-year-old mother died at the…
1 Killed, 6 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash
One person is dead and six others were injured in a chain-reaction crash involving two semi tractor trailers and nine motor vehicles Tuesday morning. According to reports, the accidents happened on Highway 41 just south of Holy Hill Road just after 9 a.m. Officials said a car traveling north hydroplaned on the wet highway, spinning…
Off-Duty Officer’s Gun Discharges At Mall
An off-duty Milwaukee officer is under investigation after his gun discharged Wednesday at a Milwaukee area mall. According to reports, the officer had stopped in front of Auntie Annie’s Pretzels. When he reached for his wallet, the gun accidentally discharged. The bullet hit the floor. The officer contacted mall security and officials said the…
Investigation Shows Milwaukee Officers Get Off Easier From Drunk Driving Charges
A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation showed that at least 35 members of Milwaukee’s police force have been disciplined by the police department for driving while intoxicated after being arrested while off duty since they were hired. In most of the cases, the officers faced very minimal consequences for their actions. The article profiled a few separate…
Man Arrested On 6th Drunk Driving Offense
A Milwaukee man was arrested for his sixth drunk driving offense last Sunday after he fled Green Bay police and crashed his vehicle. According to reports, the 32-year-old man left the scene of an accident about 4 p.m. Sunday on Highway 41. When officers attempted to pull him over, he allegedly sped away. He…
Fecal Matter Found In Milwaukee Harbor
Scientists have found “chronic pollution” due to human sewage in Milwaukee’s harbor. According to an article on jsonline.com a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee showed chronic pollution from people, not animals, in each water sample that was collected on both rainy and dry days. The research showed human fecal bacteria, which often…
Officials Ask Wis. DOT To Review Plans After Three Crashes
Officials are asking the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to review construction traffic plans after a third accident on the Hoan Bridge shut down the bridge. According to reports, Tuesday an almost 40-year-old man was killed while looking under the hood of his stalled car. He was thrown to his death from the bridge when another car…
Attorney Patrick O. Dunphy Recognized As Milwaukee Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year for 2012
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Patrick O. Dunphy as the “Milwaukee Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year” for 2012. After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile…
Tainted Cantaloupes Sold In WI
Officials confirmed cantaloupes that have been linked to a multiple-state listeria outbreak were sold in some Wisconsin stores. According to officials, some of the tainted cantaloupe from a Colorado farm were shipped to Wisconsin Aldi stores between Aug. 16 and Sept. 13. Aldi promptly removed the cantaloupes when the recall was issued, but officials…