Grand Chute police arrested a teenage suspect in a double homicide investigation on Sunday. Officers responding to a 911 call at around 11:30 a.m. found the two victims and the suspect, 17-year-old Alexander Kraus of Neenah, at a residence on the city’s northwest side, Officer Travis Waas said the suspect and the victims knew each othe.

Waas said Kraus is a junior at Neenah High School. Grand Chute police are telling officials with the Neenah school district that Kraus also had a plan to cause harm at Neena High School. School officials say classes will go on as scheduled and extra police will be on hand as an additional precaution. Counselors will be available to staff and students.

Police are recommending Kraus be charged with two counts of first degree intentional homicide.

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Twenty-two year-old Colten Treu, accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed three Girl Scouts and a mother, has been bound over for trial. A judge in Chippewa County Court ruled Friday afternoon that there was enough evidence to proceed with the case against Treu.

He’s accused of huffing from an aerosol canister last November, then crashing his pickup truck into members of Girl Scout Troop 3055 as they were picking up litter in Lake Hallie. Treu is facing numerous charges, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. He’s to be arraigned on May 24. Killed were 9-year-old Jayna Kelley, 10-year-old Autumn Helgeson, 10-year-old Haylee Hickle and her mother, 32-year-old Sara Jo Schneider. Another Girl Scout, Madalyn Zwiefelhofer, was injured

Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says the suspect in a Friday evening crash that killed three members of a Kenosha family is believed to have been drunk, and was seen driving recklessly. “This truck may have been traveling about 100 miles an hour when it struck the jeep. It ran directly into the back end of the jeep, flipped it over into the ditch, causing three fatalities,” Beth said during a Monday press conference,

Killed were brothers, 67-year-old Dr. Michael Rizzo, 76-year-old Dr. Vincent Rizzo, and Vincent’s wife, 74-year-old Mary Rizzo. A third Rizzo brother, 72-year-old Gerald, survived the crash and is stable condition at a hospital.

“They were well-known, influential people in Kenosha, and it is with heavy hearts that all of Kenosha lost these three people,” said Beth.

The suspect, 40-year-old Timothy Vandervere of Beach Park, Illinois, will face multiple charges when he’s released from a hospital. According to the sheriff’s department, Vandervere has a prior OWI charge. Although he has a valid Illinois license, his Wisconsin driver’s license was revoked.

The Columbia County District Attorney’s office was closed Monday – no one seems to know why. The D.A.’s office has been short-handed since at least March. Three employees resigned after Governor Walker appointed Tristan Eagon as District Attorney.

It’s not clear whether the closure is related to Friday’s unanimous decision by the County Board’s Human Resources Committee, that an employee has filed a credible harassment complaint against someone else in the D.A.’s office.

Court proceedings were canceled Monday afternoon because of the closure. Even judges and other court officials were caught by surprise. Calls to the D.A.’s office on Tuesday went directly to voice mail.

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Wisconsin’s attorney general says a motion for a new trial for convicted killer Steven Avery “must be denied.” Josh Kaul says the usefulness of the evidence testing Avery’s attorney wants is questionable and the claims should have been raised before.

Avery is appealing his 2007 conviction for the murder of freelance photographer Teresa Halbach. Avery’s attorney says some bones returned to Halbach’s family are evidence the bones found in a burn pit on Avery’s property were planted.

Bail is set at $1 million cash for a 35-year-old Appleton man who investigators believe is responsible for the shooting deaths of a Manitowoc father and his daughter. Karl Hess is facing two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the September 2018 murders of 51-year-old Richard Miller and 19-year-old Jocelyn Miller.

They were found fatally shot in their home in the 3700 block of Dale Street. Police say Hess was acquainted with the two victims, and that theft was the motive for the crimes.

Hess “knew Mr. Miller, was acquainted with him, and premeditated this crime,” said Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre said Thursday.

“The one million dollar request really points to simply not set bond and keep him in custody,” Court Commissioner Patricia Koppa said. “That’s the reality of these cases.”

Formal charges are expected to be filed in the next few days. Hess remains in the Manitowoc County Jail and his initial appearance is scheduled for Monday afternoon at 1:30.

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