A Nebraska cattleman who had purchased a used stock trailer has discovered the remains of one of the Diemel brothers from Shawano County. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office, the rancher had just purchased the trailer from a man in Missouri and had discovered a tub of dirt that the seller didn’t remove from it. The rancher dumped the tub and discovered what appeared to be human remains along with some small personal items.

The unidentified man immediately called the Sheriff’s office who investigated and confirmed the remains were human. From there they determined the remains could belong to one of the brothers.

It’s the second set of remains that have been found in connection with the investigation. Shortly after the brothers went missing it was announced that another set of remains was found on Garland “Joey” Nelson’s farm.

Nick and Justin Diemel went missing after traveling to Nelson’s farm to collect a check from a cattle deal. After they went missing their rental truck was found in a Missouri commuter lot. Nelson was initially suspected in their disappearance but it wasn’t until mid-October that officials brought formal murder charges against him.

Investigators did not say if the trailer was purchased from Nelson.

The owner of a Popeye’s fast-food restaurant in Milwaukee says seven employees there have been fired for fighting. Their violent actions last Wednesday were captured on cell phone video by a customer.

Witnesses said several employees of the restaurant were throwing punches, but it isn’t clear what started the fisticuffs. Police say they didn’t arrest anyone and no weapons were used. No injuries were reported and the names of the people involved haven’t been released.

Five men have been convicted in a major deer poaching case in Vernon County. Investigators with the Department of Natural Resources believe up to 40 deer were killed before any arrests were made.

A DNR warden told the Journal Sentinel it’s one of the biggest poaching cases she has ever handled. Warden Shawna Stringham said the five men were not hunting for food but “were just out to kill something.”

Over the objections of his attorneys, the trial of a man charged for a fatal crash into a group of Girl Scouts will not be moved. Judge James Issacson determined at a motions hearing on Friday that the trial for 22-year-old Colton Treau will be heard in Chippewa County with jurors selected there, according to the Chippewa Herald.

Treu has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide charges for the deaths of three girls and one mother. Prosecutors say Treu was high on aerosol fumes when he crashed into the Girl Scouts group picking up trash along a highway in Lake Hallie a year ago. Trial is scheduled for January 21.

An arrest has been made in the case of severely malnourished dog that was found in Dunn County. Boyceville Police Chief Greg Lamkin said 29-year-old Anne Iehl surrendered a male dog to the Dunn County Humane Society on November 1st, claiming she found the dog as a stray. Iehl later admitted to lying about finding him, and had actually abandoned the dog as she was dealing with personal hardships.

A police report the dog, named Gabriel, has gained back weight while in the care of the Humane Society.

Animal welfare activists are suspected of vandalizing several deer stands in at least two counties in western Wisconsin. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said over the weekend that the destruction of a deer stand there could be tied to similar incidents in neighboring Dunn County, where at least one vandalized stand in Dunn County was spray-painted with the message “Hunt the Hunters” and the logo of a group calling itself Animal Liberation Front. Trail cameras were also vandalized.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has announced a $600 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the damage to stands there.

Fitzgerald said people should watch for vandalism or suspicious activity and call 911 if they see it. He also cautioned property owners to “not approach anyone,” and let law enforcement handle that.

Hate crime charges have been filed against a Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid at another man. Last Friday’s attack by 61-year-old Clifton Blackwell on 42-year-Mahud Villalaz was caught on surveillance video.

Blackwell is white, and he’s alleged to have called Villalaz, who immigrated from Peru in 2001 and became a U-S citizen in 2013, “an illegal” before tossing acid in his face. Villalaz suffered second degree burns. Blackwell faces one count of first-degree reckless injury, use of a dangerous weapon with a hate crime enhancer.

A truck driver who struck a school bus full of kids near Lodi last year was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Investigators said Wayne Murphy had taken too many prescription pills when he sideswiped the bus, injuring many of the children inside.

Murphy expressed remorse during sentencing on Monday. “One of the worst days of my life was having to back up and check up on individuals involved in this accident, not knowing what I was going to walk into.”

The bus load of students from the Milwaukee area were on their way to the Wisconsin Dells for a field trip. More than a dozen were hurt, including one who suffered a traumatic brain injury.