Trump unscripted in weekend rally (MOSINEE)
Donald Trump was back in Wisconsin over the weekend. The former president’s rally in Mosinee on Saturday was billed as an address on the economy, but the Republican presidential candidate remained unscripted, addressing topics from foreign policy. Trump’s latest campaign visit to Wisconsin followed news that sentencing on his New York hush money trial conviction will be postponed to after the election – and that former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris.
Sehmer sentenced in fatal fight over victim’s tattoos (WAUKESHA)
Prison time for a fatal punch. Seven years in prison for 65-year-old Kevin Sehmer (SEE-mur) on his felony murder conviction in the death of 39-year-old Josh Davies. He died weeks after being punched by Sehmer at a Hartland bar in June of last year, in a fight that began when Sehmer criticized Davies’ tattoos. In Waukesha County Court on Friday, Davies’ mom requested a maximum sentence. A tearful Sehmer addressed the judge and said he’ll neve forgive himself. Sehmer, who had no prior criminal record, will have five years of extended supervision after his release. He received credit for more than a year already spent in the Waukesha County Jail.
Charges filed in death of UW-W student (WHITEWATER)
Charges are filed against the man accused in the fatal shooting death of UW – Whitewater student Kara Welsh. Twenty-three year-old Chad Richards of Loves Park Illinois made his initial court appearance on Friday. He’s charged with 1st degree intentional homicide and is being held in the Walworth County jail on a $1 million cash bond. Whitewater Police say the 21-year-old Welsh was shot multiple times the night of August 30th. Police responded to an apartment on a call from Richards and found Welsh lying in a pool of blood with no pulse. Richards said he and Welsh argued, and that he took a handgun from Welsh and shot her because he feared for his life.
Accused Eau Claire murderer dead (WINONA, MN)
A man accused of murder in Eau Claire is dead. Police say Scott Jenkins repeatedly shot and killed his sister Michelle Jenkins August 29th. Detectives say they used surveillance footage to ID Scott as the shooter. They went to his home in Rochester Minnesota to try and arrest him but he was not there. He was spotted on Friday on the highway in Winona Minnesota and pulled over by officers, but when they approached his car, he shot and killed himself. The case remains under investigation.
Bad eggs sold in Wisconsin (MADSION)
Some eggs sold in Wisconsin are making people sick. The Department of Health Services says those eggs, sold under the label “Milo’s Poultry Farms” or “Tony’s Fresh Market” are contaminated with salmonella. The bad eggs were sold in nine different states. 42 people have been sickened in Wisconsin. If you have any eggs with those labels on them, throw them out immediately.
One dead after truck crashes into apartment in NW Wisconsin (SIREN)
One person is dead after a truck crashed into an apartment in Siren in northwest Wisconsin. Burnett County deputies say a truck drove through the wall of an apartment Friday morning and killed a resident inside. The driver of the vehicle was taken for questioning and treatment. The case is under investigation and neither the victim nor the driver have been named.