Articles tagged with owi
Mon, May 21, 2012
Judge puts 7-time drunken driver on probation
WAUPACA, Wis. (WSAU) – A Neenah man caught driving drunk in Waupaca County in March won’t be able to drive for the next three ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Woman facing charges for allegedly causing fatal OWI crash
VERNON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A southwest Wisconsin woman faces criminal charges, for allegedly causing a drunk driving crash that killed her husband.
54-year-old Jason ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Dead driver in triple-fatal crash had history of OWI
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) The driver in a triple-fatal crash last month had a history of OWI convictions, and had a blood-alcohol level of ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Trial ordered for 11-time drunken driver
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Plainfield man will stand trial for his 11th drunken driving offense.
Police arrested Mark Schulke two weeks ago after ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Rosholt woman gets jail, probation for 5th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Marathon County judge has put a Rosholt woman on probation for three years for driving drunk last fall.
Jamie Jolitz ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Marijuana scandal suspect charged with OWI
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - One of the suspects in the Antigo marijuana ring has been arrested for drunken driving. Lincoln County sheriff's deputies arrested ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
7th OWI conviction earns man 5 years in prison
WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ) - He had already been convicted of drunken driving six times when he was pulled over in Waupun February 11th, 2011.
Prosecutors ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Man charged with 11th OWI
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A Plainfield man is facing an 11th OWI charge.
Mark W. Schulke was arrested after an April 19th crash on ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Verona man gets more than 3 years in prison for causing fatal OWI crash
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Verona man was sentenced Monday to three-and-a-half years in prison for causing the death of a friend in a drunk ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Prison ordered for drunken driver in high speed chase
NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) – A Clark County judge has sentenced a Minneapolis man to a year-and-a-half in prison for his 6th drunken driving offense.
David ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
FDL judge drops charge in OWI case against ex-state Senator Hopper
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Former state Senator Randy Hopper won another legal battle Wednesday.
A judge in Fond du Lac dropped a charge ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Man charged with 4th OWI
WAUPACA, Wis. (WSAU) - A 30-year-old Waupaca man has been arrested for his 4th O-W-I.
A state trooper pulled 30-year-old Randall Seeger over Saturday on ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Man, 73, gets 3 years prison for 9th OWI conviction
SUPERIOR, WI (WTAQ) - A 73-year-old man from the Superior area will spend three years in prison for his 9th drunk driving conviction.
Norman Erickson ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Trooper arrests Plover man for 6th OWI
WAUSHARA, Wis. (WSAU) – A Plover man is under arrest for his 6th drunken driving offense.
Witnesses told the State Patrol that Manuel Torres was ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Wausau man sentenced for 6th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man will spend the next three years on probation for his 6th drunken driving offense.
A judge sentenced Michael ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
FDL woman arrested for OWI after wrong-way driving on Highway 41
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A woman from Fond du Lac has been arrested for OWI after state trooper say she drove the wrong ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Man busted for 11th OWI after tense moments near a school bus
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A driver who passed a school bus by making a dangerous maneuver has been arrested and charged with his 11th ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Altoona man charged with 11th OWI
LADYSMITH, Wis. (WSAU) - A driver who passed a school bus by making a dangerous maneuver has been arrested and charged with drunken driving. His ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Waupaca man arrested for 8th OWI
WAUPACA, Wis. (WSAU) – A 41-year-old Waupaca man is under arrest for his 8th drunken driving offense.
The State Patrol arrested Benjamin Stilp yesterday afternoon ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Madison woman charged with killing moped driver in OWI crash
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Madison woman is due in court Thursday, after being charged with killing a moped driver with her car last fall ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Wausau man busted for 5th OWI
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man has been charged with his fifth drunken driving offense.
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies arrested 43-year-old Terry Marmes ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Woman arrested for OWI twice this weekend
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Police have arrested a 51-year-old Tomahawk woman twice for impaired driving in as many days.
Merrill police arrested Tammi Morren on ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Man sentenced in fatal OWI
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A Plover man was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed of motorcyclist.
34-year-old ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Judge gives drunk driving mom a reprieve
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Schofield woman has pled guilty to driving drunk with her two children in the car.
A judge put Stephanie Grosskopf ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Verona man pleads no contest in fatal OWI crash
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A Dane County man is scheduled to be sentenced April 30th, after he pleaded no contest to causing a drunk driving ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Bar brawl suspect could lose bond
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Prosecutors want to double the bond for a Wausau man charged in a 2010 bar brawl after Appleton police arrested him ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Crackdown on "recreational OWI" stalls
MADISON (WSAU) Tougher penalties have stalled in a state Assembly committee for driving drunk on snowmobiles, boats, and A-T-V’s. The chief sponsor of ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Madison man facing 4 homicide by OWI charges following fatal crash
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The only survivor of a car crash that killed four people in Dane County was moved Thursday from a hospital room ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Mosinee man faces trial for 8th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man will stand trial on his eighth drunken driving charge.
A judge bound Christopher Matelski over on the felony ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Man charged with 8th OWI
WESTON, Wis (WSAU) A Mosinee man is facing up to 10 years in jail after being charged with an 8th OWI. Bond was set ...
Sun, February 05, 2012
Milwaukee man arrested for 8th OWI
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County Sheriff’s deputies arrest a 50 year old man for driving erratically on Interstate 94.
When the incident was over ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Drunk texter pleads guilty to squad car crash
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man who was drunk and texting on his cell phone when he crashed into a State Patrol squad car ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
$200K bond ordered for teen in Milwaukee fatal OWI crash
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A $200,000 bond has been ordered for a 17-year-old Milwaukee boy charged in a drunk driving crash on New Year's ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Prosecutors still reviewing possible charges against teen in fatal OWI crash
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County prosecutors say they’re still reviewing possible charges against a 17-year-old in a drunk driving crash that killed a couple ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Teen due in court Monday for Milwaukee fatal OWI crash
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old boy is due in court Monday for allegedly causing a drunk driving crash on Sunday that killed two people in ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Lincoln County pulls truck from lake, arrests man for OWI on Lake Alexander
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – It was a busy weekend on Lake Alexander for Lincoln County deputies.
Friday afternoon, officials were called to the lake for ...
Wed, December 28, 2011
Two arrested on OWI charges in Mosinee
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Two men are in jail on charges of driving under the influence.
Mosinee police arrested 33-year-old Matt Grieser last week after ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
OWI task force to hit Packers playoff games
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - For the first time, Brown County’s drunk driving task force will be on the prowl after a Green Bay ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Ex-lawmaker Hopper to stand trial on OWI charge
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Former state Senator Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac is scheduled to go on trial March 22nd for allegedly ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Charges filed in drunken squad car crash
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man who crashed into a squad car on Thanksgiving night injuring the police officer inside has been charged with ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Wausau man crashes into police car, charged with 6th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man accused of his 6th OWI and crashing into police car will make his initial appearance tomorrow.
Thirty-seven year ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Repeat drunken driver goes to prison
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Green Bay man will spend four years in prison for his 11th drunken driving offense.
Everest Metro police caught 64-year-old ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Man charged with 4th OWI
UNDATED (WSAU) A Tomahawk man is charged with a fourth O-W-I.
The Wisconsin Highway Patrol stopped Robbie Tesch on Highway 8 around 3-30 yesterday ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
Former State Senator Arrested for OWI
FOND DU LAC, WIS. (WHBL) - Former state Senator Randy Hopper has been arrested for drunk driving near his home town of Fond du Lac ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Man faces trial on 11th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Green Bay man will stand trial in Wausau on his 11th drunken driving charge.
A judge bound Wallace Bowers over ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Sleeping drunk busted for 11th OWI
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Green Bay man has been arrested on his 11th drunken driving charge.
Wallace Bowers is being held on a $25 ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Woman charged with 5th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Rosholt woman arrested for driving drunk on Highway 29 in Weston early Sunday has been charged with her fifth operating ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Rosholt woman arrested on 5th OWI
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) – A Rosholt woman is under arrest today for her fifth OWI offense.
Thirty-one year old Jamie Jolitz was pulled over early ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
Tomahawk man arrested for 7th OWI
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) – A Tomahawk man is under arrest for his seventh OWI.
The state patrol arrested 51 year old Charles Grant in the ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Fond du Lac police justify letting woman go who was later arrested for OWI
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Fond du Lac Police said one of their officers did nothing wrong when he let an impaired driver go ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Drunken driver bound over for trial
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man will stand trial for his 9th drunken driving offense.
A judge bound Ricky Bahling over on the felony ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
Man Arrested for 7th OWI
ROTHSCHILD, Wis (WSAU) Another arrest for multiple OWi's in Central Wisconsin. 30 Year old Brandon Scheel was arrested early Friday morning when his ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
9th charge of OWI for Mosinee man
MOSINEE, WI (WTAQ) - A man from Mosinee faces drunken driving charges – for the ninth time.
Mosinee police report they received a call early Saturday ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Repeat drunken driver charged with 9th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man has been charged with his 9th drunken driving offense.
Ricky Bahling is in jail on a probation hold ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Fatal OWI crash in Waushara County
AURORA, Wis (WSAU) One person is dead and four others were injured in a crash early Sunday morning in Waushara County. Police say a ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
"Drive sober" campaign continues this weekend
UNDATED (WRN) The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign continues through Labor Day. Approximately 360 state and local law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Fox Lake man arrested for driving lawnmower drunk, facing 5th OWI offense
JUNEAU, WI (WTAQ) -If you think it’s okay to drink beer while driving a lawn tractor on a Wisconsin roadway, you’d be ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Greenfield man charged with 5th OWI, after failing test at sobriety meeting
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A Greenfield man is charged with drunken driving for a fifth offense.
The most recent charge against 50-year-old Daryl Paradowski came ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Merill woman turns herself in for drunk driving, issued 2nd OWI
MARATHON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Law enforcement normally has to pull teeth to arrest a drunk driver.
But in central Wisconsin, sheriff’s deputies had ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
OWI suspect admits to drinking 12 beers before driving
UNDATED (WSAU) A Weston may was arrested Sunday and charged with a 6th OWI.
48-year-old Steven Muow was stopped by Everest-Metro police on Grand ...
Sat, August 06, 2011
Wittenberg Man Charged With 7th OWI
EDERON, Wis (WSAU) A man who was driving the wrong way on Highway 29 has been charged with his 7th OWI. 38 year old ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Mosinee man charged with 5th OWI
MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A Mosinee man is charged with a fifth O-W-I, and will face additional charges for lying to police about the crash ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Man pleads guilty in 6th OWI case
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - A Wausau man accused of crashing into the back deck of a home in Rib Mountain will spend the next year ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Man in jail on cash bond in 7th OWI case
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Pence man is in jail pending charges on his 7th OWI offense.
42 year old Christopher Thomas was held on ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
6th OWI arrest
TOWN OF SCOTT, Wis. (WSAU) - Lincoln County sheriff's deputies arrested a Madison man on his 6th drunken driving charge last week.
Other drivers ...
Sun, June 19, 2011
Man arrested for 7th OWI
RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – The State Patrol has arrested a man in Rib Mountain for his seventh drunken driving offense.
Troopers pulled Christopher Thomas ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Milwaukee woman arrested for OWI with 11 kids inside
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A woman in Milwaukee was arrested after a drunk driving crash with 11 kids in her vehicle.
Five of the youngsters were ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Man arrested in Sheboygan Co. fatal OWI crash
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Sheboygan County man has been arrested in a weekend drunk driving crash that killed a man from Florida.
Sheriff ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Man faces drug, 7th OWI charge
WESTON, Wis (WSAU) A 50-year-old Weston man is facing a 7th OWI charge.
Everest Metro police say Dale Lease was caught speeding on Grand ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Man charged with 6th OWI
WAUSAU,Wis (WSAU) A Wausau man attempted to run from police while he was being arrested for a 6th OWI yesterday morning.
Police caught ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Wausau man charged with 6th OWI
WAUSAU,Wis(WSAU) A Wausau man is under arrest for a 6th OWI. Timothy Hickman will appear inMarathonCountycourt this afternoon.
He was arrested early ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Woman Convicted in '96 Fatal OWI, Arrested Again for OWI
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Madison woman who was convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl in a 1996 drunk driving crash has again been arrested ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Driver charged with 6th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Prosecutors charged a Wausau man Tuesday with his sixth drunken driving offense after he crashed into the back deck of a ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Man charged with 6th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Stettin man was in court yesterday charged with a 6th OWI.
63-year-old Dale Venske was arrested Sunday night when a ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Ex-detective pleads guilty to OWI
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A former Wausau police detective has pled guilty to his second drunken driving charge and been sentenced to two weeks in ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Ex-cop to plead out to 2nd OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A former Wausau police detective accused of driving drunk and armed to work last summer will be sentenced this morning.
Charles ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
OWI repeat offender gets maximum jail sentence
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A man convicted of a fifth drunk driving offense was sentenced yesterday in Marathon County court. 42-year-old Bryan Kanseno got three ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Hatley man charged with 5th OWI
TOWN OF REID, Wis (WSAU) A Hatley man was arrested late on Super Bowl Sunday after driving his car into the ditch on Plover ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
OWI homicide trial delayed
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A jury trial for a Mosinee man charged in the drunken driving deaths of his wife and daughter has been delayed ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
OWI crash in Arpin
ARPIN, Wis. (WSAU) - A 31-year-old Arpin man has been caught drinking and driving.
The State Patrol arrested Jeremiah Boushack for his 4th OWI last ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Ex-Lawmaker Wood Gets 9 Months Jail for 3rd OWI Conviction
MONROE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former state Representative Jeff Wood of Chippewa Falls has been sentenced to nine months in jail with three years of ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Merrill man allowed to go to rehab while waiting for 6th OWI trial
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Merrill man accused of his 6th OWI will be allowed to go to a substance abuse program while out on ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Final court appearance for Wood on OWI charges
UNDATED (WSAU) Former state Representative Jeff Wood is due in court today for what could be his final hearing on his three intoxicated driving ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Ex-Lawmaker Wood Due in Court For OWI Hearing
SPARTA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former state Representative Jeff Wood is due in court Wednesday for what could be his final hearing on his three intoxicated ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Lawmaker Wants Accused Fatal OWI Driver Deported
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin lawmaker says he wants a wrong-way driver accused in a fatal crash to be kicked out of the country ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Milwaukee Man Charged With Wrong-Way Fatal OWI
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man is accused of driving drunk in the wrong lanes of a freeway, killing a woman in an oncoming ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Multiple OWI arrests
UNDATED (WSAU) There were multiple O-W-I cases across Wisconsin for New Years weekend. At least two cases involved multiple offenders who will face criminal ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Report: More OWI Offenders Charged as Felons in Fox Valley
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - More of Wisconsin’s drunk driving offenders are being charged as felons, at least in the Fox Valley.
One media report ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
Janesville Launch Website Featuring Chronic OWI Offenders
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Janesville police say if you keep getting convicted of operating while intoxicated, you may find your picture and information on a ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Green Bay Woman Charged With OWI Killing Her Boyfriend
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prosecutors said a Green Bay driver was drunk, and was probably using a cell phone when she struck and killed ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Man charged with 6th OWI after crash
ATHENS, Wis (WSAU) A 45-year-old Neenah man is facing a 6th OWI charge after crashing on Sunday near Athens. Kelly D. Knight drove his ...
Mon, December 27, 2010
Prosecutors Still Trying to Get Evidence in Fatal OWI Crash
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It’s been almost four-and-a-half months since a motorcyclist was killed in a crash near Appleton.
And prosecutors are still trying ...
Sat, December 25, 2010
Milwaukee Sgt. Due in Court On OWI Charges Next Month
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee police sergeant is scheduled to appear in Fond du Lac County court next month on drunk driving ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Merrill man charged with 6th OWI
NOKOMIS, Wis (WSAU) A Merrill man is facing his 6th O-W-I charge.
56-year-old Duane Luce was arrested by a Wisconsin State Patrol officer Wednesday ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
Man charged with 8th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A 48-year-old man tried to run from police officers while he was being given a field sobriety test after a traffic ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
2 injured in OWI crash
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A suspected drunk driver is facing criminal charges after rear-ending another vehicle at a stop sign. The accident happened Wednesday night ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Former cop faces judge over 2nd OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A former Wausau police detective pled not guilty Wednesday to charges he showed up to work drunk and armed this summer ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Lawmaker enters plea in final OWI case
SPARTA, Wis. (WSAU) – State Representative Jeff Wood has pleaded innocent in his third-and-final case of intoxicated driving over the last two years.
The 41-year-old ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
High Court OK's 4th OWI Offense for Man Who Got 2 in IL
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court said it was okay for a man to be sentenced for four-time drunk driving – even though two ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Minnehan reaches plea deal on OWI charges
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - DC Everest's former girl's basketball coach has reached a plea deal on his first-time OWI charges.
John Minnehan plead ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
Man charged with 6th OWI
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - Lincoln County sheriff's deputies arrested a 63-year-old Merrill man for his 6th OWI after he crashed his car on Thursday ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Federal judge asked to reconsider OWI guidelines
UNDATED (WSAU) The state Justice Department has asked a federal judge to reconsider his dismissal of a case that could change the way drunk ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Monroe County ups Wood OWI charges to felony
UNDATED (WSAU) There was a surprise development in the impaired-driving case against state representative Jeff Wood. He was expecting to plead guilty to misdemeanor ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Lawyers ask to withdraw from fatal OWI case
WEYAUWEGA, Wis (WSAU) The lawyers representing Rory Kuenzi in his upcoming homicide trial want to withdraw from the case. There's a hearing in ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Wood will enter final OWI pleas Tuesday
UNDATED (WSAU) State Representative Jeff Wood is expected to enter pleas tomorrow in the last of his three impaired driving cases over the past ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
AG candidate proposes tougher 1st time OWI penalties
UNDATED (WSAU) The Democratic challenger for Wisconsin’s attorney general says he would push to make first-time drunk driving a criminal offense. But Republican ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Basketball coach removed after OWI
UNDATED (WSAU) The D.C. Everest girls baseball team is looking for a new head coach a month before the season's first practice ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
WATCH: State lawmaker guilty of 4th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A state representative apologized Wednesday for putting other drivers at risk when he drove impaired near Wausau last fall.
“There’s ...
Mon, October 11, 2010
Lawmaker strikes plea deal in OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A state lawmaker arrested for driving while impaired in Wausau a year ago has apparently reached a plea deal with prosecutors ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Man Accused in Triple Fatal OWI Jailed Thursday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An alleged drunk driver who’s accused of killing three people near Madison was released from the hospital Thursday night, and ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Man faces sixth OWI
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Wausau man on a motorcycle is being charged with a sixth O-W-I. Police arrested 37-year-old Tony Quintana on Tuesday night ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Federal ruling could change the way OWI cases are handled in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WSAU) A recent federal court ruling could change the way drunk driving cases are handled in Wisconsin.
Magistrate Aaron Goodstein said a judge ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Recent Fed Court Ruling May Change OWI Cases in WI
OZAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A recent federal court ruling could change the way drunk driving cases are handled in Wisconsin.
Magistrate Aaron Goodstein said ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
GB man charged with 6th OWI
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Green Bay man has been charged with his sixth drunken driving offense.
Bernard St. John is being held in the ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Amery Man Gets Year in Jail For Causing Fatal OWI Crash
AMERY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A northwest Wisconsin man will spend a year in jail and 12 years on probation for causing a drunk driving crash ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
6th OWI suspect in court
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - A 49-year-old Green Bay man will appear in Lincoln County court Monday after police arrested him over the weekend for his ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
La Crosse Officials to Look Into Municipal OWI Cases
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Officials in La Crosse say they’ll take a close look at how municipal drunk driving cases are handled.
That ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Officials: Too Early to Tell if Tougher OWI Laws Work
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials say it’s too early to tell if Wisconsin’s new drunk driving law has made an impact ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Two charged in OWI accident
TOWN OF EMMET, Wis (WSAU) Two men were each cited for drunk driving inside the same pick-up truck on Sunday in the Town of ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Wood charged with new OWI case, loses attorney
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The attorney representing Representative Jeff Wood has taken herself off the case, and Wood has been charged with a new count ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
Deputy faces charges in OWI motorcycle crash
TOWN OF ROME, Wis (WSAU) An off-duty Wood County sheriffs deputy is being cited for O-W-I after a motorcycle crash on August 23rd in ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
OWI crash in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A 33-year-old Wausau man will face a third O-W-I charge after crashing into a tree on Sunday morning.
Israel Fernandez's ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Lawmaker could lose lawyer in local OWI case
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – An attorney representing state Representative Jeff Wood on charges he drove under the influence in Wausau last fall wants to withdraw ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Man faces 5th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Wausau man was arrested for a fifth O-W-I last weekend. 27-year-old Kyle Wadinski may face jail time under Wisconsin's ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Man Gets 10 Years Prison for Fatal OWI Crash
CEDARBURG, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a drunk driving hit and run crash that ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Plea deal reached in fatal OWI near Athens
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Medford man has tentatively reached a plea deal on charges he killed his passenger in a drunken driving crash near ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Lawmaker Wood Rejects Monroe Co. OWI Plea Deal
MONROE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Representative Jeff Wood rejected a plea deal Wednesday on one of the three impaired driving charges he’s had ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Hatley man charged with 5th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Hatley man has been charged with a fifth O-W-I. He faces up to six years in jail if convicted.
26-year-old ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
4th OWI arrest leads to felony charges
UNDATED (WSAU) The Marathon County sheriffs department is reporting its first mandatory-felony arrest under Wisconsin's tougher O-W-I laws. As of July 1st, a ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
Manitowoc Man Charged for 12th OWI
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Manitowoc man will have to face charges in his 12th Operating While Intoxicated case.
Witnesses reported 49-year-old Daniel Frisch was ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
OWI Crackdown on I-94 Friday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin and 6 other states will hold a one-night crackdown on drunk driving on Interstate 94.
Local and state officers will ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
5th OWI arrest
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Merrill man is being charged with a 5th O-W-I after being arrested early Wednesday morning in Marathon County. Police say ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Officials: More OWI Offenders Will Quit Ignoring IID's Starting Thursday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Officials say more of Wisconsin’s drunk drivers will stop ignoring orders to breathe into a sobriety tube before starting their ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Oshkosh Police Arrest 2 People For OWI in Same Car
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - 2 people in Oshkosh have been arrested for driving drunk in the same car in connection with a hit and run ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Wisconsin's tougher OWI laws take effect this week
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin’s drunk driving reforms that were passed a few months ago will take effect on Thursday.
Assembly Majority Leader and lieutenant ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Tougher OWI Penalties Hit the Road This Week
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s drunk driving reforms that were passed a few months ago will take effect on Thursday.
Assembly Majority Leader and ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Man Faces 5th OWI After Alleged Wrong-Way Crashes
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Ladysmith man is facing his 5th OWI charge, after he allegedly got involved in a pair of crashes while ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Woman Gets 2 1/2 Years Prison For Causing Fatal OWI Crash
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Racine County woman was sentenced to 2-and-a-half years in prison Monday for the drunk driving death of an accomplished ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Burlington Man Charged With Fatal OWI on Memorial Day
KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Burlington man was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon for allegedly killing a woman in a drunk driving ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Man Gets 5 Years Prison for Fatal OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wausau area man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for causing a drunk driving crash that killed a ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Wrightstown Teen Gets Probation in Fatal OWI Crash
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 19-year-old Wrightstown woman is sentenced to probation for causing a fatal drunk driving crash. Shanna Peterson lost control of ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
7th OWI charge
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Wausau man was in court yesterday, charged with a 7th O-W-I.
46-year-old Kevin Gregory was stopped by police on Sunday ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Luck Man Pleads No Contest to OWI Crash Into Squad Car
POLK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A northwest Wisconsin man is awaiting a sentence on 3 felony charges, for driving drunk into a sheriff’s squad ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Lawmaker Wood Gets 45 Days in Jail For OWI
PORTAGE, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Representative Jeff Wood was sentenced to 45 days in jail Monday, and was fined over $1,600 for the most ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Group Wants 2nd Offense OWI For Other Vehicles to Count For Car Licenses
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It won’t happen this year. But at least one group wants second-time drunk driving for boats, ATV’s, and snowmobiles ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Merrill man arrested for 9th OWI
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill police arrested a 45-year-old man for his 9th O-W-I last night.
Police stopped Gene Hilber at 10 p.m. for ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
OWI charge to stand against state lawmaker
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – State Representative Jeff Wood will continue to face charges in Marathon County that he drove a vehicle while under the influence ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Report: Precription pills, cough syrup involved in Wood OWI in Marathon County
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A toxicology report was released yesterday in one of State Representative Jeff Wood's impaired driving cases. It's the incident ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Police officer charged with OWI
WHITING, Wis (WSAU) A police sergeant from the Town of Grand Rapids is facing a drunk driving charge from early Sunday morning.
29-year-old Rob ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
OWI Charges After One-Vehicle Crash In Menasha
MENASHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man from Greenville is facing OWI charges after a one-vehicle crash overnight in the Fox Valley. Police say a call ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Racine Co. Woman Convicted Of Fatal OWI Crash
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Racine County woman has pleaded guilty in a drunken highway crash that killed a bicyclist and injured another. 44-year-old ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
MADD Prez Wants Public Hearing On Tougher OWI Reforms
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants the state Legislature to hold a public hearing on tougher reforms than ...
Tue, February 16, 2010
Schofield man charged with 7th OWI
SCHOFIELD, Wis (WSAU) A Schofield man is facing a seventh O-W-I charge, after crashing into a house on Saturday.
26-year-old Cole Knapp was arrested ...
Tue, February 09, 2010
Gleason man charged with fifth OWI
SCHOFIELD, Wis (WSAU) A Gleason man was arrested early Sunday morning in a Schofield parking lot. He's been charged with a fifth O-W-I ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Man Busted For OWI In Child Care Van With Kids
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Middleton man has been arrested for driving drunk in a child care delivery van with 3 youngsters inside.
Police in ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Drunk found slumped over wheel sent to prison for 6th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - A Mosinee man was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday for his 6th operating while intoxicated offense.
A judge also ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Lawmaker Gets Plea Deal On Bigger Of 3 OWI Cases
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Representative Jeff Wood has struck a plea deal on the most serious of his 3 driving-while-impaired cases. His attorney ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
OWI charges after wrong-way crash
TOWN OF ALMON, Wis (WSAU) A 60-year-old woman from Tigerton is being charged with O-W-I after a wrong way crash on Friday night in ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Bayfield's Police Chief Pleads Guilty To OWI
BAYFIELD, Wis. (WTAQ) - Bayfield’s police chief cannot drive for 6 months – and he was fined almost $700 after he pleaded guilty to driving ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
Head Of Police Union "Ashamed" About OWI Arrest
SUN PRAIRIE (WRN) - The head of the state police union says he’s “ashamed” he was picked up for drunk driving this month in ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Governor signs OWI reforms into law
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin’s latest drunk driving reforms will take effect next July first.
Governor Jim Doyle signed them into law today.
Doyle ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Doyle Signs OWI Crackdown Bill
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin’s latest drunk driving reforms will take effect next July 1st. Governor Jim Doyle signed them into law Tuesday. He said ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Doyle to sign tougher OWI bill today
MADISON (WRN) Drunk drivers in Wisconsin will face tougher penalties, under legislation Governor Doyle is expected to sign into law later today. The Governor ...
Mon, December 21, 2009
Lawmaker Wants To See New OWI Reforms Before More Proposals
MADISON (WRN) - The Wisconsin Assembly speaker says he wants to see how the latest drunk driving reforms work before he proposes others. Governor Jim ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Rep Wood discusses OWI vote
MADISON (WSAU) State representative Jeff Wood spoke with reporters for the first time since returning from an in-patient treatment center for drug and alcohol ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
1st Time OWI Offenders With Low BAC Won't Get Break
MADISON (WRN) - First-time drunk drivers with low blood alcohol levels will no longer get a break under the crackdown passed by the Legislature Wednesday ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Lawmakers Approve Tougher OWI Legislation
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It was an overwhelming majority...legislators in Madison in a special session approve tougher OWI restrictions. It was unanimous in the ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Lawmaker Facing OWI Charges Votes On Crackdown Bill
MADISON (WRN) - State Representative Jeff Wood – who faces 3 OWI charges – is in Madison Wednesday to vote on the proposed crackdown on drunk driving ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Special Session Wednesday To Look At Tougher OWI Laws
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin lawmakers are expected to consider a package of drunk driving reforms in a special session Wednesday. Governor Jim Doyle also wants ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Schofield man arraigned on 8th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Schofield man has pled not guilty to his eighth drunken driving charge.
Gerald Hunter is accused of hitting a car ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
Neenah Voluntary OWI Checkpoint Idea Gets Strong Reaction
NEENAH (WRN) - Neenah’s police chief said he knew his idea of voluntary driver sobriety checkpoints would be controversial. Once it hit the media ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
Catholic School Superintendent Busted For 2nd OWI
DELAFIELD (WRN) - The Catholic school superintendent for 10 counties in southeast Wisconsin has been charged with drunk driving.
59-year-old David Lodes of Delafield told ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Deal Reached On Combination OWI Bill
MADISON (WRN) - State lawmakers have reached a deal that could lead to passage on a drunk driving bill. The bill has passed both the ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Man waives preliminary hearing on 8th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Schofield man charged with his eighth OWI charge has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
Gerald Hunter made that ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Lawmakers Expected To Have Special Session On OWI Crackdown
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin legislators are expected to vote 2 weeks from Wednesday on a compromise measure to crack down on drunk drivers.
Democratic leaders ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Schofield man charged with 8th OWI after hit-and-run
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Schofield man is charged with his eighth drunken driving charge after hitting a car in a gas station parking lot ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
Wausau man faces 4th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Wausau man was in court yesterday, charged with a fourth OWI.
When Todd Link was arrested October 12th, he had ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Marshfield Man Pleads Not Guilty To Charges In Fatal OWI
MARSHFIELD (WRN) - A Marshfield man has pleaded not guilty to 2 felony charges in a traffic crash that killed a 6-week-old baby in an ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
Woman To Be Sentenced For 13th OWI Conviction
ST. CROIX FALLS (WRN) - A northwest Wisconsin woman is scheduled to be sentenced in about a month on her 13th drunk driving conviction. 51-year-old ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
Sheboygan Man Blames Listerine For OWI Test Failure
SHEBOYGAN (WRN) - A Sheboygan man who’s facing 3 drunk driving charges says he failed a scheduled sobriety test because of the Listerine in ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty In 1 Of 3 OWI Cases
MONROE COUNTY (WRN) - Not guilty pleas were entered Tuesday in 1 of 3 counties where State Representative Jeff Wood faces OWI charges. Wood is ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
'Not guilty' plea for Rep Wood on latest OWI charges
UNDATED (WSAU) A 'not guilty' plea has been entered on behalf of state representative Jeff Wood on his most recent OWI charge in Monroe ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
State Senate Passes OWI Regulation Bill
MADISON (WRN) - Like a bill passed in the Assembly last month, the Senate version makes 4th offense OWI a felony, expands treatment programs, and ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Legislature Session Expected To End Minus OWI Reforms
MADISON (WRN) - Lawmakers are expected to wrap up their fall calendar Thursday without reaching consensus on OWI reforms. The Senate was scheduled to take ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Doyle, Lawmakers Won't Sign OWI Agreement
MADISON (WRN) - Governor Jim Doyle says he never drives under the influence – but he won’t sign a pledge to resign if he’s ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Governor supports tougher OWI laws; won't sign "Lacey's Pledge"
MADISON (WSAU) Governor Doyle will not sign "Lacey's Pledge," promising not to drink and drive.
Friends of Lacey Meinel, killed by a drunk ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Marshfield man charged with 6th OWI
MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) A Marshfield man is in the Marathon County jail on a 6th OWI charge. Scott Miller has been unable to post ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Granton Woman Calls Herself In For OWI
A central Wisconsin woman is due in court December 10th after she had herself arrested for drunk driving. 49-year-old Mary Strey of Granton is ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Man arrested for 9th OWI in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man has been arrested for drunken driving – for the ninth time.
The Marathon County sheriff’s department arrested 50-year-old ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
Mosinee man charged with 6th OWI
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Mosinee man was found passed out behind the wheel of his car earlier yesterday morning in Wausau. He's been ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
OPINION: Lawmakers accused of OWI -- should they step down?
NEWS BLOG (WSAU) Consider the OWI problems facing our elected officials:
Mosinee School Board member Travis Ploman, accused of vehicular homicide after a night ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
Victim's parents want reform to OWI laws
SCHOFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – A drunken driving victim's parents want a first-time operating while intoxicated offense criminalized.
Steve and Jodene Meinel renewed their call ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
Rep. Wood appologizes for latest OWI, won't run for reelection
TOMAH, Wis (WSAU) State Representative Jeff Wood (I-Chippewa Falls) again applogized for his impared driving - his third arrest in the last 10-montsh. He also ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
Doyle: Rep. Wood should resign after latest OWI arrest
MADISON (WSAU-WRN) Governor Doyle is calling on Chippewa Falls state representative Jeff Wood to resign from office. Doyle says his constituents are not getting ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
New details from police report in fatal Mosinee OWI case
MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) More details have been released in a fatal drunk driving roll-over crash in Mosinee. The driver, 39-year-old Travis Ploman, was unable ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
Rep. Wood arrested for OWI again
TOMAH, Wis (WSAU) State Representative Jeff Wood was arrested again for O-W-I.
He was seen swerving and driving over a curb in Tomah yesterday ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Medford man to stand trial in fatal OWI crash
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Medford man will stand trial on charges he killed a passenger in a drunken-driving crash in Athens this summer.
A ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Driver survives I-39 rollover crash; OWI charges pending
MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) There was a roll-over accident on I-39 in Mosinee on Friday night. 26-year-old Christopher Koskey of Germantown will be charged with ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
Woman sentenceted on 13th OWI charge
ST. CROIX FALLS, Wis. (WSAU) - A woman from St. Croix Falls is sentenced to four and a half years in prison on a drunken ...
Sat, October 10, 2009
New push to criminalize first-time OWI
MADISON (WSAU) A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers would make the first drunken driving offense criminal under a new law being considered at the ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Proposal would raise hard-liquor taxes to pay for OWI programs
MADISON (WSAU) A state Senate panel has voted to raise Wisconsin’s tax on hard liquor by 50-cents a liter as part of the ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Wausau alderman facing OWI charges
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) – A Wausau alderman has been released on a signature bond after being charged this afternoon with felony evasion and first offense ...
Mon, September 28, 2009
Governor supports tougher OWI laws
MADISON (WSAU) Governor Doyle wants tougher drunk driving laws that what was approved in the state Assembly earlier this month. Doyle says a third ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Lacey's parents: new OWI laws not tough enough
SCHOFIELD, Wis (WSAU) The family of a 14-year-old who was killed by a drunk driver says Wisconsin's new O-W-I laws are not tough ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
Winnebago OWI program expanded statewide
MADISON (WSAU) It's such a good program, it should be used statewide. Wisconsin lawmakers are working on a plan to take an OWI ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
OPINION: Wisconsin's new OWI proposal
NEWS BLOG (WSAU) It doesn’t go far enough.
Wisconsin’s state assembly passed a package of tougher drunk driving laws. They are mostly ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Tougher OWI penalties unanimoulsy pass Assembly
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Assembly has unanimously passed a package of tougher drunken driving penalties.
The changes make a fourth OWI offense a ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Tougher OWI laws scheduled for Assembly vote Wednesday
MADISON (WSAU) Majority Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly announced plans today to proceed with a package of drunk driving reforms. Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Man charged with fifth OWI
MARATHON, Wis (WSAU) A 26-year-old from Marathon City faces jail time if he's convicted of a fifth O-W-I.
Apolonio Bailon-Roman was arrested at ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
Passenger runs from police after OWI traffic stop
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A 20-year-old Wausau man ran from the passengers-seat of a car that was pulled over by police on Saturday. Nikolas Simonson ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Charges filed in OWI rollover crash
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The driver involved in a rollover crash on Monday was in Marathon County court yesterday. 23-year-old Dang Chang is accused of ...
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