Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez held a news conference to detail her proposed legislation that would reduce the fine for marijuana possession.
Serial sex offender convicted after backlogged kit is tested
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on Tuesday, Feb. 8 that a serial sex offender has been convicted of sexual assault after a victim’s sexual assault kit was tested as part of the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).
Hank Elmore, 37, of La Crosse pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual assault on Thursday, Feb. 4.
A news release indicates the sexual assault occurred in Jackson County in 2010. A sexual assault nurse examination was conducted after the assault. The sexual assault kit was tested in 2018 as part of the Wisconsin SAKI project, and DNA in the kit matched to Elmore. Elmore has prior convictions for sexual assault from 2003 and 2014.
Firefighters battle blaze, cold temps at home on Milwaukee s north side
Firefighters battle blaze, cold temps at home on Milwaukee’s north side
Firefighters battled a house fire and bitterly cold temperatures on Milwaukee s north side on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
MILWAUKEE - Firefighters battled a house fire and bitterly cold temperatures on Milwaukee s north side on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The call came in shortly before 9 a.m.
The two-alarm fire broke out near 24th Place and Finn. Upon arrival, fire officials said the dwelling was fully engulfed in flames.
The deputy fire chief said the biggest problems they faced on the scene were hypothermia and dehydration.