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Oconomowoc manhunt after Waukesha State Bank robbery Law enforcement at YMCA amid Oconomowoc manhunt The search continues for an Oconomowoc bank robber. Things intensified around dinner time Wednesday with a large police presence at YMCA on Valley Road, about four miles away from where the search was centered Tuesday. OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - The search continues for an Oconomowoc bank robber. Things intensified around dinner time Wednesday, June 30 with a large police presence at YMCA on Valley Road...

Police from different agencies laced up their running shoes Wednesday to help raise money for Special Olympics Louisiana.  The yearly Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics returned in-person in Thibodaux after being delayed a year due to the pandemic. Though last year’s event was held virtually, nothing captures the spirit like running alongside your fellow officers, Karla Loupe said.  The Lafourche Parish sheriff’s deputy has been participating in the Torch Run for 14 years but...

City Council to Tour Northwest Arena Addition, National Comedy Center The Northwest Arena as well as a tour of the National Comedy Center. This meeting will be open to the public. State guidelines require that masks must be worn and social distancing protocols followed. Council members, officials, and the public will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of West Second and Lafayette Streets across from the National Comedy Center gift shop entrance. There will be discussion regarding the arena addit...

Rayne man arrested for Crowley vacant home fire State Fire Marshal and last updated 2021-05-14 19:03:08-04 State Fire Marshal deputies have arrested a Rayne man for allegedly setting fire to a relatives vacant home. According to the State Fire Marshals Office, 20-year-old Craig Batiste was booked into the Acadia Parish Jail Friday on one count of Simple Arson. On the evening of May 8, the Crowley Fire Department requested the SFM to assist them with investigating a residential fire in the 700...

Uptown Lexington is "taking it to the streets" this summer with a line up of Summer Strolls that includes new events and new days for the events.

County leaders will soon consider moving forward with funding to support additional personnel for mental health crisis response, increases that will eventually help staff the county’s new mental health center. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider approving a community partner agreement with LMH Health to expand the Douglas County Integrated Crisis Team at a cost not to exceed $466,000 over the next year, according to the agreement. The agreement inclu...

Sen. Smith raises housing concerns in Duluth U.S. Sen. Tina Smith praised the city for its housing solutions, but said until supply meets affordable housing demand there will be concern. 4:37 pm, Apr. 23, 2021 × U.S. Sen. Tina Smith Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith was in Duluth on Friday, wary of a deepening housing crisis and praising Duluth for solutions like its upcoming hotel conversion into 40 units of supportive housing. "In the long term, we can only solve this ...

OSWEGO — Mayor Billy Barlow announced a proposal to re-design East First Street in downtown Oswego, between East Bridge Street and East Cayuga Street. The proposed re-design will condense through traffic from four lanes, to two lanes, and replace parallel parking with a diagonal parking format, similar to West First and West Second streets in downtown Oswego. The re-design is intended to calm traffic, introduce additional greenspace and beautification, and allow for more parking in an area...

editorial@post-journal.com A Jamestown man who led police on a high-speed pursuit before crashing on railroad tracks is facing a host of charges. The Jamestown Police Department announced the arrest of 40-year-old Michael G. Newman on Friday that began as a traffic stop around 9:40 p.m. in the area of West Eighth and Washington streets. In a news release, JPD said during the stop Newman “took off at a high rate of speed.” At one point during the pursuit, Newman reportedly struck a parked...

The Dispatch A candle company in Reedy Creek has caught the attention of a Hollywood celebrities;  the Welcome McDonalds is undergoing renovation; and a womans clothing boutique in Lexington is shutting down after nine years of business. Heres Whats Happening in Davidson County. Candle company growing, reaching the stars Watson Candle Company, a small, Davidson County business that opened three months ago, has landed on the radar of a Hollywood celebrity who has promoted the 100 percent soy...