A Keshena man who was convicted last year of sexually assaulting a child was indicted this week in federal court with sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl. Jacob J. Zhuckkahosee, 20, had sexual contact with the girl between June 15 and July 17 at a residence on the Menominee Indiana Reservation, according a criminal complaint filed Aug.

A Tigerton woman died Thursday of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 29 in the town of Morris, authorities said. Mary K.

Steve Kastning hopes his revitalization of an old amusement park can help it live up to its name. Xceleration Amusement Park opened Friday and will be open until Oct. 30, before closing for the winter.

The post-storm situation on the Menominee Indian Reservation was significantly improved Friday, with power restored to the majority of those affected by a fierce string of storms that hammered the region Wednesday night. Tribal Chairman Craig Corn said Friday afternoon that 300 to 400 were still without power, but crews were doing all they could to get things back up and running for them. The storm knocked out power in Keshena, the Legend Lake ar

Blackberries are usually ripe by now in the Navarino Wildlife Area, which is what prompted Navarino Nature Center to plan a fun event involving blackberry picking. But the event, originally scheduled for Aug. 7, had to be pushed back a week when blackberries were nowhere ripe enough to be picked, according to Jackie Wilber, assistant naturalist for the center. Then the event was postponed indefinitely when Aug.

The Menominee Indian Tribe scored a significant victory Friday toward its longtime goal of opening a casino in Kenosha, leaving it up to the governor to decide whether that dream will come true. The Bureau of Indian Management gave its approval of the tribe’s application to build an entertainment center and casino at the former Dairyland Greyhound Park. The tribe has been trying to open a casino at that location since the 1990s. A similar proposa

It will be at least another month before the Shawano County Board will again consider funding a new evidence storage facility. The Finance Committee voted this week to postpone a decision on taking $715,000 from the county’s general fund to construct an evidence storage building at the Huber Work Release Center in Shawano. The proposal first went before the Public Property Committee on Aug.

Reckless endangerment A Clintonville man was bound over for trial Wednesday on felony counts of reckless endangerment and intimidating a victim after a preliminary hearing in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court. Sam Begay, 44, could face a maximum possible penalty of 12½ years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted of recklessly endangering safety, and 10 years and a $25,000 fine for intimidation.

Shawano Police Department Aug. 20 Police logged 21 incidents, including the following: Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 500 block of South Main Street. Fraud — ThedaCare Clinic, 100 County Road B, reported a forged prescription. Accident — An elderly couple was struck by a vehicle in the parking lot at McDonald’s, 1202 E.