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Man Robbed 5 Banks in 4 Years, Police Say
Michael J. Wegge, 58, admitted to robbing several area banks, including one in Greenfield, according to a criminal complaint.

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Michael J. Wegge, 58, admitted to robbing several area banks, including one in Greenfield, according to a criminal complaint.

Michael J. Wegge, 58, admitted to robbing several area banks, including one in Oak Creek, according to a criminal complaint.
Michael J. Wegge, 58, admitted to robbing several area banks, including two in Waukesha County, according to a criminal complaint.
Denise J. Merkel, 54, died at the scene Saturday morning.
Michael J. Wegge, 58, admitted to robbing several area banks, including two in Waukesha County, according to a criminal complaint.
No one injured in accident at Sunset Drive and South Grand Avenue.
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Waukesha aldermen take action that they hope will save the Waukesha Business Improvement District.
Waukesha will seek $50 million in grants for Lake Michigan water project.
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Three teenagers caught entering a garage on North Greenfield Avenue after an alert neighbor contacted police about suspicious behavior, according to a criminal complaint.
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department responded to a complaint of loud noise at a Town of Lisbon home and found an underage drinking party, according to a criminal complaint.
Waukesha Police Department calls from Feb. 28 through March 4.
Win wintertime bragging rights by sharing your pictures of snow sculptures from this winter.
Woman experienced car trouble and was hit by a vehicle on the freeway.
Nearly two months after workers were displaced during abrupt dairy closure, an Ohio dairy looks to expand in Waukesha.
Woman experienced car trouble and was hit by a vehicle on the freeway.
A Sussex man and a Colgate man are charged with breaking into a Waukesha gas station.
A Sussex man and a Colgate man are charged with breaking into a Waukesha gas station.