Oconomowoc News

The Waukesha Creative Arts League Members Show will be held at the Oconomowoc Art Center 641 East Forest, Oconomowoc, 262-560-1115, December 2 through 21.

Three men charged with conspiring to kill an Oconomowoc mother last month left investigators a detailed trail of phone calls, money transfers and airline tickets, according to a criminal complaint released Wednesday.

The Texas man accused of having an Oconomowoc woman killed is headed back to Waukesha County.

Nov. 25, 2009 2:18 p.m. Waukesha a ' Bail was set at $1 million Wednesday for Darren M. Wold, 41, who is accused of hiring a hitman to kill the mother of his 4-year-old son.

The man accused of hiring a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend arrived Mitchell International Airport Tuesday afternoon.

One of the suspects in an alleged murder plot once attended North High School. Oconomowoc police say it appears Darren Wold conspired with his friend to have his ex-wife Kimberly Smith killed so Wold would get custody of their four-year-old son.

Joseph Coloso had been planning a birthday party for his 16-year-old son. Now, the 46-year-old Sullivan father is missing.

The week started out with an uptick--the naming of a new Milwaukee archbishop and Democrats finally finding a candidate for Wisconsin governor.

Three men are being held on a $2 million bail in connection to an apparent murder-for-hire plot in southern Wisconsin.

Justin Patrick Welch of French Camp, suspected in the stabbing death of a Wisconsin woman last month, was arrested in Mexico this week and is in a San Diego jail, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported.

Kimberly Smith's ex-boyfriend is accused of conspiring with a longtime friend to kill the 39-year-old mother on Oct.

A parks director from southeastern Wisconsin who played an instrumental role in the development of a universally accessible playground will now put those skills to work on Oshkosh's parks.

Television personalities Joyce Garbaciak and Sally Severson of WISN-TV 12 were the commentators at the recent luncheon and style show held by the Oconomowoc Woman's Club.

Ray Maurer has been selected as the new city of Oshkosh parks director, the city announced today.

Oshkosh city officials expect to hire a new Parks Department director by the end of this week, but other vacant positions will take much longer to fill.

Are you looking for a special holiday treat to enjoy with the family? "Babes in Toyland, the ballet" is a new presentation of the Lake Country Dance Theatre's ballet company.

The Waukesha Choral Union celebrates the Christmas season with "Magnificat, Magnificat," featuring three unique treatments of the biblical text of Mary discovering she is carrying Jesus, anchored by Vivaldi's masterful setting.

Milwaukee, WI - The MacDowell Club of Milwaukee opened its 100th season with a concert presenting its newest members to the music-loving community.

Gene W. Pieper, 67, Lebanon, passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at the Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, due to Lou Gehrig's Disease .

A country fair at the Olympia Center in Oconomowoc was the setting for a recent fundraiser to benefit the Lake Area Free Clinic.