Man gets jail for thrill killing of 15 deer
A 19-year-old Wisconsin man who authorities say took part in the "thrill killing" of 15 deer last year has been sentenced to six months in jail.
US high court rejects Wis. appeal over tribal night hunts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin officials who want to keep in place a decades-old ruling that bars Chippewa tribes from hunting deer at night.
Man gets 11 years in deer-killing case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a rural Weyauwega man to 11 years in prison for running down and killing deer with a snowmobile. But 27-year-old Rory Kuenzi will serve the sentence concurrently with the 23 years he already is serving for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk. The Post-Crescent reports Kuenzi pleaded […]
Judge won’t step down in deer-killing case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) – A Waupaca County judge is refusing to step down in the case of a rural Weyauwega man accused of running down and killing deer with a snowmobile. An attorney for Rory Kuenzi had questioned the impartiality of Judge Philip Kirk. That was because of comments Kirk made when he sentenced Kuenzi […]
Appeals court reinstates charges in deer kill case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has reinstated animal cruelty charges against two men accused of fatally hitting deer with their snowmobiles in 2009. A Waupaca County judge earlier dismissed the charges, saying they contradicted the state hunting law. However, in a 13-page decision issued Thursday, the District 4 appeals court reinstated the […]
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