A man in Wisconsin has admitted to killing his 8-year-old stepson while showing off his guns to him — telling cops afterward that he was attempting to "look cool," according to local officials. Steven ...

The 52-year-old faces up to 60 years in prison after what he claimed was an attempt to appear "cool" turned deadly Stepdad charged with shooting, killing Wisconsin 9-year-old says he was showing off ...

A Lake Geneva man is now charged in the death of an 8-year-old boy in the Town of Geneva. Steven Merkel faces a single count of first-degree reckless homicide. When police arrived, Merkel told them ...

THE MADISON SCHOOL SHOOTING. WALWORTH COUNTY PROSECUTORS JUST CHARGED THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS NINE YEAR OLD STEPSON. PROSECUTORS SAY 52 YEAR OLD STEVEN MERKEL SHOT NINE YEAR OLD MICHAEL MAYER ...

A Lake Geneva man pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the death of his stepson. Michael Meagher, 8, was shot at a residence in the Town of Geneva in January. Steven Merkel is set to be sentenced ...