Thank you Sue Dyer and your daughter, Kathy, for resuscitating the historic Hanmer Races. Sue is simply continuing to do ...

When police arrived the boy’s stepfather, Steven Merkel Jr., told them: “I did something stupid,” according to the complaint against him that was obtained by local media. Merkel “seemed ...

Steven Merkel, 52, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide. Police were called to his home near Lake Como at 2:25 a.m. when Merkel said he'd accidentally shot his stepson.

The stepdad of an 8-year-old Brookfield boy who was fatally shot inside the man’s home in southern Wisconsin remains jailed on reckless homicide and gun charges. Steven Merkel, 52, is accused of ...

Walworth County man Steven Merkel appeared before a judge Tuesday afternoon. GENEVA, Wis. -- The man accused of shooting and killing an 8-year-old boy in Wisconsin was in court Tuesday, WTMJ reported.

Lake Geneva man accused in fatal shooting of 8-year-old said he ‘did something stupid:' Court docs Steven Merkel allegedly pulled the trigger while pointing the gun at the 8-year-old -- not ...

The incident happened at a residence in Geneva, about 50 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Steven Merkel faces up to 60 years in prison, with potential sentence enhancement for using a dangerous weapon.