The Juneau County Sheriff's Office confirmed Virgil Thew, 47, of New Lisbon, was apprehended Thursday in Elroy after being on the run for more than a week.

More than 170 tips have been submitted to authorities regarding the whereabouts of the suspect in a triple homicide in New Lisbon last week, the Juneau County Sheriff's Office said

The Juneau County Sheriff's Office said as of Wednesday it has received 172 tips regarding the whereabouts of triple homicide suspect Virgil Thew.

Virgil Thew, 47, is charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and domestic abuse. With Southern California ablaze, the lack of water leaves many wondering, why not use ocean water to combat fires?

The man wanted for homicide in the deaths of three people in New Lisbon is in custody, the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The agency said the public is not in danger at this time. Virgil Thew faces three charges of first-degree intentional homicide.

The suspect charged in a triple homicide in New Lisbon last Monday has been apprehended by authorities. Virgil Thew, 47, has been taken into custody, according to the Juneau County Sheriff's Office, which announced his arrest on Facebook.

Virgil Thew is charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls, ages 12 and 13.

A man at the center of a Wisconsin manhunt was apprehended Thursday. According to the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office, Virgil Thew, a man wanted in connection to a triple homicide, is in custody. The arrest ends an over week-long manhunt for Thew,