Joseph Hanneman has been writing news, feature and biographical stories for more than 25 years. The articles below were first published in newspapers in Wisconsin and Illinois. Updates to the stories are included at the bottom of most articles.

  1. •THREE-STATE CRIME SPREE ENDS IN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

  2. •JUDGE GETS LAST WORD AFTER VERBAL LASHING FROM ARMED ROBBER

  3. •MURDER, ARSON CONVICTIONS DOOM GHOST RIDERS BIKER GANG

  4. •ESCAPE ARTIST TODD MARTIN MAKES QUICK WORK OF JAIL CELL

  5. •ARMLESS MUSICIAN DELIVERS INSPIRATION IN ST. RITA CONCERT

  6. •A WISH GRANTED: EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT CURES SARAH MAZZIE

  7. •EVERY DAY IS A BONUS: FIREFIGHTER’S BIGGEST BATTLE WAS CANCER

  8. •TRUNG PHAM’S HARROWING ESCAPE FROM VIETNAM

  9. •‘WE THINK WE MUST DIE AT SEA’: PERILOUS VOYAGE BRINGS NEW LIFE