Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls ages 12 and 13 were found shot to death at a home in New Lisbon on Dec. 30.

Investigators announced Thursday that Virgil Thew was taken into custody and charged with three homicide counts after a weeks-long manhunt

Authorities in Wisconsin say they have captured a man who is charged in the killing of a woman and two girls more than a week ago.

A Wisconsin man accused of a triple homicide in New Lisbon has been apprehended, authorities announced Thursday. Virgil Thew was arrested within 30 minutes after someone reported a suspicious individual in Elroy,

Federal authorities have joined the manhunt in Wisconsin for 47-year-old Virgil Thew, who is the prime suspect in the killing of a woman and two girls in New Lisbon.

The Wisconsin man wanted in a triple murder of a woman and two young girls, who has been on the run for more than a week, has been arrested after a statewide manhunt.

Virgil Thew has been charged with killing his 37-year-old girlfriend and two girls, aged 12 and 13. NEW LISBON, Wis. — Law enforcement authorities in Wisconsin have arrested and charged a man they believe killed two juveniles and an adult in late December.