Virgil Thew apprehended

A man charged in the killing of a Wisconsin woman and two girls more than a week ago was captured Thursday, authorities said. Virgil Thew was arrested about 30 minutes after someone reported a suspicious person in Elroy, a small community about 12 miles (19 kilometers) from New Lisbon, where the killings occurred, the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office and New Lisbon police said. No other details were released.