Joyce Garbaciak

It’s a question that has perplexed investigators and his family for almost five months – where is James Yoblonski?The Sauk County teenager left his home in early June – and was last thought to be near Devil’s Lake State Park. Officials suspected he may be living “off the grid.“But now his father shares new information with WISN 12 News about what he thinks happened to his 13-year-old son.He starts by showing a video posted on Snapchat shortly after James went missing June 12. It shows the dash…

It’s estimated Americans spend more than $70 billion a year on weight-loss plans, supplements and other ways to shed pounds.But those things didn’t work for one local man.He told WISN 12 News’ Joyce Garbaciak that it was a change of heart – and mind – that he said led to him losing close to 500 pounds.Karl Sebastian — his pen name — proudly shows off parts of his wardrobe he no longer needs.“These are the pants – these are, I believe, a size 72,” Sebastian said.As he displayed the pants, he went…

A Milwaukee-area artist just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.In partnership with the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies program, the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg welcomed portrait artist David Lenz.In his Shorewood studio, Lenz puts paint to the palette, creating the colors that bring his vision to life.“I try to paint portraits that get at who the essence of that person is,” Lenz said.It’s his eye for detail that caught the eye of Milwaukee’s former mayor, Tom Barrett.“There’…