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Autopsy determines man killed in Wisconsin maximum-security prison was strangled
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators say an inmate found dead at a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was strangled in his cell. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on Tuesday evening for a report of an inmate who wasn’t breathing and found 19-year-old Micah Laureano dead at the scene. An initial investigation determined that Laureano had been killed in his cell and detectives identified his 24-year-old cellmate as a suspect. The sheriff’s department said in a news release Thursday that an autopsy revealed that Laureano had been strangled. The department said that Laureano and the suspect had been in the cell together for only hours before his death.
Stop 4 Of 12 — State Office Candidate Farm Tours
Pictured: State office candidates see sweet corn test plots at Bayer Crop Sciences in DeForest. The Wisconsin Ag Coalition’s regional “Engage with Agriculture Series” events allow candidates running for state office this fall to visit farms, agri-businesses, and agricultural processing facilities. These tours give potential lawmakers first-hand...
WILL sues Biden Administration over race-based scholarship program
(The Center Square) – There is another lawsuit over another race-based program from the Biden Administration with a Wisconsin tie. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging the McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The McNair Program is a $60 million scholarship program open only to certain minority students. “The...
Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy and prescription drug policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin on Sept. 5, using a visit focused on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower prescription drug costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. That’s according to a White House official who...
Bicyclist hit by car in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A bicyclist was hit by a car on Thursday morning. According to the Duluth Police, on Thursday at around 10 a.m., officers responded to the report of a bicyclist who was hit by a car near West Michigan Street. Authorities say the vehicle made...
Duluth Fire Department Issues "Life-Threatening" Riptide Warning, Urges Against Swimming at Park Point Beach
The Duluth Fire Department has hoisted the red flags—literally—not for some political upheaval but to warn you, dear swimmers, to shy away from Park Point's seductive but treacherous waves. As if mother nature is on a riptide-producing spree, the Department warns of "life-threatening" conditions to anyone daring enough to enter the waves, no matter how adept at swimming they might be. The warning, effective immediately and enforced until 10:00 am tomorrow, doesn't hinge on theatrics, it's a straightforward, 'please don't take your chances.'
Stevens Point to begin pavement work on dozens of roads beginning Wednesday
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The City of Stevens Point will be performing pavement maintenance in numerous locations throughout the city over the next few weeks. The 2024 Pavement Maintenance Program will consist of chip sealing and seal coating existing asphalt roadways. Chip sealing is anticipated to begin on August...
2024 Medford Raiders Girls Tennis Schedule
Match 08-22-24 4:30PM Lakeland Union High School Away vs. Lakeland Union High School Lakeland Union High School. Match 08-27-24 4:30PM Medford Pacelli Medford Area High School Tennis Courts. Match 08-29-24 4:30PM Medford Phillips Medford Area High School Tennis Courts. Invitational 08-30-24 10:00AM Altoona Away vs. Altoona, Luther, West Salem, Onalaska,...
After Milwaukee Public Schools' financial crisis, lawmakers order audit on state education department
Following news of a financial crisis in Milwaukee Public Schools, a legislative committee has mandated a state audit of Wisconsin's education department. The co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee said MPS' financial issues that came to light this spring necessitate a deeper review of the Department of Public Instruction itself. The review by the Legislative Audit Bureau will probe for answers about how DPI monitors K-12 school finances. ...
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