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A 'monster' is locked away
MENOMINEE — A “monster” was sentenced Friday in Menominee County 41st Circuit Court. Brian Helfert, once a trusted and respected sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer, was sentenced above the plea agreement guidelines by Judge Christopher S. Ninomiya. Helfert, 61, was sentenced to 40 to 60 months in prison for attempted criminal conduct — first degree. That sentence will run concurrent to a nine-to-15-year sentence he is currently serving in...
Husband, wife dead after apparent murder-suicide in Stephenson, according to Marinette County sheriff
MARINETTE- A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in the town of Stephenson, according to the Marinette County Sheriff's Office. Marinette County dispatch received a call at 5:13 p.m. Sunday that a man shot his wife several times at a South Fifth Street address. The female victim was identified as Erica...