This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Nicolae Miu testifies, claiming self defense in the Apple River stabbing trial; — Amber Alerts are expanded under the new Prince Act; — A Wisconsin tribal nation sues social media companies; — and the state’s COVID telehealth program ends. These stories and more on…
Today’s funeral announcements.
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WJMC) — A high-speed pursuit across Dunn County Tuesday morning ended with a man in custody facing felony drug charges. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said 47-year-old Roosevelt D. Gills, of Chicago, was charged for fleeing from police, recklessly endangering safety and for possessing THC, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl. The chase began on…
HUDSON, Wis. (WRN) — In day 7 of his trial, the Minnesota man charged in a fatal stabbing on the Apple River in western Wisconsin two years ago took the stand on Tuesday in Hudson. The defendant, 54-year-old, Nicolae Miu faced vigorous cross-examination by the prosecution in St. Croix County Court. Prosecutor: “After you’ve stabbed…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A new state law expands the criteria for issuing an Amber Alert. Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday signed the Prince Act. It allows Amber Alerts in more situations involving missing children. The law is named after Prince McCree, a Milwaukee toddler found dead last year after a request for an Amber…
KESHENA, Wis. (AP) — Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to high rates of suicides that disproportionately affect Native American youth. Their lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles county court names the companies responsible for Instagram, Snap, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Google. The Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota and the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill Tuesday that would have created grants to fight pollution from so-called forever chemicals. The Democrat Evers also took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125 million to deal with contamination. Evers and Republicans have not…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin is finally ending one of its last COVID health programs. Wisconsin’s Department of Health says the COVID telehealth program will end on Wednesday. The program initially was supposed to end at the end of last year, but was extended until this month. Officials say since it was launched in November…
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Nicolae Miu testifies, claiming self defense in the Apple River stabbing trial; — Amber Alerts are expanded under the new Prince Act; — A Wisconsin tribal nation sues social media companies; — and the state’s COVID telehealth program ends. These stories and more on…
Ronald Johnson, 82, of Clear Lake, passed away on April 6. The funeral service for Ronald Johnson will be held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, in Amery, on Friday at 11 a.m. Visitation is Thursday, from 5 until 7 p.m., at Williamson-White Funeral Home, in Amery, and from 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday at…