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TODD RICHMOND

TODD RICHMOND

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Crime|US

Former hotel bellhop pleads guilty to battery in Milwaukee man's death

Another member of a group of former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him to the ground is pleading guilty to a misdemeanor

Americas|Science|Technology|US

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago
Crime|US

Judge says plans to release a woman in Slender Man case can go forward

A Wisconsin judge has rejected state health officials’ attempt to keep a woman who stabbed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror character Slender Man more than a decade ago committed to a psychiatric hospital

Judge says plans to release a woman in Slender Man case can go forward
Crime|Political|US

Seventh inmate dies at troubled Wisconsin maximum security prison

A seventh inmate has died at a troubled maximum security prison in southern Wisconsin

Americas|Australia|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Woman's lawsuits say sci-fi author Neil Gaiman repeatedly sexually assaulted her

A woman from New Zealand says in lawsuits that British author Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her repeatedly when she worked as a babysitter and nanny for him and his wife

Woman's lawsuits say sci-fi author Neil Gaiman repeatedly sexually assaulted her
Environment|Science|US

Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as federal officials move to extend protections for the beloved pollinator

Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
Crime|Political|US

Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban charged with arson

Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman's office because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban with felony arson

Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban charged with arson
Crime|Political|US

Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office

A U.S. official says immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes office

Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office
Business|News|Political|Sports

Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers' stadium upgrades

Republican legislators have announced a bill that would devote more than $614 million in public funding to repair and renovate the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium

Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers' stadium upgrades
Arts|Environment|News|Science|World

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites
Health|News|Opinion|Political|US

Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling

A coalition of anti-abortion organizations is urging two Wisconsin prosecutors to pursue charges against abortion providers in their counties despite a court's ruling that abortion is legal

Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling
Business|Finance|News|Opinion|Sports|US

Wisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs

The architect of legislation to give the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover repairs at American Family Field is defending the proposal to fellow lawmakers

Wisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs
Environment|News

Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds perish after crashing into windows at Chicago exhibition hall

Almost 1,000 migrating songbirds have perished after smashing into windows at an exhibition center on Chicago's lakefront

Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds perish after crashing into windows at Chicago exhibition hall
Business|News|Sports|US

Wisconsin state Senate approves downsized Milwaukee Brewers stadium repair bill

Wisconsin legislators have approved a plan to spend nearly half a billion dollars on repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers' stadium over the next three decades

Wisconsin state Senate approves downsized Milwaukee Brewers stadium repair bill
Environment|Science

Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

State and federal wildlife agencies have developed a new weapon to slow down invasive carp across the Great Lakes region: traitor fish

Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push
Environment|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Animal welfare advocates file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's new wolf management plan

Animal welfare advocates are suing to stop Wisconsin's new wolf management plan

Animal welfare advocates file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's new wolf management plan
Education

Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions

The Universities of Wisconsin and Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos have reached a sweeping deal that would freeze hiring for diversity positions across the system in exchange for lawmakers approving employee pay raises and funding for a new engineering building at the flagship campus

Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions
Election|News|Political|US

Wisconsin lawmakers weigh bipartisan ranked choice voting bill as opponents push to ban the method

A bipartisan bill that would dramatically rework how Wisconsin residents choose congressional candidates had its first hearing in the state Legislature on Tuesday

Wisconsin lawmakers weigh bipartisan ranked choice voting bill as opponents push to ban the method
News|Sports|US

Herb Kohl, former US senator and owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88

Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has died

Herb Kohl, former US senator and owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88
Technology|US

Defense Department to again target 'forever chemicals' contamination near Michigan military base

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals

Defense Department to again target 'forever chemicals' contamination near Michigan military base
Crime|News|US

Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say

A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation at a gas station with law enforcement officials in Texas

Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say
Environment|News|Science

Federal officials consider adding 10 more species, including a big bumble bee, to endangered list

Federal wildlife officials say they've decided to review whether to add 10 more species to the Endangered Species List

Health|News|Political|US

Wisconsin Republicans set to pass bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy

Republicans who control the Wisconsin state Assembly are set to pass a bill that would call for a binding statewide referendum to ban abortion after 14 weeks of pregnancy

Wisconsin Republicans set to pass bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
Environment|News|Science

Warm weather forces park officials to suspend Isle Royale wolf count for first time in decades

Warm weather has forced the federal officials to suspend the annual wolf-moose count in Isle Royale National Park for the first time in more than six decades

Warm weather forces park officials to suspend Isle Royale wolf count for first time in decades
Environment|News|US

Feds won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies, western states, propose national recovery plan

Federal wildlife officials have decided not to extend protections to wolves across portions of six states, allowing hunting to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming

Feds won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies, western states, propose national recovery plan

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