An 84yr old Owatonna, MN man has been arrested in connection with a homicide from 1974. According to the Dunn County Sheriff's Department, Mary Schlais was found dead near the intersection of 408th Avenue and 990 Street in Spring Brook Township on February 15, 1974. Schalis was hitchhiking from Minneapolis to Chicago at the time of her death. While there was an eyewitness and evidence a viable suspect was never identified. The Department began working with Ramapo College in New Jersey and using genetic genealogy they identified Jon Miller as the primary suspect. Miller is currently in custody and awaiting extradition back to Wisconsin to face charges.
We now know how many people will lose their jobs when the Leinenkugel's brewery in Chippewa Falls closes in January. The Teamsters yesterday said workers in two local union chapters will be impacted. Molson Coors, which owns Leinies, announced this week that it is closing the historic brewery in Chippewa Falls and moving all brewing operations to Milwaukee. The company says it's about consolidation. Chippewa Falls' mayor says he hopes most of the workers who will lose their jobs will be able to find a new job quickly. He says there are plenty of manufacturing jobs available in the Chippewa Valley.
A jury has convicted Adam Fravel on all counts in connection with the murder of Madeline Kingsbury. The first-degree premeditated murder charge carries a sentence of life in prison without parole. The remaining three carry some form of parole possibility. The judge will sentence Fravel on only one of the four charges. Fravel will be sentenced on December 17 back in Winona County Court.
A convicted sex offender will soon be released in Eau Claire County. According to authorities, 71-year-old Richard A. Johnson will be released from prison on Nov. 12. He will be living at a Wisconsin Department of Corrections monitored residence in the 100 block of Randall Street in the city of Eau Claire. Other conditions of his release include lifetime sex offender registration, electronic monitoring, and no unsupervised contact with minors. He was convicted in Eau Claire County of 2nd-degree sexual assault of a child and child enticement in 2017.
The UW-Stout Hospitality Management program is being recognized. The program was named the 9th best program in the world by CEO Word Magazine for best hospitality and hotel management for 2024. The university has consistently been among the leaders in the rankings over the past seven years. The top 10 schools this year were from the U.S. The second 10 included universities from Canada, India, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. According to its website, CEO World is a business and technology magazine for high-level executives.
Minnesota hunters will be out in the fields and forests this weekend looking for deer. The firearms deer season opens Saturday, with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources predicting a good deer harvest in most areas. The governor will kick off the season with the annual Deer Hunting Opener in Sandstone today. Activities will include deer processing demos, venison sampling, and a tour of the Sandstone Wildlife Management Area.
A Wisconsin-native NASCAR driver is being fined for skipping work to vote on Tuesday. Seymour native Ty Majeski competes in the Truck Series and was supposed to be at a press event in Arizona on Tuesday ahead of the championship race Friday night. Instead, he came to Wisconsin to vote. NASCAR is fining Majeski $12,500 for failing to attend the press conference. Majeski and his race team say they'll be contesting the penalty.
If found, the person who rode an electric scooter on Interstate 43 in Milwaukee could face hundreds of dollars in tickets. The County Sheriff's Office released video footage of the scooter driving on the shoulder of the interstate at about one A-M on Sunday. It's unknown where the person got on I-43, but they were seen exiting at National Avenue and riding on streets in Walker's Point.
The last person who police say saw little Elijah Vue alive is headed for a trial. A judge yesterday said there is enough evidence against Jesse Vang to warrant a trial in the case. Vang is charged with Elijah Vue's death, but he's not facing homicide charges. Instead he is facing abuse charges. Vang is Vue's mother's boyfriend, and he was watching the then-three-year-old when the little boy disappeared in February. It wasn't til September that police found Vue's remains. His mother is also facing charges connected to his death.
Wisconsin will receive settlement money connected with the opioid crisis. Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Wednesday that a bipartisan coalition of 30 states has reached a $1.3 billion settlement with the Kroger grocery chain for its involvement in the crisis. Wisconsin will receive up to nearly $22 million beginning next year. Kroger will also require its pharmacies to report data about suspicious activity regarding opioid prescriptions. The chain operates more than 100 stores across Wisconsin, including Pick ‘N’ Save and Metro Market.
The Better Business Bureau says scammers have been threatening to expose people's supposed shady internet habits. It's called a 'sextortion scam', and spokesperson Lisa Schiller says crooks want to spook people into sending money immediately. The criminal will claim to have access to your internet history, or have footage of you watching porn. Schiller says these scams can be effective because no one wants to talk about this, much less if they've fallen for it. If you get one of these calls or emails, simply ignore it.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is heading back to Minnesota. He completed his unsuccessful three months of campaigning as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate. Minnesota Democrats were prepared to move Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan into the state's top job in the event Walz was on the winning ticket. It remains to be seen whether the governor will seek a third term or look to another office. Walz and state lawmakers have the task of reaching another budget deal in the 2025 session. The proposed spending plan must be proposed by the end of January.
Seventy dogs are freed from deplorable conditions in a Fond du Lac County home. Sheriff's deputies carrying out a welfare check in the Town of Calumet Wednesday noticed an unpleasant odor coming from the home. According to the sheriff's office, a search warrant was obtained and dogs in various stages of health were found in unsanitary and hazardous conditions. All the dogs were moved to a shelter in Chilton. The sheriff’s office is investigating and charges are expected to be filed.
The Olmsted County Parks Department is holding its annual Disable American Veterans deer hunt next week. The shotgun hunt will begin next Thursday at Chester Woods Park. Up to 30 disabled veterans will take part in the hunt, which is done to harvest enough deer to keep the herd healthy and manageable. The park will be closed through Sunday, November 17th.
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