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Molson Coors victims identified

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Milwaukee Police have released the names of the victims at Molson Coors in Milwaukee, and of their killer. Police Cheif Alfonso Morales said five men were shot to death Wednesday, Jesus Valle and Trevor Wetselaar of Milwaukee were both 33 years old. Dale Hudson of Waukesha was 50, Dana Walk of Delafield was 57, and Gennady “Gene” Levshetz of Mequon, 61.

“Reasons for this is still under investigation of what transpired, and we don’t have that for you,” Morales said. He asked the public and the media to respect the privacy of the victims’ families. “I’m sure you’ll know their addresses, I’m sure you’ll know where they live, but please give them that respect.”

Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley said the company is morning the loss of the employees. “They were power house operators, they were machinists and they were electricians. But more importantly they were fathers, they were husbands, and they were friends.”

The shooter, 51-year-old Molson Coors electrician Anthony Ferrill of Milwaukee, killed himself. Mayor Tom Barrett was asked about motive. “There’s an investigation going on. I think it’s premature to speculate on anything.”

The Journal Sentinel reports there had been long-running dispute between co-workers before Wednesday’s shootings.

Five dead in workplace shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee

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Answers about the shooting at Molson Coors may not come for a few days. Milwaukee Police said they will not release the names of the five people who were killed in the shooting, or the gunman who took his own life, for the next 24 to 48 hours.

Workers at the plant say a co-worker is the one who started shooting. Milwaukee Police searched a few homes on the city’s northwest side last night that may be tied to the shooter.

Wisconsin joins multistate investigation of JUUL

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A coalition of nearly 40 states is investigating electronic cigarette maker JUUL over possible misconduct. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said too many kids are vaping, and attorneys general want to know if JUUL was improperly marketing to them.

“But unfortunately, what we’ve seen recently is a big jump in e-cigarette usage and that can have long term health effects for people using those.”

The investigation will also look at whether or not JUUL was being improperly marketed as a smoking cessation aid.

“One of the things we want to make sure we’re doing is looking into whether there have been any improper sales or marketing tactics that were used.”

Kaul said that as of 2018, 20 percent of Wisconsin high school students reported using vapes like JUUL.

 

DOJ partners with gas stations to spot human trafficking

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice is partnering with the Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association, in an effort to help spot human traffickers. Attorney General Josh Kaul says employees working in places like gas stations and hotels can often be the first to spot trafficking.

“They can also allow law enforcement to make contact with a survivor of human trafficking and help that person get the services that are needed to help that person escape from trafficking,” Kaul said.

The initiative is not the only effort to address human trafficking in the state. How to spot trafficking is now part of the training truck drivers receive at the state’s technical colleges.

Diocese of La Crosse releases list of priests accused of sexual abuse

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Leaders of the Catholic Church in La Crosse are naming 25 priests who’ve been accused of sexual abuse.  The Diocese of La Crosse released the list last week. Eighteen of them have died, but all were removed the priesthood.

The diocese says eight of the priests worked in Eau Claire. Seven others worked in Chippewa Falls. You can find a full list of the men accused of abuse online.

Leads sought in Dane County homicide

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No arrests have been made yet, in a Dane County homicide. Initial indications were that the death was a hit-and-run. Witnesses saw Nicholas Day running near Mount Horeb last Wednesday, and he was dressed in running clothes when his body was found.

Following an autopsy, Sheriff Dave Mahoney said the 26-year-old Navy veteran and father was the victim of an “extremely brutal” and “very calculated ” homicide. A GoFundMe page has been established for Day’s family.

Madison has first homicide of 2020

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Madison police are investigating the city’s first homicide of the new year. A man killed in s shooting on Saturday in Madison has been identified as a 20-year-old from Chicago.

Police found Antonio Stidhum in an apartment on Madison’s southwest side. The person who lives in the apartment wasn’t there at the time, although police say they’ve been cooperating with the investigation.

No other details have been released on a suspect. This is Madison’s first homicide of 2020.

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No charges in case of possible funding issue at Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison

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No charges will be filed in a case of possible mismanagement of funding at the Dane County zoo.

Dane County officials raised their concerns over that funding after they took over the Henry Vilas Zoo last year, and saw a discrepancy in the funding they were taking in versus what the Zoological Society had reported over the last several years.

Sheriff’s deputies and prosecutors say they saw no evidence of criminal activity on the part of the society, and say officials with the Society fully cooperated with the investigation.

Little pup making recovery in Madison after being thrown from car

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A lucky pup is recovering, after been tossed from a moving car in Madison.

The 2-month-old puppy, now named Kringle, is recovering with a foster family after having a leg amputated. The pup was rushed to UW Veterinary Care by a person who saw him thrown from the car in South Madison.

UW vets determined his right front leg was broken so severely that amputation was the best option.

Dane County Humane Society spokeswoman Marissa DeGroot says Kringle will be available for adoption after recovering.

Family of murdered Wisconsin brothers file wrongful death lawsuit

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Family members of Nicholas and Justin Diemel, the Wisconsin brothers who were killed during a business trip to northwest Missouri, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Caldwell County.

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Pamela Diemel, the mother of the brothers, and Lisa, Nicholas’ wife, filed the suit against their accused murderer Garland Nelson, as well as his mother, Tommie Feil, and J4S Farm Enterprises, the Feil-owned farm company that employed Nelson.

The lawsuit alleges that J4S and Nelsons’ mother failed to use reasonable care to supervise the activities of Nelson. He was convicted in October 2016 of cattle and insurance fraud and served 17 months in federal prison. The lawsuit alleges the defendants knew of his previous illegal activities and did not disclose the information to the Diemel brothers when agreeing to care for their cattle.

The lawsuit seeks monetary damages to compensate for the brothers’ deaths, the loss of future wages, funeral expenses and pain and suffering.

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