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The search for a missing Milwaukee mom is over, and the investigation into her death has begun. Police found Emily Rogers yesterday in St. Francis. She’d been missing for more than a week and was at the center of a frantic search. Milwaukee Police say several people are in custody in connection to her death, but there are no charges as of yet.  An autopsy for Rogers is scheduled for today.

A new court date was set for June 24th and more details are coming in Lily Peters’ death. The judge in the case yesterday said he will unseal the case file. That will give people a look at some of the evidence in the case against the 14-year-old accused of killing her. Reports have identified the teen as Peters’ cousin, though it’s unlikely that the case file will confirm that as the judge says some information will be redacted in

Another 66 thousand birds in Wisconsin were put down because of the bird flu this week. The state’s Department of Agriculture yesterday said cases were confirmed in Sauk and Pierce counties, but new cases were also confirmed in Barron County. Barron County now has the most cases of the bird flu in the state, with five confirmed outbreaks at different farms or homes. In all, Wisconsin has confirmed the flu in 11 counties across the state.

Eau Claire says the Emerald ash borer has claimed seven thousand trees over the past five years. City forestry supervisor Matthew Staudenmaier says they first noticed the bugs in a tree on the UW-Eau Claire campus back in 2017. Since then, crews have cut down seven thousand trees. Staudenmaier says there are only about three thousand ash trees left in the entire city. He says any trees that haven’t been treated are likely infested with borers.

Wisconsin is getting two-point-three million-dollars from Turbo Tax. Attorney General Josh Kaul made the announcement yesterday. Wisconsin’s money is part of a nationwide, 141 million-dollar settlement with the company. Kaul says Turbo Tax charged customers for tax services that should have been offered for free. More than 76 thousand people in the state paid too much for their tax returns.

A western Wisconsin State Representative is worried about the future of gifted and talented programs in the state’s schools.  Warren Petryk yesterday said Governor Evers’ veto of his legislation will leave kids behind. Petryk helped get a bill passed that would tally gifted and talented offerings at schools across the state, and track whether schools were offering enough gifted classes to enough students. Governor Evers vetoed the plan, he says because there wasn’t any funding for it. Petryk said gifted and talented

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers are ending the week up from last week. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said 254 people are hospitalized with the virus, including 46 in the ICU. Both of those numbers are up from last week at this time. Wisconsin continues to be far below its omicron-peal of 22 hundred coronavirus hospitalizations. For more from WI DHS CLICK HERE.

Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the National Park Service (NPS) is distributing $57,675,000 in historic preservation grants for states, territories, and partnering nations, and $16 million to more than 200 Tribal historic preservation offices.    “These grants play a critical role in helping us preserve our history and culture,” -Kind Wisconsin is set to receive nearly $1,191,000 through State and Local Preservation Grants and the Ho-Chunk Nation is set to receive nearly $70,000 through Tribal Historic Preservation Office Preservation Grants.   

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in backyard flocks in Pierce and Sauk counties. Birds on both sites will be depopulated to prevent spread of the disease. Eleven counties in Wisconsin have been confirmed with HPAI in domestic flocks. Flock owners are encouraged to continue practicing strong biosecurity measures to protect their birds from the virus. This includes washing hands, disinfecting equipment, restricting access to birds, and

Planned Parenthood Wisconsin has a plan if Roe v. Wade is overturned.  Planned Parenthood says it will refer abortion patients to Illinois if they’re no longer able to get abortions in Wisconsin.  Clinics in Wisconsin would still handle aftercare to alleviate increased demand in Illinois.