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A former Milwaukee security guard is pleading guilty to felony murder for the death of a man outside a hotel last summer.  Todd Erickson initially pleaded not guilty for the murder of D’Vontaye Mitchell, but changed his plea today.  Investigators say he and three other suspects reported Mitchell trying to enter a women’s restroom at the hotel.  Video surveillance shows Mitchell being taken outside and four suspects holding him down for eight minutes while he complained that he couldn’t breathe. 

The deadline to apply for Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing season is tomorrow.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says tags will be required for anyone hoping to spear for sturgeon, due to higher harvest rates in the Upriver Lakes Program.  Spearing tags will be chosen through a drawing, allowing 500 individuals to spear sturgeon each.  Those selected will be notified in October, and the season will start in February of next year. 

The Dane County Airport is announcing nonstop flights to some University of Wisconsin football games.  The airport says nonstop flights will be offered for UW away games against the University of Alabama and University of Oregon.  Fans in Ohio and Seattle will also be able to get nonstop flights to Madison for UW games against Ohio State and the University of Washington.  Tickets are now available.   

Wisconsin’s Economic Development Corporation is providing a financial lift to Dunn County.  The state is awarding a 250-thousand-dollar grant to Dunn Economic Development.  Those funds will be made available to eligible local businesses for the purposes of rental and technical assistance. 

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is putting out word of their search for a Vernon County man.  Forty-one-year-old Fred Kelly Junior is wanted in connection with a probation or parole violation.  No other details have been made available.  Anyone with information on Kelly’s whereabouts is asked to contact police. CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO OF KELLY AND MORE INFORMATION.

A new face is joining the ranks at the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office.  The department reports that K-9 Vader is now on the job.  Vader has undergone weeks of training and is now patrolling the streets with their deputy handler.

The Eau Claire Express has claimed victories in back-to-back contests.  The latest win came last night on the road in Rochester where they beat the Honkers eight to two.  The Express will host Rochester tonight at Carson Park. 

It wasn’t furry with four paws and a soft meow, this pet rescue had crews reaching for a different kind of pet.  The “tail” began in La Crosse when first responders came to the rescue of a pet iguana.  The La Crosse Fire Department reports the animal and its owner were catching some sun outside when the human fell asleep and the iguana climbed 45 feet up into a tree.  Firefighters brought in an aerial leader and were able to

Fireman Kelvin Klefstad, a native of Ridgeland, Wisconsin, is training to be part of the U.S. Navy’s 125-year tradition of service under the sea. Klefstad graduated from Prairie Farm High School in 2024. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Ridgeland. “I used to work on my grandfather’s farm, and it taught me a lot of practical skills that the Navy demands,” Klefstad said. Klefstad joined the Navy eight months ago.

A La Crosse man is pleading no contest to charges filed in connection with the shooting death of his stepfather.  Sixty-one-year-old Brady Fredrickson died after being shot at a Farnam Street home in January of last year.  Forty-three-year-old Alan Fry has pleaded no contest by reason of mental disease or defect to a second-degree charge of intentional homicide.  He has been committed to a state mental health facility for a period of 35 years.