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The man convicted of killing a young man on the Apple River in northwestern Wisconsin two years ago will learn his fate today. A judge will sentence Nicolae Miu for first-degree reckless homicide. A jury convicted Miu back in April of killing one person, and slashing four others. Miu claimed self defense at the time. The reckless homicide charge carries a 60 year sentence.

A judge in Clark County wants a competency hearing for the illegal immigrant charged with killing two little girls. The judge yesterday ordered a competency hearing for Victor Gomez Acosta. Police say he stabbed his daughters to death earlier this month, then stabbed his wife, and finally stabbed himself. Investigators say Gomez Acosta told them that ‘crazy guys’ stabbed him.

A man suspected of sexual assault on a Madison bike path has turned himself in. Police say the young man wanted for grabbing a woman from behind over the weekend on the bike path near Carpenter Street surrendered yesterday. He is looking at fourth-degree sexual assault charges. The woman says the young man grabbed her while he was touching himself inappropriately. Police say the man was riding an electric skateboard at the time and they identified him through security camera

The drive-thru polling stations are back in Eau Claire. The city opened in-person voting for the August primary yesterday. That means people can begin voting in the Democratic race for Congress in western Wisconsin, as well as vote on the two constitutional amendments that are on the ballot. Eau Claire’s drive-thru polls, which you can find in the city hall parking lot, are open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until August 9th. CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS.

Kamala Harris is coming to western Wisconsin with her running mate next week. But we don’t know where, we don’t know when, and we still do not know who she will be bringing. Harris’ campaign yesterday said Wisconsin will be part of her swing-state swing next week. There is speculation that Minnesota’s governor could be her VP pick, but insiders continue to say it could also be Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, or Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.

The Packers say the space for Green Bay’s NFL Draft will be twice the size of Detroit’s. Team officials met with locals in Green Bay last night to talk about the plans for next year’s draft. The Packers say the footprint for the draft will center in Lambeau, and will be larger than the footprint for Detroit’s draft earlier this year in downtown Detroit. The Packers say they’ve set aside eight million-dollars for draft preparations, and say they don’t expect

There will be a watch party and plenty of cheering when Rice Lake native Kenny Bednarek makes his second appearance at the Olympic games on Sunday. He will be running in the men’s 100 meter semifinal. CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS LOCAL STORY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WEAU 13 NEWS.

A former Badger hockey star is now one of the faces of Team USA. Wisconsin alum Alev Kelter helped America grab the bronze in women’s rugby yesterday. She helped grab the ball out of a scrum, and set up the last minute sprint that won the game against Australia. Kelter played both hockey and soccer at UW, and won a national championship in hockey back in 2011. Yesterday’s win was the first time Team USA won a medal in women’s

This year’s Sporkie winner at the Wisconsin State Fair has everything: It’s refreshing, it’s bite sized, and it’s fried. Judges yesterday named the Deep Fried Lemonade Bites from Saz’s as this year’s Sporkie winner. The Sporkies, of course, are the awards for the best food at the State Fair. The Hot Ham and Glazers from the Bud Pavilion got second, and the Rise and Swine from Camp Bar finished third. The Rise and Swine is a waffle served with vanilla

The action plan for the Wisconsin Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence is finalized. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says the task force’s goal was to improve Wisconsin workers’ AI skills and connect them with employers. The plan is to develop more flexible training and credentialing processes and to incentivize industry adoption of AI tools to create competitive, high-quality jobs. The task force was established August of last year.