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A Black River Falls woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death two years ago is headed to prison for 10 years. A judge yesterday sentenced Kelly Schmidt to a decade in prison, followed by a decade of parole. She pleaded no contest to reckless homicide charges earlier this year. Jackson County deputies say she stabbed her boyfriend in the arm with a filet knife, and he died hours later.

Election managers in the state like the idea of being able to count absentee ballots before the polls close on Election Day. Lawmakers are considering a plan that would allow Wisconsin’s election clerks to count absentee ballots early. Milwaukee Election Commission director Claire Woodall-Vogg said allowing clerks more time to count absentee ballots will avoid the middle-of-the-night ‘ballot dumps.’ Some Republican lawmakers say being more open about absentee ballot numbers will help Inspire more faith in the state’s electoral process.

Human trafficking is going under the spotlight at the Wisconsin Capitol today. The Speaker’s Task Force On Human Trafficking will hold its first hearings, with an eye towards new laws that could help combat human trafficking. Both the state’s Department of Justice, and the state’s Department of Public Instruction are set to testify. State Rep. Jerry O’Connor says human trafficking is a growing problem in the state, and he wants to see what additional laws are needed to fight it.

Wisconsin’s pro-life groups say prosecutors in Milwaukee and Madison need to do their jobs. Leaders from Wisconsin Right To Life, Wisconsin Family Action, and Pro-Life Wisconsin yesterday told reporters that abortion in the state remains illegal, despite Planned Parenthood’s resumption last week. Dan Miller with Pro-Life Wisconsin says while there is a challenge to Wisconsin’s abortion law, a judge has not ruled that it is unenforceable. He says prosecutors in Milwaukee in Madison have made a political decision to not

Lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capital are considering a plan that would require bail for anyone who skipped out on their bail in the past. A Senate panel will hold a hearing today on a plan that would require at least five thousand-dollars cash bail for anyone with a bail jumping conviction on their record. If someone has a bail jumping conviction and a conviction for a violent crime, the law would require at least 10-thousand-dollars cash bail. Right now, judges

It was a small tornado that touched down in Green County Monday evening. The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed that an EFU tornado touched down near Belleville just after 6 p.m. Forecasters say the tornado was on the ground for just about 10 to 20 seconds. EFU stands for unknown, because forecasters aren’t sure about the wind speeds. The Weather Service says there are no reports of any damage and no reports of any injuries.

A Green Bay woman found guilty of murdering her boyfriend is sentenced to 26 years to life in prison. Taylor Schabusiness also dismembered and sexually assaulted the man, which added ten more years to her sentence. The murder took place in 2022.

Wisconsin is one of 17 states suing Amazon. The suit, filed with the Federal Trade Commission, says Amazon unfairly promotes its own products at the expense of third-party sellers. It also claims the company makes sellers list their products at the lowest price on the web, instead of allowing for competitive pricing. Michigan and Minnesota are two other states involved with the lawsuit.

Wisconsin is getting federal money to update the state’s unemployment insurance system. The state’s Department of Workforce Development will use more than eleven-million dollars for the upgrade.  The agency says it will update its decades-old unemployment insurance infrastructure and benefits delivery system. Wisconsin is one of 18 states to get the grants.

A baiting and feeding ban is posted in some Western Wisconsin counties after a deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ban goes into effect October fifth for Washburn, Barron, Rusk, and Sawyer Counties.