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A funeral home owner has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography. 51-year-old Steve Mitchell of rural Mauston could face $100,000 fines or up to 25 years in prison, or both, for each count. Mitchell is the owner of the Thompson Funeral Home in Wonewoc. According to the criminal complaint, on July 19, a search warrant was executed at the funeral home.  The complaint then states the Division of Criminal Investigation forensics examiner located a Yahoo Messenger Photo Sharing file folder where there were “several photos of child pornography.” Mitchell is currently in the Juneau County Jail.   Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin tells activists “Don’t stop long enough to get depressed. Don’t stop long enough to think you need self care.” Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Wisconsin Farm Service Agency Acting Director Russ Raeder is making one last call for nominations in the 2017 local FSA county committee election process. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Governor Scott Walker issued an executive order on Friday declaring a state of emergency for 17 counties following torrential rains that have fallen throughout western Wisconsin last week. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The National FFA Organization has announced the names of this year’s American Star Finalists awards, which includes one student from the Badger State. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]