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Wisconsin’s top prosecutor is addressing delays in clearing a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits. The Department of Justice received a $2 million federal grant in 2015 to test 6,386 rape kits from sexual assault cases that had been left untouched. In some cases, the kits had been in police evidence lockers and hospitals […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Sylvan Hill tubing in Wausau is temporarily closed due to the bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills. Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Chaplains who provide emotional support and spiritual guidance to police officers in western Iowa say they’re looking for more members to better serve the community. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Carmilla Huffman Janechek , 90, of Mauston, died at Wisconsin Dells Health Services on December 26 . She was born September 21, 1927 in Summit Township, Sauk County, to Samuel Everett and Anna (Daly) Huffman.  After her mother’s death when she was 2, she was raised by her Aunt Mae and Uncle Glenn Kelley in Wonewoc.  She spent her summers on the Huffman farm with her father and brother, Harlin Huffman.  She graduated in 1945 from Wonewoc High School and in 1947 from Sauk County Normal School.   She taught school in Plum Valley until her marriage to Harvey Otto Janechek on December 27, 1947 in LaValle.  They would have celebrated

MILWAUKEE (AP) — We Energies is working to restore power to nearly 3,000 people in Milwaukee. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]