Wisconsin Afternoon State News for Monday 4/9/18
>>Dane County Spends $100K On Study Of Mental Health Services
(Madison, WI) — Experts say Dane County has a number of resources available for those dealing with mental health issues, but they aren’t accessible for everyone. The county will spend 100-thousand dollars to search out the gaps in the available services. The county spends tens of millions of dollars each year, yet not every resident gets help. Many people with issues wind up in jail. The study will determine whether Dane County needs to establish a crisis restoration center. Other possible needs are community-based service — outside hospitals, institutions and jails — and programs to help people will services from setting doctor appointments to searching for housing.
>>Store Closings Could Sideline 22 Hundred Wisconsin Workers
(Madison, WI) — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development estimates that more than 22-hundred jobs could be eliminated by the closing of 12 Boston Stores and Younkers locations by early June. The parent company, Bon-Ton Stores, Incorporated, says it hopes jobs can be preserved through a sale process. It said it is in active discussion with an investor group to acquire the stores. State and federal laws require companies like Bon-Ton to make an official notification when there is potential for job losses. If employees do lose their jobs, that would start to happen June 5th.
>>Northern Wisconsin House Fire Caused By Smoking Near Oxygen
(Town of Westboro, WI) — Taylor County Sheriff’s deputies say the 71-year-old woman who died in a house fire had been smoking a cigarette near her oxygen supply. Authorities say they got a 9-1-1 Friday afternoon from a man saying he and his wife were inside their burning home. Arriving deputies say 79-year-old Michael Rantanen was outside when they arrived, telling them his wife was still inside. Smoke and fire kept the deputies from entering. Firefighters from Rib Lake were able to enter the house shortly after that, finding Susan Rantanen’s body in the living room.
>>Retail Theft Investigation Leads To Human Trafficking Case
(Madison, WI) — A weekend investigation of a retail theft turned into something else altogether in Madison. An off-duty detective determined the suspected thief was a victim of human trafficking. Madison police spent the rest of the weekend looking for that person’s abuser and trafficker. No names were released and the trafficking victim was taken to a relative’s home for safe-keeping. Police say they are trying to track down the trafficking suspect and arrange for an interventionist to help the victim originally targeted for shoplifting at West Towne Mall.
Source: WRJC.com
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