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’90 Day Fiance’ Alum Leida Margaretha Charged With 3 Felonies in Wisconsin: Inside Allegations
90 Day Fiance alum Leida Margaretha’s run-ins with the law aren’t over! The TLC personality was charged with three felonies in the state of Wisconsin. Leida, 34, was charged with theft in a business setting, wire fraud against a financial institution and bail jumping in Juneau County, Wisconsin, on May 8, according to legal records viewed by In Touch.
Marshfield Police: Suspect broke van’s window, stole purse
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Police are investigating after a woman said someone broke the driver’s window of her van and stole her purse. Police said it happened between 2-4 p.m. at Joe and Bernadine Weber’s Nature Park in Marshfield. The woman said she was fishing with her children and returned to find the damage.
JUST IN: Officer injured as crews battle house fire in Athens
An officer is inured as crews battle a major house fire in western Marathon County, according to emergency scanner traffic. Crews were paged at about 12:50 p.m. to the 700 block of Munes Street in Athens, between West Limit Road and Washington Street, for a report of a fire with visible flames and massive amounts of smoke pouring from the building. Multiple agencies responded with several staging nearby.
Wisconsin observes National Police Week
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - People across the country and right here at home are honoring police officers who died in the line of duty. Right now it’s National Police Week. Five Wisconsin officers are being recognized by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., this year. Four were killed in 2023, another in 1945.
Ascension cyberattack: Patients, nurses frustrated as problems persist
MILWAUKEE - Unanswered questions – and the problems that come with them – seem to be growing nearly a week since a cyberattack hit the Ascension hospital system. "I took out my own IV, left it on the hospital bed," said Ascension patient Crystal Love. Love recently had...
Cybersecurity pros in high demand as hacking attacks soar
Growing up, Kayne Whitney wanted to be a cop like his dad. Now 21, he’s preparing for a different kind of career of fighting crime and keeping people safe — from behind a keyboard. As a cybersecurity student at Madison College, he learned how to hack computer systems...
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