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I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
The 47-year-old Milwaukee man suspected of robbing and shooting a man in Amro and leading authorities on a wild chase with a U-Haul in Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties has been sentenced.
Oma Brown was in Winnebago County Court on Tuesday, where he was sentenced to 31 years in prison and 21 years of extended supervision.
Brown's co-defendant, 29-year-old Shakira Ray of Green Bay, was previously sentenced on felony theft and felon in possession of a firearm charges for the July 15, 2024 incident.
She received seven and a half years in prison and seven and a half years of extended supervision.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim, a 65-year-old
was hit in the head and shot in the left hand during a struggle over a gun.
Brown was trying to buy a car from the victim using fake checks.
Brown and Ray used a U-Haul to get away.
The subsequent vehicle trace culminated in Fond du Lac.
Wapaka County law enforcement agencies are joining others across the state, suspending the use of the flock camera system automated license plate readers.
A joint press release issued Tuesday says,
Quote, to be clear, the decision is not the result of misconduct in proper searches or misuse of the system by Wapaka County law enforcement personnel.
Our concern is our ability to control sensitive information once it leaves our agencies and becomes accessible through a larger network, unquote.
The decision was reached jointly by the Wapaka County Sheriff's Office and police departments in Wapaka, Clintonville, New London, Iola, Manawa, Marion.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds deer hunters that the archery and crossbow seasons open Saturday and run through Sunday, January 3rd.
As hunters head out to the woods, be sure to make safety the number one priority and always use a harmless haul line and maintain three points of contact when getting in and out of a tree stand.
The DNR also reminds hunters that there were updates to several deer management units in 2025, referred to
the updated season structure and management zone maps to see if the unit you hunt in has changed.
Hunters will need to know their management zone and deer management unit number, county, when purchasing an authorization or license and registering their deer.
Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations remain available in many units.
Fundalight County's public health officer says any time is a good time to have conversations about what we are doing to prevent drug overdoses.
Bob Nelson reports for Civic Media News.
International Overdose Awareness Day was held on August 31st.
Kim Milner says that's a good time to remember those we've lost overdoses and talk about what communities can do to prevent more deaths.
In public health we've learned that we need multiple layers for prevention, education, treatment and recovery services.
That early intervention is so important as well.
She says the use of Narcan and test strips to detect fentanyl
have helped, but we also need to get those saved from an overdose into recovery.
She points out that we've been talking about drug overdoses for 25 years, but we need to consider what we're doing to make the next 25 years look better.
I'm Pop Nelson for Civic Media.
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As a new school year gets underway across the Oshkosh area school district, local residents are invited to engage with the district in a meaningful way.
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Oshkosh Schools Academy.
The seven month program officially kicks off in October and runs through April of 2027.
Monthly sessions take place on Friday mornings from 8 to 10 a.m.
at the district administration office.
The academy gives participants an inside look at the decision
applications, budgets, facilities plans, and academic systems that support district schools and students.
Each session features direct interaction with district staff and Q&A opportunities.
Applications are open through Friday, September 18th.
The program is limited to 20 to 30 participants.
All applicants will be notified of their status by September 25th.
For more information and to apply, visit the Oshkosh Area School District website.
Their memorial fund has donated Epinephrine to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.
The Andrew Miller Foundation provided Sheriff's Office personnel with free Epinephrine training.
The fund has equipped about a dozen Sheriff's offices in Wisconsin so far with Epinephrine and training.
Mark and Kristen Miller established the fund to raise funds for Epinephrine awareness and response.
Their son Andrew Miller lost his life due to complications from a peanut allergy he was not previously aware of.
The Wapaka County Sheriff's Office was another agency that recently received a similar donation from the Memorial Fund.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
Aggressive yellow jackets are all the buzz around Wisconsin right now.
Reports from outdoor eateries everywhere from Green Bay to Milwaukee say this year seems worse than ever for bees swarming tables.
And it's not just restaurants with outdoor seating that are seeing the activity.
This is the time of year when just filling up your car a bit too close to the garbage can at a gas station could result in a sting worse than the price at the pump.
Experts say a combination of factors are making this year especially bad for the swarming pests.
Dr. Michael Draney is a professor of biology at UW-Green Bay.
Draney says, unlike bees that are pollinators, yellow jackets are predatory, typically feeding on bugs.
But as summer turns to fall and bugs die off,
Wasps need to find another food source, and they can get aggressive.
Plus, this time of year, Draeney says yellow jackets need quick, efficient energy to survive.
That means sugar.
Making your soda, birthday cake, or beer, is especially enticing.
Experts say recent milder winters have led to more wasps surviving, meaning more nests.
One thing they suggest you could do is put a high source of sugar out to lure them away from your table to that other food source, but it's something they say we're going to have to de-
with for a while, at least until the first hard freeze.
A new federal voter fraud investigation push is expected to include Wisconsin, according to CNN.
It comes as the November midterm election gets closer.
It's reported that Homeland Security plans to pursue leads, conduct interviews, and help prosecutors review possible cases through mid-October.
DHS says only American citizens should be choosing American leaders, but experts have said widespread voter fraud has not been shown in recent elections.
The agency has not released details on any Wisconsin cases.
Six, Wisconsin law enforcement agencies are ending their use of flock safety license plate reader cameras.
The Racine County Sheriff's Office and five agencies in Fond du Lac County recently announced they were discontinuing the systems.
Officials said they learned flock's technology went beyond traditional license plate reading after the company offered Sheboygan five years of collected traffic volume and speed data.
Several police officials say they did not know the cameras were collecting additional information.
agencies join Kenosha and Sheboygan, which are seeking to cancel their flock contracts.
The Green Bay Landmarks Commission is taking action against a historic downtown building that's more than 100 years old.
The property is reportedly sat vacant for more than 10 years, with plastic covering its upper windows for the past two years.
The designation allows the city to order repairs and potentially complete safety work at the owner's expense.
City officials say little progress has been made despite repeated warnings, while the owner says contractors have been hired and potential buyers are interested.
The building is the second property in Green Bay to receive a demolition by neglect designation.
42 locations in Wisconsin are receiving grants to build electric vehicle charging stations.
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation made the announcement on Tuesday the project, which totals $25 million, was secured through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
A Madison Elementary School is going by a new name.
The city board of education recently voted to change the name of Conrad LVM Elementary to Ada Deere Elementary, honoring a former Menominee tribal leader.
She passed away three years ago at the age of 88, but not before helping restore federal recognition of her tribe.
LVM, a former president of UW Madison, had ties to racial discrimination decades ago, leading to the change.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media
College football, the Wisconsin Badgers at home Saturday night against Eastern Illinois.
The Packers play the Vikings Sunday at 3.25.
Green Bay is now three and four at U.S.
Bank Stadium since Matt LaFleur took over as head coach with sports on Mike Clemens.
It is going to be sunny and really nice today.
We're headed to 75 for a high this afternoon.
Tonight, clear, low of 58.
Tomorrow, sunny and a little breezy.
Tomorrow with a high of 76.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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