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An autopsy report from the Winnebago County Medical Examiner's Office confirms the three deaths in Winne County involving two girls and their father is a murder suicide.
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, the Winne County Police Department, and the Winnebago County Medical Examiner's Office released the identities of the three people found dead inside a Winne County home.
Authorities said sisters Lenora Mankey, aged 11, and 16-year-old Jalen Mankey were found dead along with their father, 57-year-old Jeffrey Mankey.
According to the Winne County Police Department and Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, Winne County Police, Omro Police and Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a home in the 500 block of Division Street just before 7 p.m.
for a welfare check and a medical call.
Officers found three people inside dead.
Due to the nature of the scene, Winne County Police asked the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office to lead the investigation.
The 19-year-old Fondelach man suspected in several home invasions in Fondelach changed his plea Thursday to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
Fondelach County Judge Andrew Christensen ordered a psychiatric exam for Justice Button.
The judge also denied a motion to lower the bond from $30,000 cash.
A status conference in the case is scheduled for November 19.
Button is charged with three counts of burglary to a building or dwelling, three counts of disorderly conduct,
three counts of criminal trespass and one count of attempted burglary.
Police say surveillance video shows Butson wearing a mask that looked like it was from the movie The Purge and a shower cap when he broke into the homes.
Investigators found the mask and a kitchen knife hidden at Butson's home.
According to the criminal complaint, he allegedly admitted to the crimes, telling detectives he was drunk and has long-term mental health issues.
A psychiatric report supports the not guilty by reason of mental disease or mental
of the 21-year-old Rosendale man suspected of attacking a woman while she was walking her one-year-old son on the Mascotan Trail.
Miles Jeffery Yeager was in Fond du Lac County Court on Thursday.
His attorney says Yeager accepts those findings.
However, the prosecution has asked for more time to decide whether to accept the report or seek a second opinion.
Another hearing is scheduled for November 2.
Yeager is charged with attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment, battery, and criminal damage to property.
for the incidents that occurred on June 29th.
The Ripon Public Library invites teens to show their creativity this Sunday and to help put together a street art mural.
Bob Nelson has more for Civic Media News.
Adult and teen services librarian Sissy Manx says they have all the supplies needed and will meet inside the library at 2 p.m.
before going out to create the
mural.
So we have canvases and we have spray paint and markers and we're going to create a mural of sorts which when we're finished we will be putting up in the teen area.
The teen area in the library will be known as the Teen Scene Studio and 3D letters have been put up to let people know that.
When teens are not using it, it will double as a meeting room for adults.
Manx says they have five teens serving on their teen advisory board that will help her prepare and plan programming for teens.
I'm Pop Nelson for Civic Media
News.
Wisconsin Oshkosh at Fox City's campus by next year, but taxpayers continue to subsidize its upkeep until then.
The county, which owns the 43 acre campus, has opened the Barlow Planetarium, Community Arts Center, Office Space, and the Field House to the public to generate revenue, and the Monash Joint School District now runs the Child Care Center.
County Executive Gordon Hintz isn't aware of the specific figures, but county taxpayers are still subsidizing much of the $800,000
annual upkeep costs.
Hence added that the Barlow Planetarium had its best year in a decade which has helped mitigate some costs.
Hence said the county plans to finalize its long-term vision next year.
A second public involvement meeting will be held to discuss pavement and curb ramp improvements for State Highway 91 from Highway 49 South to the Berlin City Limits.
The meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 28 at 5 p.m.
in the Berlin City Council Chambers.
A brief presentation is scheduled to begin at 5.15.
The remainder of the meeting will follow an open house format.
The objective of the meeting is to provide an update on the proposed improvements and traffic management strategies during construction.
The improvements project is currently scheduled to be constructed in 2029.
State Highway 91 will be closed and detoured throughout construction.
The State Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to report when and where they see frogs, salamanders, lizards, turtles or snakes known collectively as herptiles crossing the road.
during the late summer and early fall.
As temperatures cool, herptiles begin to migrate across roads from summer, breeding and foraging locations to overwintering areas.
Snakes and lizards in particular may use a stretch of road or a trail as an opportunity to warm up, putting themselves in danger of being hit by vehicles in the process.
By reporting sightings of reptiles and amphibians on and around Wisconsin's roads, drivers can help DNR scientists better understand where their populations occur and save more of them in the future.
Drivers and trail users can submit a report of their sightings of live crossings or road mortalities, preferably with a video.
the DNR's reptile and amphibian mortality reporting form.
Turtle crossings can be reported using the DNR's turtle reporting form.
Both forms are available online.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin praised the U.S.
Supreme Court for its decision to reject President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots this week.
Civic media's James Kelly has the story.
In an interview on Wednesday, Senator Baldwin said the court was right to reject the Trump administration's unconstitutional attempt to change the rules and stop Americans from voting by mail.
She also called the administration's focus on mail ballots a misplaced priority, highlighting the issues she's been hearing most from constituents across the state.
I've had the opportunity over these past few weeks to
be traveling the state of Wisconsin.
And everywhere I went, I heard the same thing.
Families and shop owners and businesses concerned about the cost of health care and housing and groceries and fuel.
And instead of tackling these issues head on, Trump is trying to tip the scales in the midterm elections.
While the decision will protect current mail-in voting access, advocacy groups have also expressed concerns about potential voter intimidation efforts if federal agents are deployed to polling sites in
November.
abide by voter intimidation, by federal agents looking around for no reason at all.
Senator Baldwin noted that it is already illegal to send federal agents to election sites and that she's also been in contact with election officials and state attorneys general to protect against that potential voter intimidation.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
Justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas released a public dissent in the wake of the decision this week.
Metallica is coming to Madison and tickets go on sale a week from today.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers announced dates for their world tour with 12 shows planned.
The group is set to play at Camp Randall Stadium on June 12th, 2027.
Tickets go on sale to the general public September 25th.
Construction is set to begin this month on a $700 million soybean processing plant in Evansville.
CHS Incorporated says the facility on 300 acres of farmland will be capable of processing 80 million bushels of soybeans a year into livestock feed and oil for products like biodiesel.
Project leaders had briefly paused development in 2024 to wait for federal policies to be more clear, but recent EPA announcements convinced the company to press forward.
The plant marks the most expensive single development project in Evansville's history and is expected to open in the fall of 2028.
Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis is facing an uncertain future after his license to practice law was suspended.
The State Office of Lawyer Regulations said the action stems from his failure to cooperate with one or more ongoing misconduct investigations.
Solis could see his suspension lifted if he fully cooperates within 18 months.
The city and town of Beloit are ending fire and EMS agreements with some communities after finding those jurisdictions were paying less than the actual cost of providing the services.
Officials say the disparity came to light during the consolidation of the city and towns fire and EMS departments with Beloit taxpayers covering much of the difference.
Beloit leaders say future agreements must fairly cover costs and avoid putting financial burden on local taxpayers.
And the horse collars back at Lambeau.
The stadium recently unveiled their lineup of Game Day foods for this season, bringing back a fan favorite called the horse collar.
The equivalent of four or five brats on a horseshoe-shaped Kaiser bun topped with beer cheese sauce, beer mustard, and sauerkraut.
It's one of 15 items added to the Lambo menu for the season.
Others include the Brotzilla grilled cheese, onion trio burgers, fried brownie bites, gelato in a chocolate chip cookie cup, fried pickles, and more.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
The Packers head to New York.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports NFL.
The Packers play the New York Jets Sunday at noon quarterback Geno Smith in his 13th season and back with the team that originally drafted him Packers safety Evan Williams.
Really savvy.
He knows what we're looking at from the back end perspective.
You know, we're trying to read his eyes and he does a good job of hiding his intentions and stuff like that.
We know that he's going to put the ball in there, which is what we like as a back end.
So, you know, we're looking forward to some of those opportunities coming on the outside.
Williams
facing a fine of nearly $18,000 for unnecessary roughness last week against the Vikings.
College football Wisconsin host Eastern Michigan tomorrow morning at 11 30 in Madison baseball.
The Brewers losing to the Pirates seven of four.
Another bad performance by pitcher Kyle Harrison.
I'll be straight up.
It's just it's been tough.
You know, first time I've kind of really gone through this like consecutive starts not really going my way.
The Brewers in Baltimore tonight against the Orioles with sports.
I'm Mike Clemens.
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers today are high right around 66 tonight rain with scattered thunderstorms are low 59 tomorrow mostly cloudy scattered showers and thunderstorms 63 I meteorologist Sean Cable.
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