4/28/2025

MILWAUKEE (AP/CNN) - The FBI arrested a Milwaukee judge Friday accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.  Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of escorting the man and his lawyer out of her courtroom through the jury door last week after learning that immigration authorities were seeking his arrest. The man was taken into custody outside the courthouse after agents chased him on foot.  Dugan was taken into custody by the FBI on Friday morning on the courthouse grounds in Milwaukee according to U.S. Marshals Service. 

4/25/2025

VILAS / ONEIDA COUNTY - A police chase that started in Vilas County ended in Oneida County last night, with the suspect being air lifted to a Wausau hospital.  It started when Vilas Co. deputies responded to a welfare check in the Township of Lincoln at around 5:00pm. When they arrived, an armed man was sitting in the vehicle. After getting agitated with deputies, he sped away.  Police used Spike strips to try and stop the suspects’ vehicle, but officers lost sight of the vehicle because of road conditions and limited visibility.  The suspect then stole another vehicle and led officers on a chase on State Highway 70 westbound, then south on U.S. Highway 45. 20 miles later, the vehicle crashed on State Highway 17 in Oneida County.  Bean bag rounds were fired to break open the window and pepper balls were used. The suspect was taken into custody.  He was taken to St. Mary’s in Rhinelander, then taken by helicopter to Aspirus in Wausau.  The incident is under investigation. The name of the suspect has not been released.

4/25/2025

LAC DU FLAMBEAU – The Lac Du Flambeau Tribal Police say their efforts have revealed no trace of a Lac Du Flambeau woman missing since March 17th.  Melissa Beson was last seen in the vicinity of Village Road and Chequamegon Forest Trail.  Tribal police along with other agencies have been conducting an extensive air and ground search for Beson so far finding nothing.  To date nearly 1300 acres have been searched.  Besons family is pleading with anyone with any information on the woman’s disappearance to come forward.  Beson is described at a Native American woman, 5’7, medium build, brown hair and brown eyes with numerous tattoos on her neck arms and legs.