HUDSON, Wisconsin — A 25-year-old former elementary school teacher has pleaded guilty to child enticement and sexual misconduct after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with an 11-year-old student, court records confirm. The teacher, Madison Bergmann, formerly of River Crest Elementary School, entered the plea on September 29. She now faces up to 12 years in…
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — A Texas mother is under investigation after allegedly drugging her three children with NyQuil and attempting to drown them in a pond near the family’s home early Monday morning, according to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. Father’s 911 Call Deputies were dispatched just before 6 a.m. when the children’s father called…
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — For years, Kentucky has aggressively removed residents from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) using what critics call flawed and incomplete data, leaving many low-income families without food benefits and fueling lawsuits across the state. Mothers and Families Lose Benefits Over “Suspicious” Purchases In one case, a single mother from Salyersville was…
LEXINGTON, Kentucky — Police are asking for the public’s help after a Monday evening shooting on Ohio Street left one man injured and hospitalized. Shooting Reported on Ohio Street According to the Lexington Police Department (LPD), officers responded around 7:30 p.m. Monday to the 600 block of Ohio Street following reports of a gunshot wound….
MADISON, Wisconsin — A man is in custody after allegedly calling 911 to threaten blowing up the Wisconsin State Capitol building, police confirmed this week. The incident unfolded on the night of September 22 when Madison police received the call around 8:41 p.m. Authorities say the suspect repeated the threat in person when officers arrived…
HUDSON, Wisconsin — A former fifth-grade teacher at River Crest Elementary has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes following revelations of an inappropriate relationship with an 11-year-old student, according to court records. The teacher, 25-year-old Madison Bergmann of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, entered guilty pleas Monday to two counts of sexual misconduct by school staff and…
HUDSON, Wisconsin — A 25-year-old former elementary school teacher in Hudson has pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes involving a child, prosecutors confirmed this week. The teacher, Madison Bergmann, admitted to one count of child enticement and two counts of sexual misconduct by school staff. Several other charges were dismissed under the plea agreement, including…
MADISON, Wisconsin — A 62-year-old man who was severely beaten near Camp Randall Stadium earlier this month has died, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Police are now urging prosecutors to upgrade charges against the suspect to first-degree homicide. Victim Dies Days After Attack The victim, identified as Mark A. Tiggelaar of Fitchburg, was attacked in the…
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — A 60-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of stabbing his girlfriend 11 times in a brutal 2020 attack that prosecutors say was fueled by jealousy and resentment after she stopped speaking to him. The killer, Robert Wayne Murray, was sentenced Friday to…
TAYLOR, Michigan — A 48-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly pistol-whipping his 62-year-old girlfriend and firing a gun inside his vehicle during a violent confrontation late last month, authorities said. The suspect, Bradly Carl Dickens, has been charged with unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, domestic violence, and…