10/08/2026

N. WISCONSIN - Three Marshfield Clinic hospitals are being recognized for their commitment to saving lives and improving stroke care. The American Heart Association honored Marshfield Medical Center –Park Falls, Minocqua, and Marshfield for following proven, evidence-based guidelines. Marshfield earned Rural Stroke Silver and Stroke Gold Plus, along with additional honors for diabetes and stroke care. Minocqua and Park Falls each received Rural Stroke Bronze recognition. Studies show patients have better outcomes when care teams follow evidence-based treatment guidelines.

10/08/2026

N. WISCONSIN - Artificial intelligence is making scams harder to detect, and Wisconsin advocates are warning the financial toll is mounting – especially for older Wisconsinites.

Fraud complaints from people 60 and older spiked nearly 60 percent last year, with reported losses topping seven-point-seven-billion dollars, according to F-B-I data. The bureau shows impersonation scams in particular are surging. Nancy Stencil with the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans says A-I can allow an imposter to sound just like a loved one – or appear to be a legitimate authority figure.

                0:11  "Those I think are the ones that are probably the most scary because if I'm talking to somebody on the phone and it sounds exactly like my daughter, why would I have any reason to think otherwise?"

From January 2025 through July of this year, the F-B-I received nearly 61-thousand complaints involving impersonation scams, with more than one-point-six-billion dollars in reported losses. Senior advocates are calling on lawmakers to hold online platforms accountable for letting scams run rampant on their sites.

10/08/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - A Lower Michigan man was convicted by a federal jury in Marquette yesterday for sexual abuse of a minor, crimes investigators say he committed in the U.P.  U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey says 39-year-old Eric Scott May, of Pellston, MI has been convicted on two counts of sexual abuse of a minor following a jury trial that court documents show began Monday.  May convicted of engaging in sexual acts with a child between the ages of 12 and 15 between February and March 2025 in the U.P.  May has a lengthy criminal history that includes more than ten prior felony convictions.