FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Christopher Hanson, 88th Readiness Division The 88th Readiness Division has partnered with Army Reserve Medical Command, the Fort McCoy Non-Commissioned Officer Academy and U.S. Army Garrison Fort McCoy to spearhead Operation Enabling Readiness, a medical readiness event at Fort McCoy, Wis. from Aug. 16-25, 2023. Operation Enabling Readiness features medical providers to conduct vision screenings, au  more

SPARTA, Wisconsin, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Bob Yarbrough, 88th Readiness Division U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 304th Public Affairs Detachment, 88th Readiness Division, recently attended a community engagement in Sparta, Wis., with Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, command sergeant major of the Army Reserve. The 304th is at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, preparing for an upcoming mobilization, and Lombardo was on the reservation to visi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, have begun construction on the Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project, near Bay City, Wisconsin. The Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat project is a nearly $22 million project and one of nation's pilot projects under the new Continuing Authorities P  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed ecosystem restoration project in Wacouta Bay. Wacouta Bay is located near the head of Lake Pepin in Pool 4 of the Upper Mississippi River. The lands in the area are owned by the state of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Res  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Aug. 21, 2023, Senior U.S. District Court Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Marianna KJ Zimmer, 20, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to a total sentence of eight   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Gregory J. Haanstad, issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on August 21, 2023, Senior United States District Court Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Marianna KJ Zimmer (age: 20) to a total sentence of 8 years' imprisonment and 8 years of supervised release after Zimmer pled guilty to Possession of Fentanyl wit  more