ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the appointment of Jessica Fralich as District Court Judge in Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District. Fralich will replace the Honorable David M. Johnson and will be chambered in Duluth in St. Louis County. "It is my honor to appoint Jessica Fralich to the St. Louis County bench," said Governor Walz. "Ms. Fralich's d  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Thorp is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines in the city of Thorp. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wis. Admin  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Heather Carter, 50, Santa Monica, California, was sentenced August 22, 2024, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 8 years in federal prison for attempting to possess methamphetamine intended for distribution. Carter pleaded guilty to this charge on March   more