Midwest
Homan confirms Texas National Guard ‘on the ground’ in Illinois, warns anti-ICE rhetoric fueling ‘bloodshed’
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“Border czar” Tom Homan announced that Texas National Guard troops began operations Tuesday in Illinois to protect federal immigration officers amid what he described as a sharp rise in attacks targeting ICE personnel.
“They’re on the ground, and they started working last night,” Homan confirmed on “America Reports” Wednesday.
About 200 members of the Texas National Guard were mobilized for the mission, which the Pentagon says is intended to protect federal “functions, personnel and property.”
TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYS 200 TROOPS TO ILLINOIS FOR FEDERAL PROTECTION MISSION AMID PROTESTS
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson push back on Trump’s plan to send National Guard and boost ICE enforcement in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The deployment follows more than a dozen arrests near an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, where anti-ICE protests have continued for several days.
“Thank God for Governor Abbott,” said Homan.
“He’s sending troops out there to help protect ICE officers who have [seen] over [a] 1,000% increase in attacks.”
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But Illinois leaders have strongly opposed the move.
Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have accused federal immigration officers of both harassment and racial profiling.
“Let me be clear, Donald Trump is using our service members as political props and as pawns in his illegal effort to militarize our nation’s cities,” Pritzker said Monday, standing alongside Johnson.
“The state of Illinois is going to use every lever at our disposal to resist this power grab and get Noem’s thugs the hell out of Chicago.”
Homan blasted the governor’s comments as “disgusting,” arguing that this level of rhetoric has fueled recent violence against law enforcement.
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He pointed to three separate attacks in Texas, including an officer shot in the neck at a detention facility in Alvarado and a sniper attack in Dallas that killed two detainees.
Texas National Guard troops assembled at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Illinois, on October 7, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The Department of Homeland Security also pushed back on Pritzker’s claims, calling them “reckless” and “categorically false.”
In a statement, DHS said agents have arrested more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in Illinois, including convicted pedophiles, child abusers and gang members.
“What makes someone a target for immigration enforcement is if they are illegally in the U.S.—NOT their skin color, race, or ethnicity,” they wrote in a statement online.
Homan said he’s been warning for months that anti-law enforcement rhetoric would lead to tragedy.
“I said back in March that if the hateful rhetoric didn’t stop from politicians, from mayors, and governors, and some members of Congress, there will be bloodshed,” Homan said.
“Unfortunately, I was right.”
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for March 8, 2026
Manuel Franco claims his $768 million Powerball jackpot
Manuel Franco, 24, of West Allis was revealed Tuesday as the winner of the $768.4 million Powerball jackpot.
Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Wisconsin Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 8, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 8 drawing
Midday: 2-3-5
Evening: 2-2-5
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from March 8 drawing
Midday: 6-2-7-6
Evening: 4-8-7-6
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning All or Nothing numbers from March 8 drawing
Midday: 02-04-05-07-09-10-12-17-19-20-22
Evening: 02-03-05-06-08-09-12-13-14-16-18
Check All or Nothing payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Badger 5 numbers from March 8 drawing
05-15-17-20-24
Check Badger 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning SuperCash numbers from March 8 drawing
05-11-19-29-30-31, Doubler: Y
Check SuperCash payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
- Prizes up to $599: Can be claimed at any Wisconsin Lottery retailer.
- Prizes from $600 to $199,999: Can be claimed in person at a Lottery Office. By mail, send the signed ticket and a completed claim form available on the Wisconsin Lottery claim page to: Prizes, PO Box 777 Madison, WI 53774.
- Prizes of $200,000 or more: Must be claimed in person at the Madison Lottery office. Call the Lottery office prior to your visit: 608-261-4916.
Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?
No, according to the Wisconsin Lottery. Due to the state’s open records laws, the lottery must, upon request, release the name and city of the winner. Other information about the winner is released only with the winner’s consent.
When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Super Cash: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
- Pick 3 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
- Pick 3 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
- Pick 4 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
- Pick 4 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
- All or Nothing (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
- All or Nothing (Evening): 9 p.m. CT daily.
- Megabucks: 9:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Badger 5: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
That lucky feeling: Peek at the past week’s winning numbers.
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Wisconsin editor. You can send feedback using this form.
Midwest
Video shows ex-‘American Idol’ contestant’s emotional outburst after he allegedly killed his wife
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Newly released bodycam video obtained by Fox News Digital shows the husband of an Ohio teacher, who was shot and killed inside the couple’s home, reacting in the immediate aftermath of her death.
Caleb Flynn, 39, is charged with murder stemming from the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn.
The mother, teacher and volleyball coach was shot and killed inside the family’s Tipp City home on Feb. 16. Caleb Flynn was arrested later the same week after he initially called 911 to report that someone had broken into the family’s home.
Video released by Tipp City police shows officers arriving at the home believing they were responding to a botched burglary attempt, with some clips blurred while showing the inside of the residence.
Ashley and Caleb Flynn in an undated photo with their two children. (GoFundMe)
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The officers subsequently encounter Caleb Flynn inside the home.
“Oh, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,” a sobbing Caleb Flynn says in the video.
“Is she, is she gone?” he asks. “What do I do with my daughters?”
Caleb Flynn continues to appear frantic throughout the initial search of the home, loudly crying and hyperventilating as officers attempt to communicate with him.
At one point, he can be heard calling his own mother to inform her of the situation.
“Ashley’s dead,” he repeats, sobbing, “Mommy, she’s gone. I don’t know what to do.”
FAMILY OF OHIO TEACHER ‘CLINGING TO FAITH’ AFTER EX-‘AMERICAN IDOL’ CONTESTANT HUSBAND CHARGED WITH HER MURDER
Bodycam video shows Caleb Flynn bending down to vomit after his wife’s death inside their home in Tipp City, Ohio, on Feb. 16, 2026. (Tipp City Police Department)
Several minutes later, bodycam video captures Caleb Flynn exiting the home before stumbling and falling to the ground.
He is later seen throwing up in the front yard of his home as he is comforted by a woman who arrived at the scene and is later identified as the children’s grandmother.
“The girls don’t know,” he adds, as the woman also breaks down in tears.
The couple shared two daughters, who were asleep inside the home when the shooting happened, according to a 911 call and the bodycam video.
FMR AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT, HUSBAND OF OHIO TEACHER CHARGED WITH WIFE’S MURDER AFTER SHE WAS FOUND IN HOME
Caleb Flynn and a woman cry in bodycam video recorded on the day Ashley Flynn was killed. (Tipp City Police Department)
In a 911 call obtained by Fox News Digital, Caleb Flynn can be heard telling authorities that someone broke into his house and killed his wife.
“Oh my god, somebody broke into my home, somebody broke into my home and shot my wife,” Caleb Flynn said. “My wife, she’s got two shots to her head, there’s blood everywhere. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my God.”
CHRISTIAN MOTHER, TEACHER FOUND DEAD AS POLICE HUNT HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN OHIO HOME INVASION
The dispatcher then asked if Ashley was breathing, to which he responded, “No, I don’t think so.”
“Ashley, Ashley, baby, baby please, oh my god, there’s no – she’s not!” he said.
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Caleb Flynn then added that he found the door “leading to the garage door” “wide open” at the time of the shooting.
Additionally, the individual who called 911 told dispatchers that the kids were asleep in their rooms at the home, according to News Center 7.
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“Someone broke into the RP [reporting person’s] house, unknown if they are still there. Garage door is open,” the dispatcher said. “There was apparently a female shot in the head. Is not responding currently.”
Caleb Flynn was arraigned in court on Friday, Feb. 20. (Dayton Daily News)
“Squad is en route; they aren’t staged yet. Are they good to respond in?” the dispatcher asked.
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“Yes, one person only,” a first responder replied.
The two young children were reportedly asleep in their bedrooms when the shooting happened.
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“RP and juvenile daughter are locked in a bedroom,” the dispatcher told police, according to the outlet. “Just a correction — the juveniles are going to be in their own rooms asleep currently.”
Three days later, Caleb Flynn was arrested in connection with his wife’s killing.
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He is charged with murder, two counts of felonious assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of tampering with evidence.
Prosecutors allege that “Caleb Flynn murdered his wife [redacted] in the morning hours of February 16, 2026,” according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. He allegedly used a 9mm handgun to kill his wife and later staged a crime scene inside the home, causing responding officers to be “led estray,” documents said.
Caleb Flynn is accused of shooting and killing his wife, Ashley Flynn, inside their Ohio home as their young daughters slept. (Ashley Flynn/Facebook)
He was later booked into the Miami County Jail and arraigned. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and had his bond set at $2 million.
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In a previous statement to Fox News Digital, Caleb Flynn’s attorney, L. Patrick Mulligan, said prosecutors rushed to accuse his client of murder.
“Caleb Flynn entered a plea of Not Guilty this morning and looks forward to defending this case. We are both disappointed and concerned about the short timeline and seeming rush to judgment in this case,” Mulligan said. “When the government runs out of leads or can’t develop leads and looks at a surviving spouse in cases such as these, the chance of a wrongful conviction increases.”
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In 2013, Caleb Flynn was a contestant on “American Idol” and was filmed talking about his love for his wife and their relationship during a Hometown Interview segment.
“I absolutely love the Lord. I love my wife more than anything. She is very, very pretty. I love her,” Caleb Flynn said. “But, you know, I’m just a normal person who absolutely loves to sing more than anything in the world.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Flynn’s attorney for additional comment.
Fox News Digital’s Tessa Hoyos and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
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Detroit, MI
Water main break forces lane closures on Detroit’s east side
A water main break in Detroit Saturday night has forced lane closures on a road on the city’s east side, according to city officials.
The incident on East Jefferson Avenue near Burns Avenue was reported around 9 p.m. Officials said a 42-inch water main in the area ruptured.
“Crews responded immediately early Sunday morning to shut off the main and to begin preparing for repairs,” Detroit officials said in a news release.
All residents in the area should have service “due to redundancy in the water system,” according to officials. Anyone who doesn’t is asked to call the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department at 313-267-8000.
As of Sunday afternoon, the city has not issued a boil water advisory and says there are no issues with street flooding.
Repairs are expected to begin on Monday and officials estimate they will be completed “around the middle of the week.”
One lane in each direction of East Jefferson Avenue will remain open at and around the area of the break until repairs are done, and bike lanes at the repair location will be closed.
Officials are asking motorists who drive through the area to budget additional time for their commute or seek an alternate route until all lanes reopen.
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