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Missing Wisconsin 3-year-old's mother hit with more charges as police ask for video of car in disappearance

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2 years ago

March 11, 2024

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Missing Wisconsin 3-year-old's mother hit with more charges as police ask for video of car in disappearance

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As the search for a missing Wisconsin three-year-old extends into its third week, his mother faces additional criminal charges, and police are searching for a vehicle of interest in his disappearance.

An Amber Alert was issued in Manitowoc County for Elijah Vue on Feb. 20. His mother, Katrina Baur, 30, and her boyfriend Jesse Vang, 39, appeared in court this week on child neglect charges.

On Thursday, prosecutors upgraded Baur’s charge to chronic child neglect and added an additional child neglect charge.

“We have now changed count one to chronic neglect as party to the crime. We have also added count four, which involves neglect to another child who is 6 years old from Feb. 14,” Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre told WISN.

WISCONSIN AUTHORITIES BELIEVE MISSING 3-YEAR-OLD ELIJAH VUE ABDUCTED FROM HOME

Elijah Vue, a three-year-old Wisconsin boy, was last seen around 8 a.m. in Two Rivers on Feb. 20. (Two Rivers Police Department)

This is the fourth charge levied against the mother – she also faces two counts of resisting an officer, Fox 6 reported.

Baur’s attorney, Ann Larson, requested that her client’s $15,000 bail be lowered on Thursday in Manitowoc County Circuit Court:

“She’s been worried sick, not knowing where her son is,” Larson said, according to WISN.

But Baur’s own mother, Jodi Baur, argued against reduced bail in court, WISN reported. LaBre read a written statement from the child’s grandmother in court on Thursday.

“I have known Katrina Baur longer than anyone else as I am her mother,” said the statement, read aloud by LaBre.

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“Katrina has struggled with depression and anxiety for many years, has a history of erratic behavior. She has been suffering from traumatic brain injury and is highly likely to forget mandatory appearances.

“I don’t feel it’s worth the risk to lower her bond, especially as a victim has not been found and many questions have not been answered. She does need to be held accountable for what rules out in the future and I feel releasing her she would be a flight risk.”

Vue’s mother Katrina Baur, right, and her boyfriend Jesse Vang, left, face criminal charges for child neglect. (Two Rivers Police Department)

Vang, who qualifies for public defender representation but has not yet been assigned counsel, also requested that his bail be reduced:

“Yeah, I just got a question,” Vang said, according to WISN. “I want to put in a motion for bail reduction.”

Vang was charged with one felony count of party-to-a-crime child neglect and is being held on a $20,000 cash bond.

Prosecutors said Baur would send Elijah to her boyfriend, Vang, for disciplinary purposes because she wanted to teach her toddler to “be a man.”

Wisconsin authorities announced an Amber Alert for missing three-year-old Elijah Vue more than two weeks ago – a vehicle of interest in his disappearance has since been seized. (Two Rivers Police Department)

Among “punishments” Elijah endured were cold showers and standing for hours while praying in time-out, authorities said.

An amended criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital gives insight into Elijah’s abuse and the days before his disappearance.

After reviewing Baur and Vang’s messages via text and Facebook, prosecutors say the two were discussing meeting at Vang’s apartment to have sex on Feb. 13. Vang told Baur that the three-year-old could “be placed in the bathroom while they have sex,” per the complaint.

Elijah Vue is three feet tall, weighs 45 pounds and has blond hair and brown eyes, according to authorities. Anyone who has information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911. (Two Rivers Police Department)

When Baur arrived at Vang’s apartment at 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, prosecutors said, she left her older six-year-old child unsupervised in her car.

At 3 a.m. the next day, according to the complaint, a photograph from Baur’s phone was taken of Elijah “laying down on a bed” with a “blindfold over his eyes.” The toddler appeared to “have bruising on his jawline and neck on the left side, as well as bruising on his upper arm.”

Elijah was reported missing on Feb. 20 by Vang, who told police he had taken a nap and took the boy into the bedroom with him, but that the child was gone when he woke up about three hours later, the Associated Press reported.

Combined rewards for Elijah’s recovery have risen to $25,000, with Manitowoc County Crime Stoppers offering $10,000, and the FBI offering $15,000, for information leading to the location and return of the child or the arrest and conviction of those responsible for his disappearance.

TENNESSEE POLICE SEARCHING KENTUCKY LANDFILL IN CONNECTION WITH DISAPPEARANCE OF MISSING AUTISTIC TEEN

On Monday, police said they had seized a car of interest – a beige 1997 Nissan Altima with WIsconsin plates beginning with “A” and ending in “0” – in the child’s disappearance. Now, police are asking home and business owners to scour any surveillance footage taken on Feb. 19 between 2 and 9 p.m. for the vehicle, according to Fox 6.

Vue, who is of Hmong descent, is three feet tall, has dark blond hair and brown eyes and weighs about 45 pounds, police say. He has a birthmark on his left knee and was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a long-sleeved, dark-colored shirt, and red-and-green dinosaur slip-on shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 844-267-6648 or 920-686-7200. You can also submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

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Detroit, MI

DER Weekends: Pathways for first-gen students at the University of Detroit Mercy – WDET 101.9 FM

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July 18, 2026

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DER Weekends: Pathways for first-gen students at the University of Detroit Mercy – WDET 101.9 FM

Dean Dr. Ahmed Radwan of the College of Health Professions at the University of Detroit Mercy is hoping to bring more first-generation students to the private university.

“First gen students need extra care… if you are a first gen, this means that you’re on your own. So we, as a university and as a college have to replace the extra support at home and offer it here for the students,” he says.

Ties to immigrant experience

Radwan was born and raised in Cairo. He moved to the United States about 20 years ago. He previously served as s a professor of physical therapy, and later the the Dean of Health Professions at the Utica University in New York.

He joined the University of Detroit Mercy in 2024.

Radwan says that although he was not a first-generation student in the U.S., he felt similar experiences when he moved to the U.S.

“Everything was new. I had to teach myself how to advise my own children at school, because I have not attended school here in the States… I realized how important it is to offer the extra help that is needed at the University for first gen, if we truly care about them and about their success,” he shares.

UDM makes plans to help first gen students

He says UDM provides extra help to students. That includes providing students with a faculty advisor, success coaches, and assistance from the Office of Student Support. He says there’s also a peer educator system.

“I think the student has multiple levels of support, not just one or two,” he says, noting that its not only his passion to support first gen students, but also the university’s mission.

He says the university provides summer camps, starting in middle school, to expose them to different career fields.

First gen students add to campus diversity

Radwan says there are several first-gen students and diverse students on campus.

“I think it depends on the program, but in certain majors, you will be surprised that diversity represents more than 60% of the class,” he shares.

Offering options

Radwan says many minority families expect their first-gen children to pursue specific careers, but he says there are more options.

“Families, especially families coming from the Middle East, they have a preference towards their children being physicians, engineers, lawyers, but there are other health professions that could be even more successful as a career,” he says.

One of those fields is nursing, due to the national shortage.

He says the College of Health Professions and Catherine McAuley School of Nursing offers several programs. It’s an option for students who want to shift another field, “and quickly help them a career shift to nursing to become nurse,” he says.

Radwan explains that these programs are also designed for foreign-born students who need to transfer their skills and work credentials.

The program is offered at the Novi campus, and will be offered in Grand Rapids, in collaboration with Aquinas College campus.

Radwan says the Catholic university welcomes people of diverse faith traditions.

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Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Weather: Chance morning shower, afternoon smoke returns

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3 hours ago

July 18, 2026

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MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels

There is a chance for a few showers/storms early Saturday with the passing of a cold front. As a lake breeze kicks in this afternoon, a few more could develop along it.
The cold front will help drag wildfire smoke down to the surface. Plan on increasing smoky skies Saturday afternoon and evening. Wildfire smoke can linger on Sunday due to an easterly wind. Smoke should become less on Monday.
High temperatures reach the upper 80s on Saturday, low 80s on Sunday, and back to the upper 80s on Monday.
There is a higher chance for stronger storms on Monday afternoon and evening.

Today: Isolated morning rain/storm. Warm and humid. Smoky skies in the afternoon/evening.
High: 89°
Wind: WNW 5-15

Tonight: Smoky skies
Low: 64°
Wind: NE 5-10

Sunday: Partly sunny and cooler. Smoky skies again.
High: 83°
Wind: E 5-10

Monday: Chance for t-storms. Windy, warm and humid.
AM Low: 65° High: 88°
Wind: SW 10-20

Tuesday: Partly sunny.
AM Low: 68° High: 83°
Wind: NW 10-15

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, cooler and less humid.
AM Low: 60° High: 77°
Wind: N 5-10

Thursday: Mostly sunny.
AM Low: 56° High: 83°
Wind: S 5-10

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