Midwest
Wisconsin library to accept animal photos in lieu of fines for damaged books
A library in Wisconsin announced an innovative new policy for the handling of damaged materials. Instead of paying a fine, library patrons can share a picture of the culprit.
“We understand that library materials can look delicious to pets and young children, so the Middleton Public Library has unveiled a new policy for fatally chomped materials,” said the Middleton Public Library in an April 29 post on its Facebook page.
Middleton is a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin.
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“In lieu of payment for the item, we would like to offer you the option of submitting a photo of the beloved culprit,” said the library, along with a dog emoji.
Since the policy was announced, four “chompers” have taken advantage of it, deputy library director Katharine Clark told Fox News Digital this week in an email.
From left to right, Daisy, Quik, Ward, and Sky were all featured on the Middleton Public Library’s Facebook page after they each ate a book their owners checked out from the library. (Courtesy Middleton Public Library)
The first, Daisy, ate a copy of “The Guest,” by B.A. Paris.
The second was Quik, an American water spaniel, whose choice of chomping material was not revealed.
The third was Ward, a goldendoodle who ate a book about yoga — and finally Sky, an Australian labradoodle who chomped on “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros.
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“So far, all of our book chompers have been dogs, but we look forward to the diversity of animals we may see,” said Clark, noting that the library typically sees about two books a month that suffer damage from pets.
The new policy and subsequent posts were inspired by another library’s offer to waive fines in exchange for a photo of a cat, Clark told Fox News Digital.
“While the Middleton Public Library no longer has late fees for overdue materials, we do charge for lost or damaged materials,” she said.
The Middleton Public Library is located in Middleton, Wisconsin. It does not charge fines for overdue items — and will accept animal pictures instead of a fee for replacing a damaged item. (Google Maps)
Clark continued, “Quickly the conversation turned to the frequency of materials actually damaged by our furry friends, and we thought it would be fun to adapt this fine forgiveness program to showcase these ‘offenders.’”
Libraries, said Clark, “still have a lingering reputation for being places of sternness and punishment. People often approach us with a damaged item thinking that their library privileges will be revoked forever!”
“This exchange can go a long way to creating a positive and lasting relationship with the library.”
This, she said, is not true, noting “we are all human and understand that accidents happen; we would never want one damaged item to destroy someone’s relationship with the library.”
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And while the photos of pets are fun for social media followers, they have had additional benefits for library patrons, she said.
“When staff can present this photo option to a distraught patron, this exchange can go a long way to creating a positive and lasting relationship with the library,” said Clark.
The library’s Facebook post about Sky was shared nearly 500 times, with many people saying that they, too, wanted to “chomp” the book when they were finished with it. (Courtesy Middleton Public Library)
Although Sky was the fourth “chomper” to be featured by the library, the post about his misdeed garnered far more attention than the others.
The Facebook post was shared nearly 500 times, with many people defending Sky’s actions.
“Sky just did what we all wanted to do after finishing ‘Iron Flame,’” said one Facebook user.
“I mean, that book frustrated me, too. Sky is innocent,” said another.
“Australian labradoodles are EXTREMELY smart so I am sure Sky read it,” wrote another Facebook user.
Others said they were now going to follow the library’s Facebook page to see additional photos of dogs.
“I’m here for this type of puppy shaming,” said a Facebook user.
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Milwaukee, WI
Hundreds rally on Milwaukee’s South Side against ICE arrests and in solidarity with immigrants
Hundreds of people gathered at Kosciuszko Park on Milwaukee’s South Side, marching through the neighborhood and raising signs in protest of recent ICE arrests across Wisconsin.
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Community members, organizations, and city leaders joined together in the march, which organizers said is meant to be peaceful and to raise awareness about human rights.
“We are standing in solidarity; we don’t believe what’s happening out here in the streets is valid. We think this administration is messed up and we see the politics trickling down now to Milwaukee,” Christina Lopez-Prado said.
The protest comes after federal agents conducted a series of arrests across Wisconsin in the last couple of days. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday that they have arrested 39 people and that many of them have criminal histories.
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“As an immigrant myself from Guatemala, I sympathize so much with the people of my community. Especially those who live in fear for what ICE is doing to our communities,” Julia said. “I have hope because the only thing stronger than fear is hope.”
Emilio De Torre of Milwaukee Turners said the nature of the arrests has shaken the community.
“It’s disruptive. People are afraid to go outside, afraid of being racially profiled,” De Torre said.
De Torre also addressed what demonstrators want from the federal government.
“Milwaukee does not want the kind of chaos that has been reigned down in Minneapolis, in Chicago, in LA. We want our federal government to follow the Constitution, to follow due process, and to make sure their reactions meet the thing that necessitated it,” De Torre said.
DHS said in its statement that all people arrested have or will receive full due process and will remain in ICE custody pending their removal or removal proceedings.
TMJ4 reached out to DHS for an updated number on arrests made in Wisconsin. They did not provide any new information.
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Minneapolis, MN
In the 70s
A retrospective look meant to counter hindsight bias pertaining to the Bicentennial era, presented in the manner of Leonard Michaels (“I Would Have Saved Them If I Could”; “The Men’s Club”) and his short story “In the Fifties.“
In the seventies, my family moved to Minnesota from Vermont. I also started school that same year. That was the year everything changed for the worse. I attended six different elementary schools: two red-brick bastions of stale white bread conformity, three inner-city schools, and one school overseas.
In the seventies, I spent whole days exploring wooded and riverine areas, skating and sledding in the winter, riding my bike around the parkways and lakes ringing Minneapolis, or at the beach, where I would swim as far out as I could without the lifeguards getting mad. Given that my family put the “diss” in dysfunctional, being a free-range kid saved my sanity.
In the seventies, my mother commandeered the TV set during the summer of 1973 to watch the Watergate hearings when my brother and I wanted to watch cartoons and situation comedy reruns. We didn’t understand exactly what Nixon had done, but being deprived of entertainment gave us a tangible reason to hate him.
Because home delivery of the Sunday New York Times was not yet an option in the seventies, some of my fonder childhood memories are of going to a suburban news outlet after Sunday school at the First Unitarian Society, where my brother and I would browse the comic books and paperbacks until our mother pried us out of there or the store manager shooed us out.
Because of the 1973 and 1979 energy crises, gas tripled in price during the seventies.
The price of nearly everything increased. I look back wistfully now at my mother maintaining that Big John Baked Beans were too expensive at forty-nine cents a can.
Racist, sexist, ethnocentric and homophobic jokes became less acceptable during the seventies but were still very much a part of the culture.
Corporal punishment and shaming (especially body shaming) were regarded as acceptable parenting methods in the seventies.
In 1973, the American Psychological Association stopped categorizing homosexuality as a mental illness. However, therapists and clinicians wasted no time finding other ways of pathologizing difference. Oppositional defiant disorder, anyone?
The 1970s also saw the rise of the so-called New Right (many of them old-time reactionaries in new clothing), the growth of megachurches and increasing political clout of the religious right, exemplified by Anita Bryant and Jerry Falwell.
Every other news cycle seemed to yield new scarehead articles and more unsettling stories: Killer bees, encephalitis-bearing mosquitoes, the Glensheen Mansion murders, Son of Sam, the Church Committee revelations concerning the FBI and CIA’s misdeeds; to name just a few.
Last but not least, nostalgia became a mass phenomenon in the 1970s with K-Tel’s compilation albums of bygone musical hits, movies like American Graffiti, and TV shows such as “Happy Days” which painted a picture of 1950s in roseate colors for all those yearning for a simpler place and time, or imbued with selective memories. The more things change, the more things stay the same.
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Indianapolis, IN
BC39 Results: July 1, 2026 (Indianapolis Dirt Track) – Racing News
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dirt Track results from the finale of the BC39
USAC Midgets are on the grounds in Indianapolis, IN. The bullring dirt track is set to host the finale of the BC39 paying $20,039 to the winner.
View BC39 results below.
Drake and Danner set the front row. 39 laps of dirt track racing are up next…
Main Event
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Green flag, Drake gets the jump on the outside lane and he’s clear off turn two.
35 to go, Danner is all over the bumper of the leader.
31 to go, Danner heads for the cushion. A lap later, he slides Drake for the lead into turn three. Drake crosses under him but Danner holds the lead.
29 to go, three cars tangle, caution.
Green, Danner leads Drake. Cars tangle, caution.
Green, Danner knocks the cushion. He bicycles and still holds the lead.
27 to go, McIntosh to 2nd.
23 to go, Danner bounces off the wall and he keeps rolling. Car stalled behind them, caution.
Green, McIntosh slides Danner for the lead! Danner crosses under him and he slides him back. McIntosh crosses under him. McIntosh returns to the lead.
19 to go, Danner knocks the cushion. He bounces around the corner and takes the lead.
17 to go, Edwards jumps the cushion and he collects Peck, caution.
Green, McIntosh works the inside and he clears Danner for the lead. Danner slides him and Kevin Thomas Jr makes it three wide for the lead. Danner is clear on the top.
9 to go, car upside down in turn four, caution.
Green, Danner leads McIntosh.
Briggs Danner wins the BC39!
BC39 Results
July 1, 2026
The following includes full results:
Practice
Dirt Draft Hot Laps: 1. 40X-Briggs Danner, 12.397[4]; 2. 71K-Cannon McIntosh, 12.566[10]; 3. 19-Drew Sherman, 12.646[30]; 4. 40L-Mack Leopard, 12.666[53]; 5. 19M-Ethan Mitchell, 12.667[35]; 6. 3J-JJ Yeley, 12.671[22]; 7. 19H-Joel Myers Jr, 12.674[39]; 8. 7U-Karter Sarff, 12.685[42]; 9. 98K-Brandon Carr, 12.690[47]; 10. 3P-Justin Peck, 12.696[8];
11. 40D-Drake Edwards, 12.698[15]; 12. 19X-Adyn Schmidt, 12.703[28]; 13. 4-Kale Drake, 12.703[11]; 14. 14-Kevin Thomas Jr, 12.704[3]; 15. 14K-Jakeb Boxell, 12.734[27]; 16. 22H-Rylan Gray, 12.754[34]; 17. 57-Logan Seavey, 12.757[20]; 18. 05-Alex Midkiff, 12.763[40]; 19. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold, 12.766[9]; 20. 54-Jake Swanson, 12.780[5];
21. 11-Kaylee Bryson, 12.791[23]; 22. 87-Justin Grant, 12.814[6]; 23. 67K-Colton Robinson, 12.818[26]; 24. 5P-Wesley Smith, 12.820[29]; 25. 63-Cale Coons, 12.824[17]; 26. 67-Jacob Denney, 12.842[12]; 27. 45-Bradley Cox, 12.884[14]; 28. T21-Kade Taylor, 12.891[33]; 29. 3G-Kyle Cummins, 12.909[18]; 30. 36-Jonathan Beason, 12.915[21];
31. 1-Zach Wigal, 12.944[2]; 32. 20Q-Brecken Reese, 12.959[24]; 33. 7T-Adam Taylor, 13.025[54]; 34. 5D-Zach Daum, 13.034[16]; 35. 32A-Alex Sewell, 13.071[38]; 36. 8L-Cooper Miller, 13.085[50]; 37. 8B-Jeffrey Abbey, 13.088[46]; 38. 3N-Logan Julien, 13.147[36]; 39. 43-Gunnar Setser, 13.164[19]; 40. 32J-Tanner Thorson, 13.229[61];
41. 97-Gavin Miller, 13.236[1]; 42. 19K-Riley Kreisel, 13.269[43]; 43. 89-Steven Snyder Jr, 13.309[13]; 44. 1R-Ricky Thornton Jr, 13.333[7]; 45. 20W-Cody Weisensel, 13.340[32]; 46. 86-Daison Pursley, 13.342[25]; 47. 19R-Beau Doyle, 13.378[60]; 48. 7TX-Kyle Jones, 13.382[55]; 49. 1M-Dodge Carlbert, 13.466[41]; 50. 14J-Wout Hoffmans, 13.483[31];
51. 5U-Jake Robinson, 13.497[49]; 52. 81-Frank Flud, 13.601[37]; 53. 8XL-Christian Miller, 13.692[52]; 54. 33-Cameron Hagin, 13.717[51]; 55. 32-Eric Heydenreich, 13.745[48]; 56. 35-Josh Hodge, 14.000[44]; 57. 7W-Tyler Watkins, 14.046[56]; 58. 21K-Cord Kisthardt, 14.055[45]; 59. 99K-Robert Carson, 14.165[59]; 60. 35S-Christopher Hartman, 14.681[57]; 61. 27-Austin Wood, 14.681[58]
Qualifying Races
K1 Race Gear Qualifying Race 1 (10 Laps): 1. 43-Gunnar Setser[3]; 2. 86-Daison Pursley[2]; 3. 89-Steven Snyder Jr[4]; 4. 1R-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 5. 97-Gavin Miller[6]; 6. 7TX-Kyle Jones[10]; 7. 81-Frank Flud[7]; 8. 32J-Tanner Thorson[11]; 9. 19K-Riley Kreisel[8]; 10. 14J-Wout Hoffmans[1]; 11. 5U-Jake Robinson[9]
TJ Forged Qualifying Race 2 (10 Laps): 1. 67K-Colton Robinson[2]; 2. 57-Logan Seavey[3]; 3. 3P-Justin Peck[5]; 4. 45-Bradley Cox[4]; 5. 1-Zach Wigal[6]; 6. 32A-Alex Sewell[7]; 7. 8L-Cooper Miller[9]; 8. 7W-Tyler Watkins[10]; 9. 35-Josh Hodge[8]; 10. 20W-Cody Weisensel[1]
KN Filters Qualifying Race 3 (10 Laps): 1. 40D-Drake Edwards[4]; 2. 14K-Jakeb Boxell[2]; 3. 14-Kevin Thomas Jr[6]; 4. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 5. 36-Jonathan Beason[3]; 6. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[5]; 7. 33-Cameron Hagin[9]; 8. 21K-Cord Kisthardt[8]; 9. T21-Kade Taylor[1]; 10. 35S-Christopher Hartman[10]
Indy Powersports Qualifying Race 4 (10 Laps): 1. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[4]; 2. 40X-Briggs Danner[5]; 3. 3J-JJ Yeley[3]; 4. 22H-Rylan Gray[1]; 5. 05-Alex Midkiff[6]; 6. 8B-Jeffrey Abbey[7]; 7. 19X-Adyn Schmidt[2]; 8. 8XL-Christian Miller[8]; 9. 5D-Zach Daum[9]; 10. (DNS) 27-Austin Wood
Qualifying Race 5 (10 Laps): 1. 4-Kale Drake[5]; 2. 98K-Brandon Carr[8]; 3. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[1]; 4. 11-Kaylee Bryson[3]; 5. 54-Jake Swanson[6]; 6. 40L-Mack Leopard[9]; 7. 99K-Robert Carson[10]; 8. 1M-Dodge Carlbert[7]; 9. 63-Cale Coons[4]; 10. 5P-Wesley Smith[2]
Qualifying Race 6 (10 Laps): 1. 19-Drew Sherman[2]; 2. 3N-Logan Julien[1]; 3. 67-Jacob Denney[5]; 4. 7U-Karter Sarff[7]; 5. 3G-Kyle Cummins[4]; 6. 20Q-Brecken Reese[3]; 7. 87-Justin Grant[6]; 8. 7T-Adam Taylor[9]; 9. 32-Eric Heydenreich[8]; 10. 19R-Beau Doyle[10]
C Mains
C-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 7U-Karter Sarff[1]; 2. 05-Alex Midkiff[3]; 3. 8B-Jeffrey Abbey[5]; 4. 40L-Mack Leopard[6]; 5. 22H-Rylan Gray[2]; 6. 5P-Wesley Smith[9]; 7. 8L-Cooper Miller[7]; 8. 19X-Adyn Schmidt[4]; 9. 14J-Wout Hoffmans[10]; 10. T21-Kade Taylor[8]; 11. 7T-Adam Taylor[12]; 12. 19R-Beau Doyle[15]; 13. 32-Eric Heydenreich[11]; 14. 99K-Robert Carson[14]; 15. 5U-Jake Robinson[13]
C-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 20Q-Brecken Reese[1]; 2. 63-Cale Coons[2]; 3. 19K-Riley Kreisel[9]; 4. 32A-Alex Sewell[3]; 5. 7TX-Kyle Jones[5]; 6. 81-Frank Flud[4]; 7. 20W-Cody Weisensel[10]; 8. 33-Cameron Hagin[8]; 9. 1M-Dodge Carlbert[6]; 10. 32J-Tanner Thorson[14]; 11. 7W-Tyler Watkins[11]; 12. 35S-Christopher Hartman[13]; 13. 8XL-Christian Miller[12]; 14. 21K-Cord Kisthardt[7]
B Main
Semi-Feature (15 Laps): 1. 86-Daison Pursley[2]; 2. 19-Drew Sherman[1]; 3. 3G-Kyle Cummins[6]; 4. 14K-Jakeb Boxell[4]; 5. 3J-JJ Yeley[3]; 6. 11-Kaylee Bryson[7]; 7. 98K-Brandon Carr[5]; 8. 3N-Logan Julien[9]; 9. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[12]; 10. 63-Cale Coons[16]; 11. 36-Jonathan Beason[8]; 12. 7U-Karter Sarff[13]; 13. 5D-Zach Daum[11]; 14. 19K-Riley Kreisel[18]; 15. 20Q-Brecken Reese[14]; 16. 40L-Mack Leopard[19]; 17. 05-Alex Midkiff[15]; 18. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[10]; 19. 8B-Jeffrey Abbey[17]; 20. 32A-Alex Sewell[20]
Main Event
BC39 by AVANTI (39 Laps):
1. 40X-Briggs Danner[1]
2. 14-Kevin Thomas Jr[3]
3. 67-Jacob Denney[9]
4. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[4]
5. 4-Kale Drake[2]
6. 97-Gavin Miller[6]
7. 89-Steven Snyder Jr[12]
8. 98K-Brandon Carr[26]
9. 43-Gunnar Setser[8]
10. 87-Justin Grant[18]
11. 57-Logan Seavey[14]
12. 86-Daison Pursley[19]
13. 54-Jake Swanson[13]
14. 1R-Ricky Thornton Jr[11]
15. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[17]
16. 3G-Kyle Cummins[21]
17. 19-Drew Sherman[20]
18. 11-Kaylee Bryson[24]
19. 32J-Tanner Thorson[28]
20. 14K-Jakeb Boxell[22]
21. 63-Cale Coons[27]
22. 3J-JJ Yeley[23]
23. 3P-Justin Peck[7]
24. 20Q-Brecken Reese[25]
25. 45-Bradley Cox[15]
26. 40D-Drake Edwards[5]
27. 67K-Colton Robinson[16]
28. 1-Zach Wigal[10]
BC39
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