Wisconsin
PAWS Chicago welcomes 25 beagles rescued from controversial Wisconsin research breeder
A better life is in sight for dozens of dogs.
PAWS Chicago welcomed 25 beagles from a massive rescue operation on Saturday.
Last week, more than a thousand dogs were rescued from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, after weeks of protests over their treatment of the dogs. Ridglan Farms agreed to sell 1,500 of the facility’s roughly 2,000 beagles, which were then transferred to rescue organizations across the country, including PAWS Chicago.
Celene Mielcarek, PAWS Chicago chief program officer, explained what’s next for the dogs as they begin their new lives.
“These beagles have lived their lives in isolation. They’ve lived their lives in cages inside. We’re going to make sure that they are healthy. They’re each going to get tucked in by a volunteer into warm bedding. They’re each going to get a yummy dinner tonight, and they’re going to start that new chapter of their life,” she said.
She says it will take some time for the beagles to get used to being dogs and understanding what it’s like to live in a home. To help with that, they will be sent to experienced foster homes that will help them understand human connection.
Once the beagles are ready, they’ll head to the PAWS Chicago Lincoln Park adoption center to meet their forever family.
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A deal between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders to give Wisconsin income tax filers a rebate would have excluded about 30% of filers.
That’s because the deal provided rebates up to $300 for individuals and $600 for married joint filers only to residents who paid state income taxes for 2024.
The deal, which failed to pass in the state Senate, also reduced property taxes, increased funding for schools and ended taxes on tips and some overtime pay.
According to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, about 2.1 million residents would have received the rebates. Based on that and the U.S. Census estimates, 55% of adults would not be eligible for tax rebates based on not having owed taxes or because they did not file a return. Of those who filed, about 26% were not eligible for a rebate, LFB estimated.
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Sources
Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Estimated Distribution of Individual Income Tax Rebate under May 2026 Special Session LRB-6707 and LRB-6710 (“the bill”),
U.S. Census, Age and Sex
Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Individual Income Tax – Filing Requirements
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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Wisconsin officials sent out a statewide alert Monday for a missing 69-year-old woman who was last seen on Friday in Stoughton.
Authorities said the family of Pamela Mael last spoke to her around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 22.
Mael was last seen in the 800 block of West Main Street, in Stoughton, Wisconsin Department of Justice said in the Silver Alert.
Her family members told the Stoughton Police Department that she has potentially declined cognitively and has been sick for the last two months.
The alert noted Mael’s vehicle was last seen around 3 p.m. Sunday heading south on Highway 14, near Highway 92, outside of Brooklyn. Mael drives a 2005 red Toyota Camry with license plate number AUA5536.
On the driver’s side rear window of Mael’s car, she has a red bear paw sticker that says Ho-Chunk.
Police described Mael as being 5-feet-3-inches tall, weighing about 112 pounds and having brown eyes and brown hair.
Mael has tattoos that are colored black, white or red. The Silver Alert said she has a dream catcher tattoo on her right upper arm, a flower on her left shoulder, a wolf howling at the moon on her left calf, a pair of dice on her left foot and an infinity sign with the names Zachary and Shelby on her left forearm.
Anyone who sees her was asked to call the Stoughton Police Department at 608-873-3374.
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MILWAUKEE – Soccer fans, this is your shot! The 2026 FIFA World Cup is around the corner. While you can catch all the action on FOX6, we also want to highlight our soccer stars here at home.
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