Wisconsin
The Huge New American Olympic Star No One Saw Coming
This is part of Slate’s 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more here.
On Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Games, America’s long national speedskating nightmare finally came to an end. With an exhilarating come-from-behind sprint in the last lap of the 1,000-meter race, 21-year-old Wisconsinite Jordan Stolz passed Dutch superstar Jenning de Boo to set a new Olympic record and win gold to boot. Before Wednesday, Team USA hadn’t won an individual men’s long-track speedskating Olympic medal in 16 years. Stolz’s gold doesn’t just mark the end of a long fallow period in a sport at which America once excelled. It could also herald the beginning of a new golden age.
For decades, American long-track and short-track speedskaters were an international force, with athletes such as Bonnie Blair, Dan Jansen, Shani Davis, and Apolo Anton Ohno racking up Olympic titles. You probably still recognize these names, which speaks to the outsized cachet that speedskating long enjoyed in the United States. Despite the sport’s relative obscurity, America’s top speedskaters have often become crossover celebrities.
Twelve years ago, this stretch of dominance came to an abrupt end. Team USA failed to win a single long-track medal at either the 2014 Sochi Games or the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, and won only a single short-track medal at each. The Americans did a little better in 2022—Erin Jackson won gold in the 500 meters, and the men won a bronze in the team sprint—but got no medals at all in short track. Theories varied as to why American speedskating took such a nosedive. Some blamed substandard racing suits. Others blamed US Speedskating leadership. Still others blamed the very mean short-track coach who’d been hired to shape up Team USA.
Maybe the real reason was that Team USA was waiting for Jordan Stolz to reach his prime. As a kid, Stolz idolized Ohno and emulated him throughout long Wisconsin winters spent skating on his backyard pond. When Stolz outgrew his backyard, his parents took him to one of the closest indoor rinks they could find—the Pettit National Ice Center, in Milwaukee, which just so happens to be the best speedskating training center in the country. There, Stolz worked with a succession of top coaches—including, briefly, Shani Davis—to develop his training routine and skating style.
Stolz’s development skyrocketed when he started working with Bob Corby, a former U.S. speedskater who had coached the 1984 Winter Olympics squad that left Sarajevo empty-handed. The medal shutout gnawed at Corby for years. “I was incredibly frustrated,” he said in a 2024 interview. “I asked myself: what did you do wrong? I thought a lot about it and said to myself: if I ever do this again, [I’d] do it differently.”
More than 30 years later, long after Corby had forsaken speedskating for a career in physical therapy, Stolz called out of the blue and asked to work with him. (“How can you say no to a 14-year-old kid who calls you on the phone?” Corby remembered.) Corby’s long layoff from the sport gave him a different perspective from many other top skating coaches. While contemporary trends in speedskating development tend to focus on data and analytics, Corby chose to emphasize Stolz’s strength and conditioning. “He likes work,” Corby said. “I pushed him on almost everything, and he just responded.”
This old-school focus made sense for Stolz, who seems to have a preternatural feel for speedskating technique. He excels at timing and turn mechanics, while minimizing “wasted motion” as well as any skater alive. “The things that he does well typically take people an entire career of microadjustments to get there,” 2006 Olympic gold medalist Joey Cheek told NPR in 2023. Gold medalist Dan Jansen concurred: “Jordan’s just a freak. You don’t learn to be as good technically as he is at 18 years old. You have to just feel it.”
Stolz clearly “feels it” while on the ice, which is perhaps one reason why a data-centric training regimen wasn’t for him. Rather than let the analytics tell him how to eke out incremental improvements, Stolz leans into what he already does well, while counting on Corby to push his body hard enough during training so that he can power through the final lap on race day.
This strategy paid off for Stolz on Wednesday. In many of the preceding heats, I watched as skaters took early leads only to run out of gas. Stolz, too, took an early lead against de Boo—but the Dutchman eventually passed him and led going into the final lap. Then, in the final turn, Stolz made his move, passing de Boo on the inside and surging across the finish line and into the Olympic record book.
Stolz has three races left to skate in Milan Cortina—and after Wednesday’s dominant performance, he’ll be marked as the man to beat in the 500-meter and 1,500-meter events and as a contender in the mass start.
If you think the pressure will rattle him, then you don’t know Jordan Stolz. “I like the feeling of being the hunted one,” he told CBC Sports last year. At long last, the rest of the world is chasing an American speedskater—and at these Olympics, Stolz might never get caught.
Additional reporting by Rosemary Belson.
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 May 9, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from May 9 drawing
15-41-46-47-56, Powerball: 22, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 9 drawing
Midday: 2-4-4
Evening: 8-4-5
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 9 drawing
Midday: 7-3-4-7
Evening: 3-3-5-1
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning All or Nothing numbers from May 9 drawing
Midday: 03-04-05-06-07-09-12-13-14-16-19
Evening: 03-08-09-12-13-14-15-17-20-21-22
Check All or Nothing payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Badger 5 numbers from May 9 drawing
05-14-18-25-27
Check Badger 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning SuperCash numbers from May 9 drawing
02-09-16-28-32-35, Doubler: Y
Check SuperCash payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Megabucks numbers from May 9 drawing
02-20-36-39-40-41
Check Megabucks 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.
Feeling lucky? WI man wins $768 million Powerball jackpot **
WI Lottery history: Top 10 Powerball and Mega Million jackpots
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Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. – Two people from Illinois were arrested following a police chase that started in Fond du Lac County and ended in Winnebago County on Friday, May 8.
Initial traffic stop
What we know:
According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, just after 1 p.m. the sheriff’s office got an alert for a stolen vehicle out of Illinois heading northbound on I-41 from County Road Y.
It was learned that the vehicle was involved in two different police chases in the past week in Illinois, but had eluded officers each time.
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A short time later, a deputy spotted the vehicle on I-41 near Winnebago Street. The deputy continued to follow the suspect vehicle northbound, waiting for more deputies to get into position to attempt a high-risk traffic stop. Once those deputies were in position, a high-risk traffic stop was conducted. The vehicle initially pulled over and stopped, but right after deputies got out of their squad cars and started telling the people to get out of the vehicle, it instead fled northbound on I-41.
Chase into Winnebago County
What we know:
The chase went into Winnebago County, with the vehicle failing to pullover and instead speeding up. As the chase continued, the vehicle continued driving recklessly, passing by other vehicles on the interstate, including passing on the shoulder and weaving between vehicles, all at a high rate of speed.
The vehicle exited I-41 and ran three red lights. The chase continued southbound on State Highway 26, with the vehicle continuing to pass vehicles at a high rate of speed on the two-lane highway.
The vehicle then went off the road and drove through the yard of a home before circling around in the yard, traveling through the ditch, and reentering the highway going northbound. It then went into a field near County Road Z and Clay Road.
As a sergeant with the sheriff’s office was moving in to perform a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT Maneuver), the suspect vehicle went into reverse and rammed the front of the squad. The vehicle then attempted to leave the field by traveling through a ditch and back up onto the road, where another sheriff’s squad ended the chase by intentionally striking the vehicle and pushing it off the road and back into the ditch.
The vehicle rolled over in the ditch, came to rest upright, but was then disabled and could not move. Two people got out of the vehicle and were taken into custody. The vehicle started on fire and a fire department had to respond to extinguish the fire. Both people from the vehicle were evaluated by medical personnel on scene.
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Facing charges
What we know:
The driver of the vehicle was identified as a 23-year-old man from Des Plaines, Illinois. He was taken to the Fond du Lac County Jail on the following charges:
- Fleeing/Eluding an Officer
- 1st-Degree Reckless Endangering Safety (2 Counts)
- Resisting/Obstructing Officer
- Delivering Illegal Articles by Inmate (Ecstasy Pills).
The driver’s criminal history in Illinois was flagged as armed and dangerous with previous weapons offenses, dangerous drug offenses, and criminal damage to property.
The passenger of the vehicle was identified as a 23-year-old woman from Franklin Park, Illinois. She was taken to the Fond du Lac County Jail on the following charges:
- Fleeing/Eluding—Party to a Crime
- 1st Degree Reckless Endangering Safety—Party to a Crime
- Possession of THC
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Resisting and Obstructing an Officer
The Source: The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office sent FOX6 a press release.
Wisconsin
Stepmom from hell accused of starving 35-pound teen daughter enters plea — could spend the rest of her life behind bars
The Wisconsin stepmother from hell accused of abusing her 35-pound 14-year-old daughter by depriving her of food and water has entered a no-contest plea in the twisted case.
Melissa Goodman, 52, now faces up to 46 years in prison if she’s handed the maximum sentence for charges of chronic neglect causing great bodily harm, chronic neglect causing emotional damage and false imprisonment.
She’s set to be sentenced on July 1.
Goodman, along with husband Walter Goodman, has been accused of starving her autistic stepdaughter.
Goodman’s daughter Savanna Goodman and her girlfriend Kayla Stemler were also charged over the alleged abuse, People reported.
The family is accused of locking the teen in a bedroom without a mattress, restricting her to only her room for years and depriving her of food and water, according to Wisconsin prosecutors.
The mobile home they lived in became a house of horrors for the teenager, who was mistaken for a 6-year-old when she was found by cops in August 2025 and rushed to the hospital.
Walter Goodman, the victim’s father, called 911 to report that his daughter was lethargic and ill.
Responding officers found her weighing just 35 pounds; she was hospitalized with multi-organ dysfunction, including respiratory failure and pancreatitis.
From 2020 until August 2025, the victim, whose name is not disclosed because she is a minor, was allegedly isolated in a trailer on Hattie Lane, in Oneida, Wisconsin.
Extended family members were told she was away on vacation or with other relatives to explain her absence.
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