Wisconsin
Wisconsin Veteran finds forever home
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – “He was homeless and living at a hotel,” said Christina Johnson.
That was Michael Cloyd’s life 8 months ago.
“I started falling down, and it kept getting worse,” said Cloyd. The 73 year old Vietnam Veteran was living out of a motel. His health was detreating.
Johnson said “I got a call from the home health nurse that he had had multiple falls.”
“One of the guests called the ambulance,” said Cloyd.
Mike was taken to the VA Hospital near the end of last year. Where he remained for nearly four months due to complications in finding assisted living.
Cloyd said ”“I don’t know what it was with finding housing, but I couldn’t.”
Mike’s daughter says he had some issues earlier in life that people weren’t willing to look past. That was until Vilitha Clay and her family opened the doors to their home.
“I feel like despite your background and circumstances everyone deserves a second chance at redemption, at hope and at support,” said Clay.
For Vilitha, this was a dream come true.
She said “I would always talk to my co-workers about wanting to open an adult family home.”
It’s been four months since Mike moved in and so much progress has already been made.
“I think that when he got here he was a little more quiet and more reserved and there was some anxiousness there just needing to get used to this new environment…but he’s handled it very well,” said Dion Huff.
Gaining nearly forty pounds of healthy weight. Mikes daughter says she can’t explain the difference this has made on her fathers mental health.
“He looks happier, he looks healthier,” said Johnson.
Mike would agree.
“The staff is real nice…they are there when I need them you know,” said Cloyd.
For the Love Recovery and Connections staff, Mike is more than a resident.
“Mike is family” said Clay.
From family gatherings to mothers day brunch.
“I’ve come to look at this a lot less like a job and just more of a connection that I am building with Mike…really been able to build a familial connection with Mike,” said Huff.
“I think this is what veterans are going to want, they want a small family setting and they want to be a part of the family and part of the community,” said Jordan Miller.
“To see how happy mike is I think that’s the best part,” said Clay.
The goal remains to bring more adult family homes like this to Dane county.
“I think seeing the programs in other parts of the united states…and visiting the homes and seeing how well those veterans are doing, it just motivates me to bring this to Madison,” said Miller.
Providing love, recovery, and connection.
“I think at the end of the day where all just people who need love, support and acceptance. And I think that we should treat each other with dignity and respect regardless of where we come from and our age,” said Clay.
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About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry on Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader.
It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (about 40 kilometres) southwest of Wisconsin’s capital, Madison.
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a video statement that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to break into the property” and assault officers. He said protesters have ignored designated areas for peaceful protest and blocked roads to prevent emergency vehicles from entering.
“This is not a peaceful protest,” Barrett said.
The sheriff’s department said a “significant” number of people were arrested out of about 1,000 protesters at the site but did not give an exact total as they were still being processed as of the afternoon.
Protesters tried to overcome barricades that included a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence. Some protesters did get through the fence but were unable to enter the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde reflects on early March Madness exit
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde said the Badgers ‘thought we could do so many things’ in the NCAA Tournament before it ended abrupty with an upset loss.
Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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Farmstead damage in Franklin
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Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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