4 former Milwaukee hotel workers charged in D'Vontaye Mitchell's death avoid serious prison time

4 former Milwaukee hotel workers charged in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death avoid serious prison time

A judge sentenced four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man in a suffocating dogpile to a mix of probation and time served Wednesday, sparing them any more time behind bars. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge David Swanson handed down the sentences in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s June 2024 death during a series of hearings that…

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Flooding subsides in parts of Midwest after severe storms closed roads, cut power and killed at least 1

Flooding subsides in parts of Midwest after severe storms closed roads, cut power and killed at least 1

Flash flooding began to abate in parts of the Midwest on Monday, after heavy rainfall hit half a dozen states over the weekend. Inundation knocked out power to thousands, forced road closures and killed at least one person, officials said. The damage was particularly severe in the Milwaukee area, where recent flooding reached an unofficial…

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