Todd Richmond, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Jake Patterson walked into court for his sentencing in the murder of James and Denise Closs at the Barron County Justice Center in Barron, Wis., on Friday.

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Man who kidnapped Jayme Closs gets life in prison

by Amy Forliti Associated Press, and Todd Richmond Associated PressMay 24, 2019

BARRON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents after the girl told the judge she that wanted him “locked up forever” for trying to steal her.Jake Patterson, 21,…

Barron County District Attorney Brian Wright speaks with media after Jake Thomas Patterson made his first appearance on video before Judge James Babler at the Barron County Justice Center in Barron, Wis., Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Patterson, accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and holding her captive for three months, made up his mind to take her when he spotted the teenager getting on a school bus near her home, authorities said Monday. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP)

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Complaint in Closs case could be road map for prosecution

by Amy Forliti Associated Press, and Todd Richmond Associated PressJanuary 15, 2019

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a news conference, Oct. 17, about missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs in Barron, Wis.

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Suspect targeted girl, authorities say

by Amy Forliti Associated Press, and Todd Richmond Associated PressJanuary 14, 2019

A large swath of downtown Sun Prairie was closed Wednesday morning, July 11, in the wake of a gas leak explosion Tuesday evening that leveled a downtown Sun Prairie bar, caused a massive fire at a pizza restaurant, killed a firefighter and injured more than a dozen other people.

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Firefighter killed in gas explosion, fire near Madison

by Todd Richmond Associated PressJuly 11, 2018

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2017 file photo, Anissa Weier, appears in court in Waukesha, Wis. A jury is set to begin Monday, Sept. 11, deciding whether Weier, one of two girls accused of trying to sacrifice a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man was mentally ill during the incident. The victim, Payton Leutner was stabbed 19 times in May 2014. All three girls were 12 years old at the time. Leutner survived her wounds, and Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser were captured later that same day.

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Jury to mull defendant’s mental health in Slender Man attack

by Todd Richmond Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017

Firefighters work at the scene following an explosion and fire at the Didion Milling plant in Cambria, Wis., Thursday.

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1 dead, 2 workers missing after mill explosion in Wis.

by Todd Richmond Associated PressJune 1, 2017

A crowd of protesters skirmished with police Saturday night in the Milwaukee neighborhood where an officer shot and killed a man after a traffic stop and foot chase earlier in the day, setting fire to a police car and torching a gas station.

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Police: Man shot in Milwaukee had gun in hand

by Gretchen Ehlke Associated Press, and Todd Richmond Associated PressAugust 14, 2016

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Federal judge strikes down Wisc. election laws

by Todd Richmond Associated PressJuly 29, 2016

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in De Pere, Wis., Wednesday.

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Trump backtracks on question of punishing women for abortion

by Todd Richmond Associated Press, and Jill Colvin Associated PressMarch 30, 2016