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A man was charged in the death of McKenna Wendel, whose body was found outside Brookings on March 19 after she was last seen alive on March 14. His life sentence was commuted by Kristi Noem.

A South Dakota man, Mark Milk, whose life sentence was commuted by then-Gov. Kristi Noem, is charged in the death of his 14-year-old niece, McKenna Wendel, found five days after she went missing in March. Milk faces five counts including drug possession linked to her death, while Jon Rogness is charged with conspiracy to cover up the crimes.

A South Dakota man, Mark Milk, whose life sentence was commuted by then-Gov. Kristi Noem, is charged in the death of his 14-year-old niece, McKenna Wendel, whose body was found five days after she went missing. Milk faces five counts related to her death, including possession of cocaine that caused it, while another man, Jon Rogness, faces conspiracy and accessory charges.

Newark’s charter school enrollment grew by less than 1% this school year, the slowest rate since 2019, while traditional public schools lost over 700 students, particularly multilingual learners. Immigration enforcement concerns and shifting family choices may explain the enrollment shifts, with charter schools enrolling fewer than 10% of the city’s multilingual learners.

Over 100,000 American children have had a parent detained in immigration sweeps since President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign began. The report by Brookings estimates roughly 200,000 children, including 145,000 American kids, have had a parent detained. This has led to family separations across the country.

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