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KENOSHA — A series of books and short stories written by a Kenosha author is changing the lives of her readers and their families. Parents who once thought certain tasks were impossible are seeing big changes in their kids. The series is called Positively Prepared. The books are written by Heather McKay. She has been a speech pathologist for about 26 years. She writes primarily short stories that are called 'social stories' or 'social narratives'. “They are books that are written to prepare children for specific situations, procedures, or events," McKay said. These stories prepare children for big moments by giving them visual representations of what to expect. Some of these events include going to the dentist, blood tests, entering middle school, talking with friends, expressing emotions, and potty training. “The visual representation of the story is so important to help prepare these kids, to reduce their anxiety, to increase their positive behavior," McKay said. She has written about 80 different stories since the early 2000s. In 2021, McKay turned it into a business called Positively Prepared. Over the past two decades, she has helped dozens of students and their families. One prime example is Leila Burke. You'd never be able to tell now, but the 16-year-old grew up being non-verbal. “Cause I have autism, and I couldn’t really talk that well at the time," Burke said. Thanks to McKay and her books all that changed. "She helped me, like, learn how to interact with my peers and stuff and get better at it," Burke said. The books and corresponding visuals were presented in a way that Burke could understand. “So, because her language wasn’t functional at the time, she started to become verbal, and these stories kind of helped bridge that gap in showing her how to communicate with her peers and her teachers in the classroom," McKay said. For a while, Burke's parents weren't sure what to do. They didn't know if or when their daughter would start speaking. “We had had a hard time at our home life honestly. People do not believe us now when they see her compared to how she was then. I mean she has grown so much. She has learned a lot. And Heather definitely had a big part in that," Katie Burke, Leila's mom, said. It’s those success stories that motivate McKay every day. “This is where I start crying. Just what you said—it’s very touching to see how successful these kids become," McKay said. “I just see these families and parents really struggle with kids on the autism spectrum. If I can make it a little easier by giving them a tool to use at home.” This is why McKay will keep writing these books and tailoring them specifically to kid's needs. She wants more success stories like Leila's. “I have not run out of any ideas yet.” Find her books at positivelypreparedstories.com . Watch the story to see more Positively Prepared stories... It’s about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for “TMJ4” on your device. Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more. Report a typo or error // Submit a news tipANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored with 2:36 remaining as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday. Strome's goal, his sixth of the season, originally wasn't called, but it was reversed after a review. Strome's shot was entirely over the goal line before Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard could stop it with his skate. Mason McTavish added an empty-net goal. It is the first time since March 30, 2019, the Ducks have defeated the Oilers by more than one goal. Cutter Gauthier, McTavish and Robby Fabbri each had a goal and an assist. Drew Helleson also scored for Anaheim, which snapped a seven-game losing streak to Edmonton. Lukas Dostal made 20 saves. Leon Draisaitl had two goals and Connor McDavid two assists for the Oilers, who were 3-0-1 in their past four. Evan Bouchard also tallied a goal and Pickard stopped 27 shots. Takeaways Oilers: Draisaitl became the fourth player with at least 120 regular-season points in the calendar year. The forward has 50 goals and 71 assists in 2024. The last calendar year to feature as many NHL skaters with 120-plus points was 1993. Ducks: Anaheim had a 32-23 advantage in shots on goal and has won four of its last seven. Key moment Fabbri tied it at 3-all with 2:27 remaining on a snap shot from the right faceoff circle after getting the pass from McTavish. Fabbri has seven points (three goals, four assists) in eight games since returning from a knee injury. Key stat McDavid has a 14-game point streak against the Ducks (11 goals, 23 assists). The only teams he has a longer active point streak against are Nashville and New Jersey at 15 games. Up Next Both teams have home games on Tuesday. The Oilers face Utah while the Ducks take on New Jersey. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl The Associated Press
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GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and left his wife and three children has been located in Eastern Europe and is communicating with law enforcement, but he has not committed to returning home, authorities said. Ryan Borgwardt began communicating with authorities Nov. 11, after they tracked him down, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said Thursday. The sheriff showed a video that Borgwardt sent police that day from an undisclosed location. The sheriff said no charges have been filed and that he doesn't think they will be necessary while authorities “keep pulling at his heartstrings” to come home. Here are some things to know about Borgwardt and his disappearance: Who is he? Borgwardt, who is in his mid-40s, lived with his wife and children in Watertown, a city of about 23,000 people northwest of Milwaukee that is known for its German heritage, parochial schools and two dams on the Rock River. When did he disappear? The sheriff has said his department was told Aug. 12 that Borgwardt had not been heard from since the previous day, when he traveled about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from home to Green Lake to go kayaking. Borgwardt’s wife said he texted her at 10:49 p.m. to say he was heading to shore. How was the search conducted? Deputies found Borgwardt’s vehicle and trailer near Green Lake. His kayak was discovered on the lake, overturned and with a life jacket attached to it, in an area where the water is about 200 feet (60 meters) deep. An angler later found Borgwardt’s fishing rod. The search for his body continued for more than 50 days, with divers scouring the lake on several occasions. How did authorities find Borgwardt? Clues — including that he reported his passport lost or stolen and obtained a new one a few months before he disappeared — led investigators to speculate that he made it appear that he had drowned to go meet a woman he had been communicating with in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. Podoll declined to comment when asked what he knew about the woman, but he said law enforcement contacted Borgwardt “through a female that spoke Russian.” His identity was confirmed through asking him questions that the sheriff said only Borgwardt would know and by a video he made and sent them Nov. 11. He has spoken with someone from the sheriff's department almost daily since. However Podoll said Thursday that Borgwardt's exact location in Eastern Europe was not known. Why are U.S. authorities struggling to pinpoint his location? Podoll said Chief Deputy Matt Vande Kolk has been the one communicating with Borgwardt and their conversations have all taken place via email. Vande Kolk told The Associated Press in an email Friday that authorities are trying to determine Borgwardt's exact location. But that might not be easy even with modern surveillance technology. Scott Shackelford, executive director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at Indiana University, said authorities should be able to locate Borgwardt through his device's internet protocol address, a unique number assigned to every device connected to the internet. But he said it's very easy to mask an IP address and make it appear as if the device is in one country when it's really in another. Software exists that can route your IP address across the globe, Shackelford said. Police may not have the expertise, the manpower or any interest in digging through multiple layers of cyber deception, he said. What was in the video Borgwardt sent to law enforcement? Wearing an orange T-shirt, Borgwardt, unsmiling, looks directly at the camera, apparently filmed on a cellphone. Borgwardt says he is in his apartment and briefly pans the camera, but mostly shows a door and bare walls. “I’m safe and secure, no problem,” he says. How did he fake his death? Borgwardt has told authorities he overturned his kayak on the lake, dumped his phone in it and paddled an inflatable boat to shore. He told authorities he chose Green Lake because it is Wisconsin's deepest at 237 feet (over 72 meters). He then rode an electric bike stashed by a boat launch about 70 miles (110 kilometers) through the night to Madison, the sheriff said. From there, by Borgwardt's account, he traveled by bus to Detroit and then Canada, where he boarded a plane. Police are still verifying Borgwardt’s description of what happened, Podoll said. Why did he do it? Borgwardt faked his death and fled because of “personal matters,” thinking it was the right thing to do, the sheriff said. Investigators found that he took out a $375,000 life insurance policy in January for his family. “He was just going to try and make things better in his mind, and this was the way it was going to be,” Podoll said. What's next? Borgwardt has not yet decided to return home, and if he does it will be of his own free will, according to Podoll. Deputies are stressing to him the importance of returning home and cleaning up the mess he made. The sheriff suggested that Borgwardt could be charged with obstructing the investigation into his disappearance, but so far no counts have been filed. The search for Borgwardt, which lasted more than a month, is said to have cost at least $35,000. Borgwardt told authorities that he did not expect the search to last more than two weeks, Podoll said, and his biggest concern is how the community will react to him if he returns. This story was updated to correct the spelling of Scott Shackelford’s last name, which had been misspelled “Shackleford.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!
Egypt and Gabon have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties, with Gabon announcing its support for Egypt’s candidate for Director-General of UNESCO. The announcement came during a meeting on Friday between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema at the Presidential Palace in Libreville. Abdelatty, emphasized building upon the momentum from President Oligui Nguema’s visit to Cairo in November, aiming to further implement the outcomes of that visit. The Egyptian Foreign Minister also expressed Egypt’s support for Gabon’s ongoing transitional process and its established timeline, congratulating the country on the successful referendum on its new constitution. Abdelatty stressed the need to enhance economic collaboration through increased trade and investment, highlighting opportunities for Egyptian companies to participate in Gabon’s development projects. He noted that his delegation included representatives from major Egyptian firms interested in exploring investment possibilities in construction, infrastructure, energy, pharmaceuticals, housing, and telecommunications. He also pointed to the Egyptian-Gabonese Hospital in Libreville as a successful example of bilateral cooperation. Additionally, he affirmed Egypt’s readiness to provide technical support, technology transfer, and capacity building to strengthen Gabonese personnel across various fields. During the meeting, Khaled El-Enany, Egypt’s candidate for Director-General of UNESCO, presented his vision for the position, emphasising that he is a candidate for all African and Arab nations. President Oligui Nguema commended Egypt’s role in supporting stability and development in Africa and conveyed Gabon’s desire to strengthen cooperation with Egypt across diverse sectors. The Gabonese President announced Gabon’s decision to withdraw its candidate from the UNESCO race in favour of El-Enany, endorsing him as the African candidate. The Gabonese government issued an official statement supporting the Egyptian nomination. In a joint statement, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to the fraternal relationship between the two nations, focusing on cooperation in political, security, economic, trade, and development fields. Egypt expressed its readiness to work with the Gabonese government through its various agencies, including the Egyptian Partnership Agency for Development and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) The two nations expressed their ambition to increase Egyptian investments in Gabon, focusing on infrastructure, energy, water resources, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. Egypt also reaffirmed its support for Gabon’s transitional phase and its reinstatement in the African Union. The discussions also revealed a convergence of views on continental and international matters. Both sides emphasised the importance of achieving peace in regions such as the Great Lakes, Sahel, and the Horn of Africa, while stressing the necessity of reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. At the end of the visit, the Egyptian delegation expressed gratitude to President Oligui Nguema for the hospitality. Both sides agreed to hold further consultations in Cairo at a date to be determined through diplomatic channels.
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Quinn runs for 154 yards, 2 TDs to lead Texas Southern over Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31-23Underdog Fantasy Promo Code BETFPB for Oregon vs. Penn State: $1,000 bonus for Big Ten Championship - Dec. 7As Ghana’s election season intensifies, Frank Annoh Dompreh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, has expressed unwavering confidence in his chances of securing re-election. During a recent visit to several polling stations within his constituency, Dompreh engaged with voters, reinforcing his belief that victory in the ongoing general elections is inevitable. “I’m absolutely confident I will win,” Dompreh said, smiling as he spoke with residents. “The people of this constituency know me. They’ve seen the work I’ve done over the years. They want me back for another four years, and that’s what drives my confidence.” Dompreh, who has represented Nsawam-Adoagyiri in Parliament for several terms, emphasized the deep bond he shares with his constituents, which he attributes to his hands-on approach and genuine concern for their welfare. While acknowledging minor irregularities in the electoral process, Dompreh insisted these issues would not impede his re-election. “Yes, there have been a few bumps here and there, but my victory is clear. The people are behind me, and that’s all that matters,” he stated. Responding to accusations that he might have resorted to bribing voters, Dompreh firmly denied the allegations. “I don’t need to bribe anyone. The love and support I’ve received from the community is real. The people know my heart, and they trust me. I’ve been serving them, not buying their votes,” he said emphatically. Rumours also circulated suggesting that Dompreh was carrying a firearm during his constituency visits, causing unease among some voters. Addressing these claims, he quickly dispelled the speculation. “I’ve heard the rumours,” he said, shaking his head. “But let me be clear—there is no weapon. I am not carrying a firearm. I am here to serve and engage with my people, not intimidate them.” As voting progresses, Dompreh’s confident assertions and clear dismissal of the ongoing rumours reflect his deep-rooted connection to his constituency, as well as his belief in a fair and successful election outcome.
LAS VEGAS — Formula 1 drivers complained this week about the smell of marijuana as they prepared for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with one even joking they could fail drug tests. Marijuana is legal in Nevada and the odor can often be prevalent among those attending sporting events. “Yes, there was a smell of weed,” Williams driver Franco Colapinto said. “If they dope (test) the drivers now, I think we’ll all test positive. When we all test positive, there will be a mess.” Drivers had three practice sessions as well as qualifying beginning Thursday leading up to Saturday night's race. Max Verstappen, who went into the race hoping to clinch his fourth consecutive series title, said the smell of marijuana was quite noticeable. “I was quite high in the car,” Verstappen said jokingly. "It’s not ideal because you can also smell it while driving and it’s quite extreme.” His Red Bull teammate, Sergio Perez, echoed Verstappen's comments. Williams driver Franco Colapinto, of Argentina, drives the course during qualifying for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP/Matt York “I’m tired of it already," Perez said. "The amount is incredible.” Nevada voters approved legalizing the drug in 2016, and the new law took effect Jan. 1, 2017. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Marijuana can only legally be purchased in Nevada from state-licensed dispensaries, and only those at least 21 are allowed to buy the drug. Though the smell of marijuana is common near sporting events, it's rare for the odor to emanate inside a closed venue because any kind of smoking is illegal in most public indoor spaces. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, talks with his crew after the final practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP/John Locher As a result, this was a not an issue when the Super Bowl was played in February at Allegiant Stadium, which also is home to the Las Vegas Raiders. Similarly, while marijuana often is noticeable outside T-Mobile Arena for Vegas Golden Knights games and UFC events, inside is another matter. F1 drivers, notably, didn't complain last year when the series made its debut on the Las Vegas Strip.The unprecedented pardon of Hunter Biden by his father, President Joe Biden , has ignited a firestorm of criticism from legal and political experts, with some viewing it as a pointed rebuke of the Justice Department and others downplaying it as political theater. In conjunction with the sweeping 11-year pardon, the president announced Sunday that he believed his son, who was convicted on three federal gun charges for lying on a firearms application and pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges earlier this year, was being unfairly targeted by his political rivals. Since then, the president's decision has incited public skepticism about both the impartiality of the justice system and the motivations behind the president’s decision. The pardon was an "acknowledgment that this Justice Department has engaged in lawfare and the weaponization of criminal justice,” Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told the Washington Examiner. Dershowitz said he viewed the pardon as a denunciation of Attorney General Merrick Garland and special counsel David Weiss, whom Garland appointed in 2023 amid pressure from Republicans to investigate Hunter Biden over his foreign business dealings that GOP critics said were tailored to benefit the elder Biden. "It’s a rebuke to Garland, it’s a rebuke to the special prosecutor Weiss, it’s a rebuke to the entire system," said Dershowitz, who represented Trump during his first impeachment trial. The conservative Article III Project's senior counsel, Will Chamberlain, said Biden's pardon and the accompanying criticism of the cases amounts to a "criticism of Garland." "Garland appointed Weiss and would have had to sign off on major investigative steps," Chamberlain said. "Biden can’t criticize the prosecution as political without implicitly criticizing Garland." In a recent Washington Post op-ed, the editorial board described Biden's decision as an "unquestionable legal right" but one that "maligned" the DOJ under Garland. The article asserted that the pardon "invited" President-elect Donald Trump to "draw equivalence between the Hunter Biden pardon and any future moves Mr. Trump might take against the impartial administration of justice." Garland has not issued any public comment since the pardoning of the first son on Sunday. His most recent comments about pardons date back to August, when he was asked about Trump's floated plans to pardon defendants from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. “The convictions indicate that both juries and judges have agreed with our charges," Garland told reporters in August when asked about Trump's plans to pardon defendants from the riot. "Pardons are another matter, and I really don’t have anything to say about that." Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy was more skeptical of the substance of Biden's criticisms of the Garland DOJ and likened the president's statement to "play-acting." "Biden knows the things he said about his son’s case are not true and that, in fact, Hunter was given special treatment, not selective prosecution," McCarthy said. "This is all being said politically (for public consumption), and none of it is real." McCarthy also said that "Weiss did not conduct a real investigation" and added that "Garland tried to disappear Hunter's case," but instead endured humiliation once a prenegotiated plea deal blew up before a federal judge in Delaware in July 2023. In Biden's statement, he blamed Republicans in Congress for "instigating" an investigation into his son, claiming "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong." But Weiss's lead prosecutor, Leo Wise, vehemently objected to the president's assertion in court filings on Tuesday, citing that no court has agreed when the "defendant falsely claimed that the charges were the result of some improper motive." McCarthy also noted that the pardon was always a failsafe that Biden had under his tool belt if all else failed and that Weiss's role as special counsel was merely a way to "pretend" that the prosecution of Hunter Biden was being handled by an "independent" lawyer. "But Weiss not only is not independent, he is the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware," McCarthy said, adding, "This means that if Biden really thought Weiss abused his power, he could fire Weiss immediately — U.S. attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president. So the whole thing is nonsense." Georgetown law professor Jonathan Turley said Hunter Biden managed to escape from any consequences in part because he "flaunted his status as a protected person among the Washington elite. He is one of Washington’s untouchables." "In order to rationalize this abusive use of the pardon power, the president is now attacking his own Justice Department as politically motivated and engaged in lawfare," Turley added. Although the indictments against the first son never included any allegations of influence-peddling investigated by the House Oversight Committee, Republicans charged that the president's family, through dealings handled by his son, had used their influence and status to make more than $20 million beginning at the end of Biden's vice presidency in 2015. Now, questions linger over what Republicans can or will do in the 119th Congress that could move forward an investigation into whether the sitting president benefited from his son's alleged influence operation. Even though Hunter Biden can no longer be prosecuted for any alleged actions since around 2014, his pardon means that he can be brought in to testify under oath during future congressional inquiries or court hearings. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has not said much about the future of investigations into the Biden family but suggested in a statement to reporters Tuesday that he is not done with the first son yet. "We still don’t have the pseudonym emails, which we believe will show Joe Biden was communicating secretly with the shady associates that were a part of the money laundering scheme with the money from our adversaries around the world," Comer told the Daily Beast. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “I look forward to talking to Attorney General [Pam] Bondi about this," Comer added, referring to Trump's nominee for attorney general. The Washington Examiner contacted the DOJ for comment.
DRIVERLESS Knight Rider-style buses are set to hit UK roads in days as thousands brace for the terrifying new concept. The self-driving motors will soon be zooming along the streets of Central Milton Keynes. 6 Self-driving buses will be trialled in Milton Keynes next week Credit: smartcityconsultancy 6 David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight and K.I.T.T. a famously driverless car in Knight Rider Credit: Getty - Contributor 6 An inside look of one of the driverless vehicles Credit: smartcityconsultancy Photographs of the StreetCAV, a 'plug-and-play' shuttle, show a pod-like vehicle with bars and handles like any normal bus. Except it's almost impossible to tell which end is the front, because there's no space for a driver's seat. Instead, the entire pod has room for passengers, with seats along either side and a central door. Before it is given the green light, the buses will be trialled in the city centre in December, MK Citizen reported. read more in motors TOW THE LINE What the squares and circles on a car bumper are for HIDDEN GEMS Classic cars sat in barn for 40 years sell for 10 TIMES original value If successful, the vehicles should be ready to board its first passengers in 2025. The driverless shuttles are currently on display in the town's Smart City Experience Centre. Zenzic’s CAM Supply Chain UK programme was launched by the government to help bring the UK in the running for world-leader in development of self-driving vehicles. It has pumped money into the ambitious project, which will be lead by the Smart City Consultancy (SMCCL). 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Working closely with Milton Keynes City Council, BT and ECS, we will establish a city centre control room, connected by a specifically designed communications network, provided by CableFree, which will in-turn allow the Ohmio vehicles to be supervised and managed remotely. “It really has been a fantastic project to work on and we can’t thank all of our partners and funders enough for their continued work and support.” Tesla opens 17 ‘Self-Serve’ test centres so customers can try driverless EVs Mark Cracknell, program director at Zenzic, added: “We are proud to have supported the development of StreetCAV and to have worked with all of the partners involved in this pioneering project. “Should the trial prove a success, it could lay the foundations for a more connected, inclusive, and resilient transportation network not only for Milton Keynes, but for towns and cities across the globe. “It is a perfect example of how, by working more collaboratively and bringing together industry, academia and the public sector, the UK can lead the way in accelerating the self-driving revolution.” The Sun Online has reached out to Milton Keynes Council for comment. 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GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and left his wife and three children has been located in Eastern Europe and is communicating with law enforcement, but he has not committed to returning home, authorities said. Ryan Borgwardt began communicating with authorities Nov. 11, after they tracked him down, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said Thursday. The sheriff showed a video that Borgwardt sent police that day from an undisclosed location. The sheriff said no charges have been filed and that he doesn't think they will be necessary while authorities “keep pulling at his heartstrings” to come home. Here are some things to know about Borgwardt and his disappearance: Who is he? Borgwardt, who is in his mid-40s, lived with his wife and children in Watertown, a city of about 23,000 people northwest of Milwaukee that is known for its German heritage, parochial schools and two dams on the Rock River. When did he disappear? The sheriff has said his department was told Aug. 12 that Borgwardt had not been heard from since the previous day, when he traveled about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from home to Green Lake to go kayaking. Borgwardt’s wife said he texted her at 10:49 p.m. to say he was heading to shore. How was the search conducted? Deputies found Borgwardt’s vehicle and trailer near Green Lake. His kayak was discovered on the lake, overturned and with a life jacket attached to it, in an area where the water is about 200 feet (60 meters) deep. An angler later found Borgwardt’s fishing rod. The search for his body continued for more than 50 days, with divers scouring the lake on several occasions. How did authorities find Borgwardt? Clues — including that he reported his passport lost or stolen and obtained a new one a few months before he disappeared — led investigators to speculate that he made it appear that he had drowned to go meet a woman he had been communicating with in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. Podoll declined to comment when asked what he knew about the woman, but he said law enforcement contacted Borgwardt “through a female that spoke Russian.” His identity was confirmed through asking him questions that the sheriff said only Borgwardt would know and by a video he made and sent them Nov. 11. He has spoken with someone from the sheriff's department almost daily since. However Podoll said Thursday that Borgwardt's exact location in Eastern Europe was not known. Why are U.S. authorities struggling to pinpoint his location? Podoll said Chief Deputy Matt Vande Kolk has been the one communicating with Borgwardt and their conversations have all taken place via email. Vande Kolk told The Associated Press in an email Friday that authorities are trying to determine Borgwardt's exact location. But that might not be easy even with modern surveillance technology. Scott Shackelford, executive director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at Indiana University, said authorities should be able to locate Borgwardt through his device's internet protocol address, a unique number assigned to every device connected to the internet. But he said it's very easy to mask an IP address and make it appear as if the device is in one country when it's really in another. Software exists that can route your IP address across the globe, Shackelford said. Police may not have the expertise, the manpower or any interest in digging through multiple layers of cyber deception, he said. What was in the video Borgwardt sent to law enforcement? Wearing an orange T-shirt, Borgwardt, unsmiling, looks directly at the camera, apparently filmed on a cellphone. Borgwardt says he is in his apartment and briefly pans the camera, but mostly shows a door and bare walls. “I’m safe and secure, no problem,” he says. How did he fake his death? Borgwardt has told authorities he overturned his kayak on the lake, dumped his phone in it and paddled an inflatable boat to shore. He told authorities he chose Green Lake because it is Wisconsin's deepest at 237 feet (over 72 meters). He then rode an electric bike stashed by a boat launch about 70 miles (110 kilometers) through the night to Madison, the sheriff said. From there, by Borgwardt's account, he traveled by bus to Detroit and then Canada, where he boarded a plane. Police are still verifying Borgwardt’s description of what happened, Podoll said. Why did he do it? Borgwardt faked his death and fled because of “personal matters,” thinking it was the right thing to do, the sheriff said. Investigators found that he took out a $375,000 life insurance policy in January for his family. “He was just going to try and make things better in his mind, and this was the way it was going to be,” Podoll said. What's next? Borgwardt has not yet decided to return home, and if he does it will be of his own free will, according to Podoll. Deputies are stressing to him the importance of returning home and cleaning up the mess he made. The sheriff suggested that Borgwardt could be charged with obstructing the investigation into his disappearance, but so far no counts have been filed. The search for Borgwardt, which lasted more than a month, is said to have cost at least $35,000. Borgwardt told authorities that he did not expect the search to last more than two weeks, Podoll said, and his biggest concern is how the community will react to him if he returns. This story was updated to correct the spelling of Scott Shackelford’s last name, which had been misspelled “Shackleford.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!None