Documents reveal Superior Police Department tensions

Documents reveal Superior Police Department tensions

SUPERIOR — A letter and an internal investigation obtained through a public records request and a federal lawsuit filed in March point to issues within the Superior Police Department involving the police chief's wife. A consultant was hired to investigate allegations against investigator Mikayla LeRette, who is assigned to the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force. The investigation found policy violations but no legal violations. LeRette la…

Wife of Superior Police Chief Suing The City

SUPERIOR, Wis. – Mikayla Marie LeRette, the wife of Superior Police Chief Paul Winterscheidt, is suing the City of Superior and former Superior Police Capt. Thomas Champaigne. LeRette is a currently an investigator for the Superior Police Department. The federal lawsuit was filed in March 2025.  It has two key claims in it. The lawsuit alleges LeRette’s squad car was illegally tracked by Capt. Champaigne, and that she was not given appropriate p…