A Wausau area woman has been sentenced to nine months in jail for vandalism during a protest at the proposed Gogebic Taconite iron ore mine. Twenty-seven year old Katie Kloth of Weston, formerly of Stevens Point, was convicted of felony robbery and misdemeanor criminal damage. Two other misdemeanors were dropped in a plea deal. The protesters disrupted mining workers who were drilling exploratory holes at the mining site in Iron County in 2013. Authorities said Kloth led a group that threw cans and water bottles at workers, damaged equipment, and got upset with an employee who was videotaping the protest.
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