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Wick pleads guilty to murder, child abuse

POSTED January 12, 4:30 pm

On Friday, Jan. 12, Patricia Wick was at the Foster County Courthouse in Carrington for a sudden change of plea hearing, just weeks before her murder trial was due to begin.

Wick, a former Carrington daycare owner accused of killing a 5-month-old boy in her care, amended her plea to guilty on all charges.

Originally, she had pleaded not guilty to a Class AA felony murder...