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Twice on Tuesday, an attorney for Josie Dikeman asked the presiding judge in her trial to declare a mistrial.  Twice, that request was denied.  Dikeman is facing homicide charges in La Crosse County in connection with the 2023 death of her boyfriend’s six-year-old son A.J.  Jurors yesterday heard video testimony from other children who say they saw Dikeman abuse the victim.  Defense attorneys say they have evidence of witness coaching.

Authorities are investigating a fatal Tuesday afternoon crash in Barron County.  Cameron Police say commercial farm sprayer collided with another vehicle near 1st Street and US Highway 8.  The driver of that other vehicle died at the scene.

In Dunn County, the verdict is in for a man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile.  Investigators say that Joshua Crouse assaulted the victim and then apologized to her the next day.  He was charged in 2024 and convicted yesterday of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child.  Crouse will be sentenced at a later date.

Sentencing is being ordered for a man convicted in a deadly Prairie du Chien stabbing.  Sixty-five-year-old Daniel Welsch was killed in 2024.  Forty-year-old defendant Jessie Slaughter pleaded no contest to a 1st Degree Reckless Homicide charge in February of this year.  He has now been sentenced to a term of 25 years behind bars.

A fourth grade Madison educator is one of this year’s Wisconsin Teacher of the Year.  Kristen Scott was surprised with the award during an assembly yesterday morning at Nuestro Mundo Community School.  Scott has been in education for more than three decades, focusing on supporting students and closing educational gaps.  Officials noted her efforts to increase family engagement at Nuestro Mundo and strengthen connections.  She is the second of five teachers who will be honored this school year.

Pierce County was the scene of an injury crash Tuesday morning.  A semi and an SUV collided at County Road C and 170th Ave in the Town of Trenton.  Two people from the SUV were hurt.  The accident remains under investigation.

Dane County is in the top five when it comes to deer-related crashes in Wisconsin.  Data from the state Department of Transportation shows Dane County ranked fourth on the list with 792 crashes involving deer in 2025.  A total of nearly 17-thousand-800 vehicle crashes involving deer took place across the state last year, an increase from the year before.  This year, six people were killed in those crashes and over 700 were injured.

Representative Clint Moses is announcing his campaign for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly.  He’s seeking to continue representing the 92nd Assembly District.  Moses is currently serving his third term in the Legislature, where he chairs the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.  He said he’ll continue prioritizing efforts to improve the affordability and accessibility of healthcare for Wisconsin families. 

At 12:03 PM on May 6, 2026 Marshfield Fire and Rescue was dispatched to 503 S Cedar Ave. for reports of a trash can on fire next to a home. En route dispatch advised that the fire had now spread to the house and the structure was involved as well. On scene crews found the rear of the home heavily involved with fire and was spreading into the interior and attic areas of home. A box alarm was requested asking

 While Wisconsin farmers are out in their tractors preparing their fields, engineering students at University of Wisconsin-Stout have designed a portable manufacturing cell – a semi-automated assembly machine – to produce wooden toy tractors for area children. The cross-disciplinary Taft Wooden Toy Assembly System group is made of five mechanical engineering and manufacturing engineering seniors: Owen Coon, of Appleton; Ben Gurka, of Beloit; Kierce Hemauer, of Menomonie; Ryan Kahl, of Menomonie; Aili Klein, of Lakeville, Minnesota; and Dominick Widi, of Stillwater, Minnesota. The two-semester-long project concluded their Engineering Technology Capstone