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We might be in the dog days of summer, but for this week we head to Alaska for a story about a family dog and a rescue that involved eyes from the sky. A 10-year-old chocolate lab in Alaska slipped out of his collar on a camping trip July 4th, and his owners didn’t think they’d ever see him again.  But then a pilot heard about it on Facebook, went looking for him nine days later, and found him immediately.    Koda’s

Wildfire smoke is causing unhealthy air quality across Wisconsin.  The Environmental Protection Agency’s Fire and Smoke map rates the air in Madison, Milwaukee, Eau Claire, and communities across the state as unhealthy.  Northeastern Wisconsin is listed as extremely unhealthy.  The EPA recommends reducing prolonged activity outside. CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST AND MORE LOCAL WEATHER DETAILS.

It’s Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s last day on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. Bradley earned her law degree at the University of Wisconsin and was first election to the state Supreme Court in 1995. She was the first woman to be elected to the court. Justice Susan Crawford will take over for Bradley next month.

A former Milwaukee security guard is pleading guilty to felony murder for the death of a man outside a hotel last summer.  Todd Erickson initially pleaded not guilty for the murder of D’Vontaye Mitchell, but changed his plea today.  Investigators say he and three other suspects reported Mitchell trying to enter a women’s restroom at the hotel.  Video surveillance shows Mitchell being taken outside and four suspects holding him down for eight minutes while he complained that he couldn’t breathe. 

The deadline to apply for Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing season is tomorrow.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says tags will be required for anyone hoping to spear for sturgeon, due to higher harvest rates in the Upriver Lakes Program.  Spearing tags will be chosen through a drawing, allowing 500 individuals to spear sturgeon each.  Those selected will be notified in October, and the season will start in February of next year. 

The Dane County Airport is announcing nonstop flights to some University of Wisconsin football games.  The airport says nonstop flights will be offered for UW away games against the University of Alabama and University of Oregon.  Fans in Ohio and Seattle will also be able to get nonstop flights to Madison for UW games against Ohio State and the University of Washington.  Tickets are now available.   

Wisconsin’s Economic Development Corporation is providing a financial lift to Dunn County.  The state is awarding a 250-thousand-dollar grant to Dunn Economic Development.  Those funds will be made available to eligible local businesses for the purposes of rental and technical assistance. 

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is putting out word of their search for a Vernon County man.  Forty-one-year-old Fred Kelly Junior is wanted in connection with a probation or parole violation.  No other details have been made available.  Anyone with information on Kelly’s whereabouts is asked to contact police. CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO OF KELLY AND MORE INFORMATION.

A new face is joining the ranks at the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office.  The department reports that K-9 Vader is now on the job.  Vader has undergone weeks of training and is now patrolling the streets with their deputy handler.

The Eau Claire Express has claimed victories in back-to-back contests.  The latest win came last night on the road in Rochester where they beat the Honkers eight to two.  The Express will host Rochester tonight at Carson Park.