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On Monday, January 9, 2023, at 5:57 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of a structure fire at 1285 2nd Street, Turtle Lake. The report came in that a male subject may still be in the residence. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Turtle Lake Fire Department, Cumberland Ambulance, Turtle Lake Police Department and the WI State Patrol all responded to thescene. The Turtle Lake Fire Department upon arrival started an immediate attack

There won’t be any movement in Lily Peters’ murder case until the summer. The judge in the case yesterday turned down a request from the D.A.’s office to move the hearing on whether the suspect in the case should be tried as an adult from August til June. The suspect’s lawyer says he cannot move the case up on his schedule. Once the juvenile court hearing is done, it will likely be several more months before the case actually gets

A new jury is hearing the evidence against a Kenosha County man who was originally convicted of killing his wife back in 1998. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Mark Jansen back in 2021, and banned prosecutors from using a letter from his dead wife that said Jansen should be the suspect if anything ever happened to her. That letter was key in the first trial. Jansen’s second trial started in Kenosha yesterday. His first trial lasted seven weeks,

Police in Fond du Lac say they needed spike strips to end a 100-mile-per hour chase overnight yesterday. Investigators say the car was stolen out of Milwaukee, and say there was a 15-year-old runaway in the car with two other suspects. A 24-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested as the driver, he’s looking at a laundry list of charges including bail jumping. An 18-year-old from Milwaukee was also arrested, police say he fought with them before his arrest. No one was

The grass may be greener-and longer-on the other side this summer. The city is considering a No Mow May resolution. The idea is to let grass, but more specifically flowers, grow to give bees and other bugs or birds more chances to spread their pollen. No Mow May has caught-on in recent years. Eau Claire City Council Member Joshua Miller says No Mow is completely voluntary, but hopes Eau Claire adopts the idea. It will come-up for a vote before

Governor Evers is saying ‘No’ to a flat tax and universal school choice. The governor said on UPFRONT over the weekend that he won’t sign a budget that includes either plan, because they are bad for the state budget. The Republicans who will write the next state budget are huge supporters of both tax cuts and school choice. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu has said he wants to move Wisconsin to a flat tax. The governor will deliver his budget plan next

Wisconsin’s political map got some attention during the first Q&A session with the state’s supreme court candidates. The four candidates for Supreme Court this spring were on the same stage in Madison yesterday. They talked about the court, and some of the issues facing Wisconsin. Liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz focused on Wisconsin’s political map, calling them ‘rigged.’ She said there’s no way anyone can look at the maps and think they are fair. Conservative former Justice Dan Kelly said the Wisconsin Supreme Court can

Wisconsin’s governor says the state’s new veterans secretary is the state’s first openly gay veterans secretary. Governor Evers yesterday appointed James Bond to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bond is a former Marine, and had been at DVA since 2010. He previously served as the deputy secretary of DVA. Bond will face a vote in the State Senate to be formally approved for the spot.

Jenifer Dorow’s bid for Wisconsin Supreme Court got a big boost yesterday. Retiring Justice Pat Rogensack endorsed Dorow in the race for the court. Rogensack, who is retiring, said Dorow is a ‘leader amongst judges in our state,’ and ‘knows the proper role of a judge is to say what the law is – not what it ought to be.’ Dorow is facing fellow conservative, and former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly in the Republican primary for the court next month.

On Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 Marshfield Utilities – Water Utility will be repairing an emergency watermain break in the 1700 block of North Central Avenue (adjacent to Starbucks). This work willrequire the shifting of northbound and southbound traffic lanes for the safe operation of maintenanceequipment. Both northbound and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. This work is expected to take approximately 4 days to complete. Please note: The lane reductions on North Central Avenue may