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It is the clearest sign yet that Wisconsin is getting over the coronavirus. The Wisconsin Policy Forum yesterday released a report on hotel/motel room taxes across the state. The numbers show a huge rebound from 2019 and 2020. Most of the state is almost back to where it was before the outbreak, but the report notes that Milwaukee and Madison have been slower to recover. Milwaukee and Madison hung on to their coronavirus requirements longer than most other communities in

Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature quickly wrapped up today’s special session.  Governor Tony Evers called the special session in an effort to get lawmakers to pass a bill that would give Wisconsin residents the ability to vote on new laws, rather than wait for them to pass through the legislature.  The goal was to repeal Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban.  However, with the special session ending with no discussion, the law won’t be passed.

Wisconsin gas prices are now above four dollars a gallon.  According to Triple-A the statewide average is four dollars and three-cents a gallon, up ten-cents from yesterday.  In Madison the average is four-oh-nine a gallon, up 14-cents from yesterday.

Multiple cities in southern Wisconsin are considered some of the best small cities in America.  WalletHub recently ranked every city in the country with a population between 25-thousand and 100-thousand people.  WalletHub ranks Fitchburg and Sun Prairie in the 90th percentile.  Near Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls is the top ranked small city in Wisconsin in the 97th percentile.  WalletHub says the best small city in the country is Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Culvers is bringing back a limited time menu item that started out as a joke.  From October 12th through the 31st customers can get the Culvers CurderBurger, a butterburger topped with a disc of fried cheese.  Culver’s originally released the burger as a joke on April Fool’s Day, but decided to release it for one day only last year.  Now it’ll be available for over two weeks.

Authorities in Barron County are notifying the public of a sex offender to be released. Name: Joshua StuderAge: 39Sex: MaleHeight: 6’0”Weight: 445 lbsHair: BlackEyes: BrownRelease date: 10/11/2022 Josh will be HomelessConviction InformationConviction date: 10/08/2019 Conviction: 2 nd Degree Sexual Assault of the Child-Child EnticementConditions of Supervision, not limited to:-No unsupervised contact with individuals under the age of 18-Not to engage in any relationships without prior agent approval Important Contact Information:Barron County Communications Center Phone (715) 537-3106Stephannie Schmidt, Probation Supervisor Phone

Two people were injured in a crash in Barron County. On Monday, October 3, 2022, at approximately 11:42 a.m. the Barron County Sheriffs Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to an automobile vs. train crash on 23rd Street, north of Highway 8 in Barron County. An automobile was southbound on 23rd Street, and at the same time, an eastbound train was approaching the road. The auto collided with the side of the locomotive, overturned, and came to rest on

The 22-year-old man accused of taking a 15-year-old girl from her home in Chippewa County is expected in court today on kidnapping charges. Prosecutors are expected to file formal charges against Trevor Blackburn. He’s the man who authorities say took 15-year-old Kryssy King from her home over the weekend. Chippewa County’s sheriff said the two had a relationship, but she tried to end it. The sheriff says Blackburn came all the way to Chippewa County from Tennessee to snatch the

The first day of the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial was more chaos than court procedure. It took Darrell Brooks Jr. just eight minutes to stop jury selection because of repeated outbursts. The judge in the case eventually sent Brooks to a separate courtroom so he couldn’t continue to interrupt. Yesterday was the first day of jury selection, the judge hopes to pick a jury today. Brooks is looking at life in prison if convicted of driving through the parade crowd

We could see a trial in a 2017 homicide case in Eau Claire County. A judge yesterday approved a change of plea hearing for February for Wayne Price. He says his lawyers didn’t properly advise him about all of his options when he pleaded guilty to killing his sister and her boyfriend. He was sentenced to almost 30 years in prison.