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Happy New Year! 2023 Is Here

By Morgan McCarthy | January 1, 2023

With the calendar turning to 2023, people are thinking about those New years resolutions. A University of Scranton study shows about 40-percent of people will be successful with their new years resolutions six months into them.   The study’s author Professor John Norcross says in order to be successful, people should make a realistic goal, make the resolution known to people and map out a plan on how to achieve the resolution. 

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Nine Arrested in WI Drug Bust

By Morgan McCarthy | January 1, 2023

Nine people have been arrested after a drug sweep in Dell Prairie.  The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says it carried out a search on 11th Lane this week and arrested nine people ages 19 to 55 on various drug trafficking and possession charges.  Police also found a quantity of methamphetamine and fentanyl on the property. 

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Fire Traced Back to Tractor

By Morgan McCarthy | January 1, 2023

Officials in Sun Prairie say Friday’s fire that destroyed a storage shed was likely started by a tractor.  Crews from eleven different fire departments were on the scene for more than eight hours putting out the fire, and that water had to be hauled in because of the farm’s rural location.  Officials said Saturday that a tractor that was parked in the shed shortly before the fire was discovered may be to blame.

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On This Day…

By Morgan McCarthy | December 31, 2022

Hello. We are glad you are here. Thanks for making us part of your last day in 2022. Ready to tip into 2023? We wish you a Happy New Year ahead! Sometimes amidst the fun and joy the holiday shuffle can be stressful, exhausting, or just pain BUSY. That’s why we like to slow things down a bit on your Saturday mornings with a simpler approach. A “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a way to look back at events that

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Cheers To a (safe) New Years!

By Morgan McCarthy | December 31, 2022

 If you’re going to be out on New Year’s Eve there’s a program in Wisconsin to help people get home safe.  The Tavern League of Wisconsin is offering SafeRide, which is designed to keep drunk drivers off Wisconsin roads.  On the Tavern League website you can find member bars that will help you find a ride home.  The Tavern League says the program has provided over one-million rides since 2004.

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Court Rules In Favor Of Candy, Cookies

By Morgan McCarthy | December 31, 2022

Wisconsinites are no longer limited to selling only baked goods from home.  Dane County Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford ruled this week that other nonhazardous food items can be made and sold from home without a commercial license or kitchen.  That includes things like candy, cocoa bombs, fried donuts, and roasted coffee beans.  The judge’s ruling against the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection specified that sales have to be made in Wisconsin, person to person.

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Multiple Agencies Respond to Dairy Farm Fire

By Morgan McCarthy | December 31, 2022

Crews from ten fire agencies worked into the evening Friday to control a fire that destroyed a barn on a Sun Prairie dairy.  The fire at Statz Brothers Farm on County Road V-V was reported shortly before 4 p.m. and flames were still pouring out through the roof more than an hour later.  About four-dozen cows were moved safely out of the barn.  Firefighters from Sun Prairie, Marshall, Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Waterloo, Waunakee, Dane, McFarland, Lake Mills, and Truax responded

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Chase Tops 100MPH, Ends In Arrest

By Morgan McCarthy | December 30, 2022

On 12/30/22 at approximately 12:20 am Martise Terrell Craig from Lithia Springs GA was arrested after fleeing from law enforcement in a high-speed pursuit. Mr. Craig was suspected of stealing a vehicle at knifepoint in Minnesota. Troopers located the stolen vehicle on Interstate 94 eastbound near milepost 28. A pursuit ensued shortly after troopers attempted to stop the suspect’s vehicle. Speeds reached 119 mph. The pursuit continued eastbound on interstate 94 through Dunn County coming to the city of Menomonie.

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Friday Feel Good: Grinch in a Pinch!

By Morgan McCarthy | December 30, 2022

The Grinch, as we know, had a heart that grew three sizes. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we let the jolly green guy take us to Florida for a real life example of kindness in action…and in uniform!  A sheriff’s office in Florida is getting into the holiday spirit by offering speeders an onion or a ticket . . . while dressed as The Grinch.  Col. Lou Caputo was all dressed up and giving a speeder their choice. All of the folks

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Search For Murder Suspect Continues

By Morgan McCarthy | December 30, 2022

Police in Eau Claire are once again asking for help in finding a murder suspect from back in September. Investigators yesterday asked for help in finding Kemone Golden. He is one of three suspects in the killing of Christopher Conner, but he is the only one on the run. Detectives say Conner died after a fight that followed a night of bar hopping. Anyone with any information about Golden is being asked to call Crime Stoppers.

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