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There could be a delay in the trial for the man accused of speeding through the Waukesha Christmas Parade.  Darrell Brooks Jr.’s lawyer yesterday filed a motion to withdraw from the case.  Brooks is supposed to go on trial in a little less than two weeks.  This is just the latest change for Brooks’ defense.  He originally planned on an insanity defense, but later changed his mind.  Brooks is facing life in prison for killing six and injuring 60 others

Vice President Kamala Harris’ Milwaukee visit included a chat with Democratic state prosecutors, but it was politics on her mind.  Harris spoke to Democratic attorneys general yesterday, but she also visited with young voters and Hispanic leaders in the city.  Milwaukee is key to the Democrats’ plans to win Wisconsin, and Wisconsin is key to their plans to retake the U.S. Senate.  Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore traveled with the Vice President, Senate candidate Mandela Barnes did not.

Get ready for the 353. Folks in parts of south-central and southwestern Wisconsin will see that as their new area code starting next year. Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission voted yesterday to add the new area code. Commissioners say the 608 area code is simply out of numbers. Anyone who currently has a 608 number will keep it, anyone in the 608 area who gets a number will be assigned something starting with 353.

There are more new students this fall at UW schools than at any time since 2018. But not every campus is seeing an increase. The university yesterday said UW-Madison, UW-Green Bay, UW-Superior, and UW-La Crosse all saw their enrollments go up this fall. The state’s other campuses were either flat or saw fewer students. Total new student enrollment topped 26 thousand students for the first time since 2018. UW System President Jay Rothman says new enrollment plans and the end

Wisconsin is ending the week with under 400 people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said there are 392 people in the hospital with the virus, that includes 66 people in the ICU. Those numbers are both down from last week. Wisconsin has seen its coronavirus hospitalizations drop for the past few weeks. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

It was a double clean-up on a county highway in Dodge County. The sheriff’s office says a milk truck and a Fed-Ex truck collided outside of Rubicon, Wisconsin yesterday morning. It happened at the intersection of County Highway P and County Highway N. The wreck spread boxes along the side of the road, and ripped a hole in the milk truck that left milk pouring down the street. Both truck drivers were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

 Salchert’s Meats in St. Cloud, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for a variety of meat products. This includes product purchased on or before September 14, 2022, from its retail location. The affected products include: Smoked chicken (frozen), vacuum sealed Dried beef Beef jerky This is a Class I recall, initiated based on evidence collected during a routine inspection by state inspectors. Evidence shows that the product was produced without an approved formula, and it was not produced

On September 21, 2022, at approximately 6:03pm, Lake Hallie Police Officers received a call that a subject had entered a residence in the 2000 block of County Highway OO, Lake Hallie and the residents did not know who the subject was, and the subject was inside a dark blue Chevy Impala in the driveway. A few minutes later, a Lake Hallie Police Officer arrived and observed a dark blue Chevy Impala parked in the driveway. The officer exited his vehicle

A donation looks to fill a need in our local community. Below is the information directly from Augusta! The Augusta Area School District was recently surprised with a very generous gift. Since the fall of 2021 the Augusta Area School District has been exploring ways to help address the significant childcare shortage in the Augusta community. “The continued support Jennifer has shown the school district and the Augusta Community is really remarkable. Her ongoing passion to positively impact the lives

Prosecutors in Juneau County are moving ahead with arson charges against the owner of Beagles Bar in Lyndon Station.  The D.A. in Mauston yesterday filed charges against 43-year-old Heath Fjorden.  Investigators say he dumped gas on the basement floor of the bar earlier this month, then lit it on fire.  Firefighters were suspicious of the fire from the get-go.  Fjorden is in the hospital with severe burns, he says he was burned during a grill mishap at his home.  Investigators