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Federal investigators have some questions for the clerks in Milwaukee and Madison. The Justice Department subpoenaed Milwaukee and Dane counties’ clerks about two weeks ago as part of the new investigation into former President Trump’s behavior after he lost the 2020 election. The Justice Department wants copies of any emails or calls from the Trump campaign, Trump himself, or a handful of Trump-connected lawyers and political players here in Wisconsin. The Justice Department sent similar subpoenas to election managers in Arizona

 Somebody who bought a five dollar Holly Jolly Raffle in De Pere is 100-thousand-dollars richer. The Wisconsin Lottery says the winning ticket was sold at the Kwik Trip on Main in De Pere. It was drawn as the winner Monday. The Holly Jolly Raffle launched back in October, and sold out of all 125 thousand tickets by mid-November. In addition to the 100 thousand-dollar winner, the Lottery says 65 tickets for one thousand-dollars and 15 hundred tickets for 100 dollars were also

The Wisconsin nurse accused of amputating a dying man’s foot is being let out of custody on a 150-thousand-dollar signature bond.  Mary Brown appeared in court this morning where she was released on the conditions she has no contact with the victim’s family or Spring Valley Senior Living and doesn’t work as a caregiver.  Brown is charged with physical abuse of an elder person, accused of cutting off a frostbitten man’s foot in Pierce County back in March.  Investigators say she didn’t

 Wisconsin Republicans are asking Governor Tony Evers to ban the social media app TikTok from government devices.  Today U.S. Representatives Mike Gallagher, Scott Fitzgerald, Glenn Grothman, Bryan Steil, and Tom Tiffany along with Senator Ron Johnson sent Evers a letter criticizing TikTok and asking him to delete the app.  A spokesperson from Evers says his office will defer to law enforcement and cybersecurity experts in regards to the issue.  The spokesperson also says Evers doesn’t have TikTok on any of his devices.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has awarded $1 million in producer-led watershed protection grants (PLWPG) to 43 farmer-led groups for 2023. Grants support producer-led conservation solutions by encouraging innovation and farmer participation in on-the-ground efforts to improve Wisconsin’s soil health and water quality. This is the eighth round of grant awards since funding was first made available in the 2015-17 state budget. Annual interest in DATCP’s PLWPG program continues to exceed the program budget. This

Three-hundred-fifty-four-million dollars will be up for grabs tonight.  That’s the current estimated Mega Millions jackpot.  It’s been more than three weeks since players in California and Florida split a jackpot of more than 500-million dollars in the multi-state lottery.

A former teacher’s aide in Bloomer will spend three months in jail for having inappropriate relations with a 16-year-old student. A judge in Chippewa Falls yesterday sentenced Noah Lane to three years in jail and two years probation. He was charged with having a physical relationship with the teenager who he met at school. In addition to his jail time, Lane will have to register as a sex offender and won’t be allowed to work near young people again.

The state of Mississippi says Brett Favre repaid the million-dollars he was wrongfully paid back in 2017, but now they want the other five million in welfare money that he should not have received. Mississippi’s Department of Human Service yesterday asked Favre to repay the five million-dollars that he helped guide to the University of Southern Mississippi. The state says Favre ‘orchestrated’ the five million-dollar payment from TANF funds to the school to help build a volleyball court. Favre has

There are charges for three people in a manure-spreading conspiracy in Kewaunee County. State prosecutors say the three people under-reported the amount of manure spread on their fields. A-G Josh Kaul says that led to a flood of E. Coli washing into Lake Michigan, Kaul says the manure even closed a lake beach. Prosecutors say the farm under-reported about two million-gallons of manure. The three are all due in Kewaunee County court in January.

The UW-Eau Claire community is mourning the loss of Larry Schnack. Schnack, who served as chancellor between 1984 and 1998 died yesterday. Schnack is being remembered for helping modernize and enhance undergrad programs at UW-Eau Claire. His work led to several regional and national accolades for academic excellence. There will be a memorial service this Saturday.