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Wisconsin’s Republican congressmen want the Justice Department to step-in on the investigation into the firebombing at Madison’s pro-lie office.  All of the state’s Republican congressmen this week signed-on to a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, asking for a full federal investigation into the attack at the Wisconsin Family Action office. Congressman Tom Tiffany says the Biden Administration needs to look at the case as a possible act of terrorism. Madison Police are leading the investigation with some help from what they

Today is National Apple Pie Day, one of America’s favorite dessert.  As American as apple pie is, it actually didn’t originate from America at all.  The first recipe was printed in England in the 1300’s.  Ever since it has evolved into a staple dessert for American holiday parties.   

Cameras will not be allowed inside the court room during the trial of a man accused of killing a Madison doctor and her husband.  A judge recently ruled the media will be allowed to access court proceedings using a media courtroom, but no livestreaming will be allowed.  Khari Sanford is accused of killing Doctor Beth Potter and Robin Carre back in 2020.  Police say Sanford was dating the victims’ teenage daughter at the time.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two dogs are found dead in Verona.  The sheriff’s office says they were found late yesterday morning near Raymond Road and Oak View Drive near the Ice Age Trail.  The sheriff’s office says it’s unclear if a crime has been committed and anyone with information is asked to call its tip line.

On Friday, April 2, 2021 at 12:26 am, deputies from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Hungry Lake Lane in the Town of Sand Lake for a call of a deceased female. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the body of Cary Lynne Elkin, 42, of Stone Lake, WI deceased in the residence from multiple gunshot wounds. Evidence obtained during search warrants, interviews and forensic analysis identified Manly M. McDermott, 29, of Bemidji, MN as the suspect in

On May 12, 2022, at 3:26 a.m., the Barron County 911 center received a call of a house fire on River Ave in the City of Barron. Initial report was three people were still inside the residence. Officers from the BarronPolice Department along with the deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, the Barron FireDepartment, Mayo Ambulance, Cameron Fire Department and Cumberland Ambulance all responded to the scene. An immediate search and fire attack was conducted by fire personnel and

The search for a wanted man out of Tennessee ended in Chippewa County last week. The sheriff says deputies arrested Lamarcus Boyd back on May 5th. He’s wanted on aggravated robbery and weapons charges in Tennessee. Boyd has been in the Chippewa County Jail since his arrest, and will stay there until someone from Tennessee comes to pick him up.

There’s progress, but no deal yet. Neighbors and GFL continued their talks about a new landfill near Seven Mile Creek yesterday. Some of the folks who live near the current landfill don’t want to see the company expand, while others say they are looking for a fair payout to deal with the noise, smell, and traffic. GFL managers say they’re willing to work with neighbors to see what can be done.

A lot more people died of drug overdoses in Wisconsin last year. New numbers from the CDC show that 17 hundred people died from an overdose in the state in 2021. That’s a 14 percent increase from the year before. Doctors say fentanyl is to blame for the spike in deaths.

One Republican lawmaker is looking for the next step after Governor Evers vetoed a plan that would have allowed nurses in the state to do more. State Senator Patrick Testin will hold a news conference with Wisconsin’s Nurses Association today. They are looking for a way forward after the governor turned down a proposed law that would have allowed advanced practice nurses to work in hospitals and clinics with less supervision. Testin has said the plan would have allowed for