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The FBI is looking for more information about suspected hate crimes in a Milwaukee suburb.  The FBI says it wants to hear from anyone who may have been the victim of a hate crime in the West Allis area over the last year.  Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI office in Milwaukee.

The state of Wisconsin remembers former First Lady Elaine Schreiber who passed away this week.  Schreiber dedicated her life to helping families impacted by Alzheimer’s, the very disease she suffered through late in life.  Elaine’s husband, former Governor Martin Schreiber documented his wife’s struggle with Alzheimer’s and dementia in his 2017 book “My Two Elaines.”  Elaine Schreiber passed in her sleep early Monday morning at the Elaine’s Hope Memory Care Assisted Living Center in Wauwatosa.      

The Waukesha Parade Memorial Commission is finalizing plans to permanently honor the victims of last year’s attack.  The plan includes a permanent fixture along the Fox River at Grede Park in downtown Waukesha.  The commission estimates between 75-thousand and 100-thousand is needed for the project.  Six people were killed and dozens more injured when the driver of an SUV drove into a crowd at the Christmas parade November 21st, 2021.    

The WAXX Cares project for the month of April is “Sofas For Service.”   It’s a way to make sure we don’t just “sit by” while our Veterans and hero’s lack basic household items. Last year (2021) “Sofas” helped 128 area veterans furnish their homes with furniture, beds, kitchen wares, small appliances and other miscellaneous household items.  CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CAUSE. If you would like to be part of an upcoming event for this cause, CLICK HERE.

A suspect is under arrest in connection with the death f Lily Peters.  Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm says they arrested a juvenile on suspicion of killing 10 year old Illiana “Lily” Peters.  No word yet on how the two were connected.  Police found Peters’ body on Monday in a wooded area after her family reported her missing on Sunday night. Additional Audio: Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm says there are no other suspects in the case. And

A push is underway to create a new alert system following the murder of Lily Peters in Chippewa Falls.  Lily was reported missing on Sunday night and police knew what she looked like, where she was riding her bike to and that she didn’t make it home.  However, it wasn’t enough to issue an AMBER Alert.  AMBER Alerts are issued for children who are in serious danger of bodily harm or death and require descriptions of the child and a

Pigeon Falls is celebrating the life of one of its longest-living residents — 105-year-old Reynolds Tomter.  Tomter is a World War Two veteran who has lived in Pigeon Falls for more than 80 years, ran the Pigeon Falls Store for decades, helped start the city’s fire department and founded its Lion’s Club.  Yesterday, the man called Mr. Pigeon Falls enjoyed a birthday celebration from the town to mark his 105th birthday.

 Health officials say the results of the Dunn County Health Needs Assessment have identified five primary areas of public health needs, ranging from mental health to alcohol, nicotine and drugs.  The survey will be used as a guide for Dunn County to follow in tackling the main priorities.  Other areas of focus will be safe and quality housing, environmental health and chronic disease.  Dunn County Health Director KT Gallagher says the survey will be used to put together the Community

A California man charged with threatening publisher Merriam-Webster over its gender definitions is also charged with threatening to shoot up an Eau Claire school board meeting.  Authorities say Jeremy David Hanson from Orange County, California, has been charged with sending anonymous threats of violence to businesses and individuals across the country.  He allegedly threatened Merriam-Webster for including references of gender identity in its definition of female.  He threatened the CEO of the Disney and his family for quote — promoting

COVID cases are climbing across the state.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported nearly 12-hundred cases yesterday.  The seven-day case average is over eleven-hundred.  DHS also reported three new COVID-related deaths.  That brings the seven-day average to two.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.