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The Wisconsin Assembly is advancing legislation that would define and criminalize the grooming of children.  The bill makes it illegal to engage in a pattern of behavior intended to condition or entice a child for sexual purposes.  State lawmakers say the measure was prompted by gaps in state law exposed in a former Kenosha teacher case.  The proposal heads to the Senate for consideration.  If approved by the Senate and governor, violations would be felony offenses requiring prison time and

State legislators have approved a move to rename part of U.S. Highway 12 in Lake Delton in honor of a local business and community leader. The highway would be renamed the Tom Diehl Memorial Highway. The name change recognizes the former owner of Tommy Bartlett Incorporated and a longtime Lake Delton village board member. Diehl began working with the Wisconsin Dells entertainment company in 1967 and became its president in 1981. The measure moves to the Wisconsin Senate and then

The Marshfield Police Department, in partnership with Marshfield Fire and Rescue and Marshfield Clinic, will be conducting joint training exercises at the Marshfield Medical Center Russell Lewis Building (1000 N. Oak Ave) on Thursday, January 15th, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Community members and Marshfield Clinic patients may notice an increased presence of emergency vehicles and first responders in the area. Please know that this is a scheduled and controlled exercise; there is no danger to the public. CLICK

Your local Menards home improvement store is now serving as a drop site for a local food pantry through the month of March, 2026. Menards offers a wide variety of non-perishable food items that can be donated to the food pantries.There is a large collection box near the exit doors to place donations.

Among the class of nearly 130 Graduate Studies students who crossed the commencement stage at University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Dec. 20 ceremony, four were recognized by faculty and staff as inspiring graduates whose stories represent what it is to be Stout Proud.  The graduates shared their university experiences, setbacks and successes in UW-Stout’s Inspiring Graduate Q&A series:  Inspiring Graduate: Hanahh Eggum, M.S. Training & Talent Development Eggum transferred to UW-Stout during her undergraduate years because it offered the only retail merchandising and management major

The case against an Eau Claire man accused of killing a neighbor is moving forward.  Shane Helmbrecht is charged with intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of neighbor Jenn Ward in 2016.  Helmbrecht had previously been found incompetent to stand trial, and was sent to a group home that he later walked away from — only to later be found in Mexico.  He has been appealing a September ruling that he is now competent to stand trial but that claim

Investigators have identified a wood-burning fireplace as the source of a Monday evening house fire in La Crosse.  The home on Cliffside Drive suffered significant damage in the blaze.  No injuries were reported.

A Sparta man charged in the fatal shooting of an elderly man in Tomah is pleading guilty.  Police arrested Ryan Goad a couple of hours after the New Year’s Eve 2024 shooting.  Goad pleaded guilty yesterday to charges including attempted first-degree intentional homicide and was committed to the Department of Health Services for a period of 40 years.

Bond is being set for the second of two men charged in connection with a deadly accidents on Lake Wissota.  Two jet skis collided on the lake on the night of May 23rd 2025 resulting in the death of 24-year-old Elle Jo Kramschuster.  Kramschuster had been a passenger on Bruce Sanborn’s jet skis.  Sanborn and Sean Irvine have each been charged with second-degree reckless homicide.  Bond for Irvine was set Tuesday at ten-thousand dollars.

 Two of Wisconsin’s largest pediatric hospitals are hitting the pause button on gender-affirming care for minors.  UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin confirmed the move yesterday.  The decision comes weeks after the federal Health and Human Services Department announced it would stop Medicaid and Medicare payments to healthcare facilities providing the treatment.  Children’s Wisconsin said it would continue mental and behavioral health services for those who seek it.