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There’s been an arrest made in connection to the human remains found in High Cliff State Park last year. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested John Andrews from Chilton this week on charges of  hiding a corpse. He was previously convicted of charges relating to the death of the man whose remains were found in the park. We could get more answers in the case later today, Andrews is due before a judge this afternoon.

The search for a Missing Dunn County man has come to a happy ending. Police in Menomonie yesterday said 88-year-old Allan Hilgendorf has been found safe. He went missing yesterday morning when nurses say he walked out of the Mayo Menomonie Hospital. He suffers from dementia. No one is saying where he was found.

We could see some more pardons from Governor Tony Evers. The state’s Pardon Board has four cases on its docket today. The governor has pardoned more people in the past four years than any other governor in state history. Evers has pardoned nearly 450 people since becoming governor.

It could take years to clear all of Wisconsin’s pending criminal cases. The state’s Public Defender’s Office this week said there are 35-thousand cases waiting to go to trial. The backlog is being blamed on the coronavirus-stoppage of criminal trials, and on a lack of public defenders. Many counties in the state say there aren’t enough public defenders, and say they can’t find enough private attorneys to cover the gap.

Wisconsin is ending the week with a few more people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said there are 156 people hospitalized with the virus, that includes 32 in the ICU. Total hospitalizations are up eight from this point last week. Wisconsin has been hovering around 150 people hospitalized with the virus for the past month or so.

Dairyland Power Cooperative has funded and assisted with implementation of the first electric vehicle (EV) fast charger at a Kwik Trip in the State of Wisconsin. The Level 3, 180 kW ABB Fast Charger is located at the new Holmen Kwik Trip (1760 Tempte St.). A brief dedication event will be held on Earth Day—Friday, April 22, at 1 p.m. Riverland Energy Cooperative, a Dairyland member cooperative, serves the new Holmen Kwik Trip and is also the EV fast charger

Attorney General Josh Kaul announces today that his office has obtained a civil judgment against Johannes Wakker requiring him to pay a $225,000 monetary penalty for alleged violations of the State’s manure management laws that occurred at Wakker’s Kewaunee County concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO). “Mismanagement of manure can lead to water contamination and endanger public health,” said AG Kaul. “To protect safe and clean water, Wisconsin’s manure management laws must be followed.” According to the Complaint, Wakker violated several

As pandemic restrictions continue to ease, Wisconsin is ready to make up for lost time by flocking back to indoor dining. But which restaurants are benefiting most from this spending effect? TOP Agency — an analytics agency tracking U.S consumer spending — analyzed the spending habits of 12 million Americans to see how states bounced back from COVID-related dips in dine out spending. Wisconsin bounced back faster than most. The number of dining out visits rose 20.28% from 2021 to 2022,

One Eau Claire police officer is recovering from a broken nose and a concussion, and a second is dealing with a hand injury after they say a domestic violence suspect attacked them yesterday. It happened while police were trying to arrest 34-year-old Steven Bruns the Third. Police say he was drunk and threatening his girlfriend, he also had a warrant out of Minnesota. As police tried to get Bruns into the squad car, he attacked the officers. Eau Claire Police

There are now OWI charges for the now-former school bus driver in Green Bay who drank a beer on a school field trip. Prosecutors in Green Bay filed the charges yesterday. Seventy-year-old James Nelson admitted to drinking a beer or two while students from a Green Bay elementary school were on a field trip to Madison. A student turned him in after seeing an empty beer can on the bus. Green Bay Police arrested Nelson, and drew his blood on