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Neighbors James Young and Bill Moeller say they absolutely want to remember young Jackson Sparks, but they have some questions about the plan to transform one of Waukesha’s baseball fields to do it. The two live next to the park that developers want to turn into the Sparks Complex. They say the lights from the field will shine into their homes, and they worry about the noise and commotion from the field as well. Waukesha’s planning commission last night paused

Environmental activists in Milwaukee are angry that We Energies is not closing down its coal fired power plants as promised. A group of protesters marched outside of We Energies’ Milwaukee headquarters yesterday. They are upset that the utility announced plans to keep its Oak Creek power plant online for another year. We Energies said it needs to keep the plant open in order to provide a reliable and affordable source of electricity in Wisconsin and across the Midwest.

The Deer District continues to grow. Planners yesterday announced that a new hotel will open in the area around Fiserv Forum sometime in 2023. The Trade Hotel MKE is part of the Marriott chain, and will have just over 200 rooms. The hotel will be built where the former Park East Freeway strip used to be.

 Madison has one of the lowest homicide rates in the country.  WalletHub says Madison’s homicide rate was less than four-tenths per 100-thousand people in the second quarter of this year, third-lowest compared to the country’s 50 largest cities.  WalletHub says Madison’s homicide rate per capita has gone down by nearly eight-tenths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nominations are now being excepted for the Packers’ Operation Fan Mail contest.  Operation Fan Mail recognizes military families and veterans at every Packers home game with four game tickets and a 150 dollar Packers Pro Shop gift card.  To nominate someone you must enter an essay that’s 500 words or less explaining why that person deserves to be recognized.  Essays can be submitted online at operation-fan-mail-dot-com.

On July 26, 2022, at approximately 11:25pm, a Lake Hallie Police Officer was on patrol on Highway 53 and Highway 29 in the Village of Lake Hallie when he observed a white colored SUV traveling northbound on Highway 53 with expired registration. Based on this information, the vehicle was stopped westbound Highway 29 at mile marker 75. The officer spoke with the driver, identified as Jamie Lehto (age 48) of Elk Mound and detected the odor of intoxicants coming from

The Community Table Inc. and Oakwood Mall are teaming up to for a drive through collection of non-perishable food, money, and socks for The Community Table patrons. “We are super excited for this first-time endeavor with Oakwood Mall and the community…” Community members can drive thru the Oakwood Mall parking lot to donate their non- perishable items, socks, and donations, where Community Table Staff and volunteers will collect the items and funds. Drive Thru donors will receive special offers from

Vibrant red silhouettes will soon grab the attention of the La Crosse community. Today, July 27, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin and New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers are partnering up to display silhouettes at the La Crosse County Courthouse to help raise awareness of crime victims’ rights in Wisconsin. The silhouettes will highlight various rights included under Wisconsin’s crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law. The silhouette’s powerful imagery reminds our community that victims and survivors of crime

A young man from Rusk County will spend the rest of his life behind bars for a double killing back in 2020. A judge yesterday sentenced 19-year-old Joseph Falk to life in prison without the possibility of parole for Robert and Bonnie Rosolowski’s murders. Falk pleaded guilty. The other shooter, 23-year-old Adam Rosolowski, the grandson of the murder victims, has also pleaded guilty but he’s not yet been sentenced. Investigators say Rosolowski and Falk killed the elderly couple and stole

The Kia Boys have reached western Wisconsin. Police in Rice Lake are blaming TikTok videos for the rise in people trying to break into Kias in the area. A number of online videos explain how to break into Kias and Hyundais, then steal the cars with little more than a USB cable. Kia and Hyundai thefts have spiked across Wisconsin and across the country. Rice Lake Police Captain Matthew Bach says they’ve seen a few cars stolen in town, and are warning Kia