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There are new details about a hit-and-run in Beaver Dam.  Police say the suspect, 17-year-old Dylan Lenz, tried to kill a 17-year-old girl he’d just met online.  Investigators say Lentz drove the girl to the local Goodwill parking lot Saturday night, stabbed her with a box cutter, and ran her down in his SIV after she managed to escape.  She’s now fighting for her life.  He’s in jail and looking at attempted homicide charges.  Police say Lentz told them his

There are charges coming after a weekend standoff with an armed suspect in Barron County.  The sheriff’s office had to call in its Emergency Response Team to arrest 27-year-old Devin Baldwin Sunday evening.  He was drunk when police say he holed-up in his home in Cumberland.  It took tear gas and some beanbag rounds to finally get Baldwin under control.  Baldwin was on probation for a similar situation in 2020 when he threatened to kill officers and fired a gun. 

As many as 40 people may have been hurt in a weekend bonfire explosion in Shawano County. The sheriff’s office there is trying to track down all of the victims. Yesterday, investigators said at least 17 people were treated at local hospitals. A half dozen people were treated in Milwaukee. The sheriff’s office says someone poured something into Saturday night’s bonfire in Maple Grove, and that caused the explosion. Pulaski Community Schools sent a letter home to parents yesterday saying

The third week of the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial began with a focus on what Darrell Brooks did after the parade massacre. Prosecutors called a string of witnesses yesterday who spoke to or saw Brooks after police say he sped through the parade. One of the witnesses was the man who let Brooks into his home that night. It was his doorbell camera video that shows Brooks’ arrest. Prosecutors say they expect to wrap-up with witnesses tomorrow. Brooks would then

Last week’s tornado count is now seven. The National Weather Service yesterday added three more to the count from last week’s storms in southeast Wisconsin.  All three of the new tornadoes fell in Jefferson County, and all three were EF-0 tornadoes.  Forecasters say all seven twisters produced only minor damage and didn’t cause any injuries.

Plans for Eau Claire’s Costco are moving ahead.  The city’s Plan Commission okayed the designs last night.  The idea is to build the new store on the city’s north side, off Black Avenue.  There aren’t any firm dates, but city leaders hope to open the store next year or in early 2024.

A flock of backyard chickens in St. Croix County is Wisconsin’s latest bird flu case.  The state’s Department of Agriculture confirmed an outbreak last week.  Wisconsin saw nearly three million-birds put down after a bird flu outbreak in the spring.  The case in St. Croix County is the third in the past two months.  The other two were at commercial bird operations in Dunn and Racine counties.

The ACLU of Wisconsin says many jails in the state don’t make it easy for prisoners to vote.  The ACLU says just 60 people registered to vote from jail in 2020, and just 50 people actually voted from jail in that election.  Wisconsin law allows people who are in jail to vote, it is convicted felons who are not allowed to vote in the state.  The ACLU says most jails in Wisconsin either have vague voting policies, or no policies at all. Some sheriffs told the

The state is ready to get rid of 25-thousand gallons of firefighting foam.   Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said it will collect, then dispose of, the foam in an attempt to limit PFAS pollution across the state.  Many fire departments are hanging-on to their foam because it would cost them too much to get rid of it.  DNR will use one million-dollars to take that foam off of their hands.  PFAS foam has fallen out of favor with fire

Harley-Davidson’s CEO is talking about “repurposing” the company’s Milwaukee headquarters.  CEO Jochen Zeitz told the Milwaukee Business Journal that he is thinking about the Harley campus in terms of remote work vs. on-site work. The Business Journal reported that Harley may look at “a de-emphasis” of the buildings that have been their corporate headquarters since the 1990s.  Harley closed the headquarters at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and has been slow to bring everyone back into the office.