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 A tornado that touched down in West Allis and swept into Milwaukee on Wednesday was the first confirmed  twister in Milwaukee County in almost 23 years.  The National Weather Service said the tornado packing 75 mile-an-hour winds touched down a little past noon Wednesday near South 105th and West Becher streets in West Allis.  It stayed on the ground for about three miles before dissipating near South 57th and 58th streets and West Stack Drive, north of Oklahoma Avenue in

Police across southern Wisconsin are looking for a man accused of trying to rob multiple Culver’s restaurants through the drive through.  Police say the first robbery happened at a Culver’s in Lake Mills back on September 26th.  Police say the suspect has robbed multiple other Culver’s in that area.  They say he drives a maroon-colored four-door Jeep and is armed and dangerous.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is returning to Wisconsin after a two-year hiatus.  It’ll make six Wisconsin stops, Watertown, Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Mauston, and Tomah.  The dates are December 9th and 10th.  The holiday train raises money for local food banks but has been unable to operate the last two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.

If you heard sirens, they may have been responding to a fire On Eau Claire’s North Side. Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire today at 831 North Hastings Way. Engine 10, was the first arriving company on scene and reported smoke coming from one of the basement windows. Crews deployed attack lines and advanced through the first floor to the basement where they encountered zero visibility and high heat conditions. The seat of the fire was quickly

“If these walls could talk…” We often think about the stories held inside the rooms we live in, and for this week’s Friday Feel Good we get to peek inside of those stories and see a moment preserved in time and the story that a purse had to tell. Officials in Texas found a small purse from the 1950s inside the walls at a former school building and they have now identified the owner.   The contractor who found it, Armando Rodriguez, and League

Gov. Tony Evers ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., Oct. 15, 2022, in honor of Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day, as required by state statute, during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9 through Oct. 15, 2022.    “…we honor and remember the fallen heroes who are no longer with us and share our deepest condolences with their families, friends, colleagues, and loved ones. The legacy of their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.” 

Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe in Rio, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for various packaged foods purchased on or before Oct. 12, 2022. The affected products, which carry a mark of inspection with establishment No. 293, include: Potato Soup, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Beef Stroganoff, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Shredded Beef, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Chicken Vegetable Soup, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Beef Stew, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Italian Lasagna, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages BBQ Pork, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Shredded Pork, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Shredded

There’s a new report that Republicans say shows that Wisconsin is spending more money than ever on public schools. The report from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau came out last week, and shows the state spent over seven-and-a-half billion-dollars on state aid for public schools last year. That’s up from seven-point-three billion in 2020, and seven-point-three billion in 2019. The report also comes as the state’s Department of Public Instruction gets ready to release its state aid numbers for this year. Those will

Prosecutors are pushing sexual assault charges against a young man accused of slapping women while riding an electric scooter near the UW-Madison campus last month.  Investigators are accusing 18-year-old Ethan Peltier from Waunakee of slapping a woman’s butt as he drove past her.  The woman says he hit her hard enough to leave a red mark.  It happened on September 7th, and investigators had to turn to the public to find Peltier.  He’s denying that he ever hit anyone.

A three-thousand-year-old canoe may not be the only artifact sitting just below the waters of Lake Mendota.  State archaeologists say there could be an entire village waiting to be discovered.  Researchers and historians pulled the canoe out of the lake last month.  It is the oldest canoe ever found in the area.  State Archaeologist Dr. James Skibo says his team is now going to see what else they can find, with the expectation that they will find something.