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It was a scary moment for four kids on their way to school in one northern Wisconsin town. The Price County Sheriff says a Rib Lake school bus got stuck on a flooded road yesterday morning, and four kids had to walk their way out of the water. The bus got stuck when the shoulder of the road gave way. None of the kids were hurt, but the bus driver was taken to the hospital just as a precaution. Heavy rains in

There are not a lot of answers about the fire that seriously injured a worker at Camp Randall Stadium. Madison firefighters say the flames were out by the time they arrived yesterday morning. The unidentified worker was taken to the hospital with what are described as serious injuries. Crews say the fire had something to do with a roofing solvent. Workers are in the middle of a massive renovation of the stadium, which they hope to complete before football season

It will be one last summer for the Bernard Willi Municipal Pool in Chippewa Falls. The city yesterday said it will be closing the pool after the end of this year’s swimming season. The city council agreed that renovating or replacing the poll is not worth the cost. The price tag for a renovation is as much as two million-dollars, and a total rebuild could cost as much as four million-dollars. Chippewa Falls Councilman Rob Kiefer said he likes the

People who live along Lake Altoona have a little bit more than a week to make any lakeside improvements for the season. Eau Claire’s parks department yesterday issued its annual ‘ice off’ notice. That clears the way for the city to raise the lake level starting April 25th. Parks managers say the lake will be at its usual summer-high by the first of May.

We could get some more answers about Wisconsin’s jobs market later today. The state’s Department of Workforce Development has a news conference scheduled this afternoon to talk about the latest unemployment numbers and the number of open jobs in the state. Wisconsin’s last unemployment report put the jobless rate in the state at two-point-nine percent.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers continue to be around 150 people. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said 141 people are in the hospital with the virus. That includes 27 in the ICU. Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers have been just above or just below 150 people for about two weeks now. Back in January, the state saw over 22 hundred people in the hospital with the virus. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

The state of Wisconsin is admitting it can’t do a lot about the bird flu in wild birds. DNR biologist Taylor Finger yesterday said the state is working with poultry farmers and people who have backyard chickens to keep those flocks safe, but he said there’s little that can be done to stop the flu’s spread among wild birds. DNR has confirmed the bird flu in flocks in four counties and confirmed the flu in wild birds in several others. Many states

The Wisconsin Supreme Court asked a lot of hypotheticals during the arguments over ballot drop boxes in the state. Lawyers for the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty yesterday argued that state law does not allow for the drop boxes, and the law is clear that voters can only return their ballot. The justices asked about specific situations, including whether the mail slot at the clerk’s office would be okay for ballot returns. The high court is expected to decide the case later this

Cavalier Johnson is now, officially, Milwaukee’s mayor.  He took his oath of office yesterday.  Johnson is the first black man elected as mayor of Milwaukee. He said it’s a ‘generational transition in Milwaukee.’ Johnson will serve out the final two years of Tom Barrett’s final term before having to run again.

A Monroe County man is found guilty of abusing a three-year-old child, resulting in his death.  Marcus Anderson of Tomah was recently convicted of nearly a dozen charges, including first-degree intentional homicide.  Anderson is accused of causing several injuries to Kyson Rice back in 2019, killing the boy.  His sentencing date hasn’t been set.