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It’s 43 years in prison for a Wausau babysitter in a child’s death. A judge yesterday sentenced Marissa Tietsort after her no contest plea back in November. Police say she killed the baby she was watching, then put the 11-week-old boy back in his snowsuit and handed him off to his mom. Tietsort never offered an explanation in the case.

Dropping line could lead to time for a Osseo man. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says 31-year-old Carson Taylor from Osseo didn’t have a valid fishing license when he caught a 26-inch walleye from the east side of Lake Eau Claire last month. The DNR had revoked Taylor’s fishing license. Because Taylor was out on bond in another case, and because that bond required him not to commit any new crimes, Taylor could now be looking at three years

 About 150 Wisconsin National Guard troops are now certified nursing assistants.  The troops graduated this week. They were called-up and sent to training during the worst of Wisconsin’s omicron spike.  The troops were supposed to go to hospitals and long term care centers across the state to help overwhelmed staffers there.  But as of Thursday, there are just 316 people in the hospital with the coronavirus across the state, and 60 in the ICU.  Guard commanders yesterday said some of the troops will

Add Mercury Marine to the list of companies no longer doing business with Russia. Mercury’s parent company, Brunswick, yesterday said it is stopping shipments from all of its brands to Russia and Belarus. There are no Brunswick plants in either country. Many companies this week have joined economic boycotts against Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

We now have an Opening Day for the Brewers. Major League baseball yesterday said the owners and players have come to terms on a new contract, and the season can begin. The league canceled the first week of games because of the impasse. The new deal means Opening Day for Milwaukee will now be April 7th against the Cubs in Chicago. The home opener is scheduled for April 14th, against the Cardinals. That game is listed on the Brewers’ updated

Your window to become an owner of the Green Bay Packers has closed, for now. The team yesterday said fans snapped up nearly 200-thousand shares during their latest stock sale. That comes to about 66 million-dollars raised for the team. The Packers plan to use the money to pay for renovations and improvements at Lambeau Field.

Homeless people in La Crosse are getting another month at a local hotel courtesy of the city. The city council last night agreed to continue their arrangement with the local Econo Lodge to house the homeless. Originally, the plan was to pay for three more months of rooms, but the city council agreed to a one month extension. Council member Mackenzie Mindel says they need some time to figure out what to do with the homeless after the end of

A new lawsuit accuses Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator and two congressmen of aiding an insurrection. Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad filed the suit yesterday. He says Senator Ron Johnson and congressmen Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany “conspired” to aid an “insurrection” by questioning the 2020 presidential election. Bangstad said their public comments spread “malicious falsehoods.”  Bangstad wants all three banned from running for office again based on the 14th Amendment’s language that was written to keep former Confederates out of

We’re getting more information about Wisconsin’s 2020 election investigation, but not from the people under investigation.  A judge in Madison yesterday ordered Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to turn over some of his emails related to the case.  Liberal groups have peppered Vos with open records requests; the judge’s order fills one of those open records requests.  The open records requests from the special election investigator to the mayors of Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and Kenosha remain unanswered.  There’s a pending

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout’s programs and services for military-affiliated students include a resource center in Bowman Hall. For veterans and active military members, University of Wisconsin-Stout is a great place to get an education, according to a national organization. The university has been named a Military Friendly® school for 2022-2023, moving up two levels to a silver designation in this year’s ranking, which was announced recently. “We are excited about the continued advancement of our tailored support and services for military-affiliated