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On Sunday, January 30th at approximately 4:20 PM, A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle for a seatbelt and speeding violation on Interstate 94 eastbound at milepost 32 near Knapp. The Trooper observed that the driver, 38 year old Louis Williams, showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed that Mr. Williams was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance. He was subsequently arrested and charged with operating a

There were a lot of people who saw Saturday’s deadly shooting outside of Beloit’s Memorial High School, now the city’s police chief wants them to come forward.  Chief Andre Sayles says about 30 people saw the shooting, but said yesterday that none of them are cooperating with police.  Investigators say the 19-year-old  victim was a former Memorial student.  No one is saying why he was shot.

The gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse is set to be destroyed.  A Wisconsin judge approved an agreement by lawyers to have the firearm Rittenhouse used in three shootings in August 2020 destroyed.  Rittenhouse’s attorney filed a request for the AR-15 style rifle to be returned to Rittenhouse rather than Dominick Black, who is technically the owner of the gun, to prevent it from being sold by Black.  A request for Rittenhouse’s clothes to be returned was filed for the same reason.  Rittenhouse’s

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations continue to fall.  The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said an even-17 hundred people were in the hospital with the virus.  Two weeks ago that number was over 22-hundred.  The Hospital Association says 360 people are in ICUs with the virus.  That too, is down from two weeks ago. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Kids in Wisconsin high schools could soon be required to take a class on credit cards and savings accounts. A group of Republican lawmakers are pushing a proposal that would require a lesson in financial literacy before kids can graduate. The class would cover everything from balancing a checking account to the pitfalls of credit cards. Many schools already teach personal finance, but lawmakers want to make it a requirement for all schools.

Voters will be able to use ballot drop boxes in the February primary after all.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court of Friday issued a 4-3 ruling that allows cities or counties to collect ballots in the drop boxes for the February 15th primary.  After that, the court says, they will take a look at the issue again.  Swing justice Brian Hagedorn sided with the court’s liberal justices in saying the February election is just too close to change the rules now.  The court’s

ThedaCare in Appleton is no longer trying to get a judge to force some of its team members to stay in jobs they do not want.  The company on Friday dropped its lawsuit against Ascension Northeast against seven members of its interventional radiology team.  ThedaCare CEO Imran Andrabi told The Post-Crescent they instead want to focus on finding people to fill the positions.  ThedaCare asked a judge to stop the seven from leaving for Ascension, but the judge last week

A man contacted police and reported a street sign down and some branches in the roadway at the intersection of WAUSHARA ST/N APPLE AVE. The damage appeared consistent with a large truck having a difficult time making a right turn from N Apple Ave onto Waushara St. The street name sign was attached to wooden electrical pole that did not appear to receive damage. There are no suspects at this time. The street department was notified. 

Two men face charges after a traffic stop. It was during this traffic stop that two 24-year-old Marshfield males provided false names to this Officer. During the investigation the identity of the two males was learned. Charges for obstructing an officer will be directed to the Wood County District Attorneys Office for review. 

No injuries were reported, but multiple crews were on scene of a Rice Lake Fire. At approximately 11:40 am on January 29, 2022, the Rice Lake Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 936 Linden Avenue in the City of Rice Lake.  The fire was placed under control at 12:01 pm.  The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.  An initial damage estimate for the garage and contents is approximately $100,000.00.