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It was $1 million dollars requested and $1 million dollars cash bond set. Chippewa County prosecutor Wade Newell described the death of Iliana “Lily” Peters as “violent,” and added the teen punched the girl “in the stomach, knocked her to the ground” and “hit her with a stick” before the assault and murder.  The teen’s identity was not said during Wednesday’s court Police arrested a 14-year-old boy Tuesday, saying he knew Lily Peters and followed her as she left her

Authorities in Dunn County are remembering last year’s killing of 18 cats.  The Dunn County Humane Society says yesterday was the one year anniversary of the cats’ deaths. They were found along a gravel road near the Dunnville Bottoms last April. The Humane Society says no one has ever been arrested for the cats’ deaths. There remains a 10 thousand-dollar reward for information in the case.

Voters in Wisconsin are starting to trust the state’s electoral process more. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows 76 percent of Republicans and 96 percent of Democrats said they trusted the results of the April election. Just 67 percent of independent voters said the same thing. That’s much better than the 62 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of independent voters who say they continue to have no trust in the 2020 election in the state.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers are back over 200. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said 212 people are now hospitalized with the virus, including 36 in the ICU. That 212 number is up 71 from a week ago. Wisconsin saw its coronavirus hospitalizations bottom-out last month with fewer than 150 people in the hospital with the virus. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO FROM WI DHS.

Four of the five finalists for chancellor at UW-Madison are from out of state. The university released the list of finalists yesterday. Only Madison Provost John Karl Scholz is from the UW System. All five finalists will be on campus for in-person visits next week. Regents say they hope to have a final choice by the end of next month.

Some Wisconsin dairy companies are getting financial assistance from the state.  Governor Tony Evers says 19 companies across the state are getting thousands of dollars in Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Dairy Processor Grant money.  The money will be used to help those companies grow.

The FBI is looking for more information about suspected hate crimes in a Milwaukee suburb.  The FBI says it wants to hear from anyone who may have been the victim of a hate crime in the West Allis area over the last year.  Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI office in Milwaukee.

The state of Wisconsin remembers former First Lady Elaine Schreiber who passed away this week.  Schreiber dedicated her life to helping families impacted by Alzheimer’s, the very disease she suffered through late in life.  Elaine’s husband, former Governor Martin Schreiber documented his wife’s struggle with Alzheimer’s and dementia in his 2017 book “My Two Elaines.”  Elaine Schreiber passed in her sleep early Monday morning at the Elaine’s Hope Memory Care Assisted Living Center in Wauwatosa.      

The Waukesha Parade Memorial Commission is finalizing plans to permanently honor the victims of last year’s attack.  The plan includes a permanent fixture along the Fox River at Grede Park in downtown Waukesha.  The commission estimates between 75-thousand and 100-thousand is needed for the project.  Six people were killed and dozens more injured when the driver of an SUV drove into a crowd at the Christmas parade November 21st, 2021.    

The WAXX Cares project for the month of April is “Sofas For Service.”   It’s a way to make sure we don’t just “sit by” while our Veterans and hero’s lack basic household items. Last year (2021) “Sofas” helped 128 area veterans furnish their homes with furniture, beds, kitchen wares, small appliances and other miscellaneous household items.  CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CAUSE. If you would like to be part of an upcoming event for this cause, CLICK HERE.