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A person is dead after gunfire broke out following a high school basketball game in Beloit.  Police in Beloit say the shooting happened after the game between Beloit Memorial High and LaFollette High last night.  So far there is no word on what provoked the shooting nor whether it had anything to do with the basketball game.  Investigators are only saying an adult male died in the shooting.  There are no reports of other injuries.  The case is still under

Hello. Welcome to your Saturday and thank you for starting it with us. As we near the end of January, we are taking our standard approach to begin the weekend. The week can sometimes feel stressful and overwhelming, so on these mornings we take our “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a way to take a peek back on events in the pages of history that have happened on this in the past before we head out into a new

Preliminary estimate on damages after a fire in Marshfield are $60,000 to the structure and $2,000 to contents. It was a bit before 2:30 on January 28th when Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched forsmoke coming from the roof of a home. Upon arrival smoke was coming from the soffit area of a single-story ranch home. All occupants were confirmed to be out of the home. Fire crews made an aggressive attic attack which extinguished the fire. All fire

Three head coaches at UW-Madison get contract extensions.  Badgers head football coach Paul Chryst, womens volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield and womens soccer head coach Paula Wilkins got their contract extensions confirmed on Friday.  The three contract extensions run through January of 2027

The Betty White Challenge was celebrated earlier this month on her birthday and there is now a grand total for the biggest county in our state. Betty brings in over 50-thousand dollars in Dane County.  Betty White fans raised the money in honor of the actress who recently died just before turning 100-years old.  The monies collected from over 13-hundred donors will go to the Dane County Humane Society.

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

Fire investigators from the Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department and the Marshfield Police Department are releasing new information related to the fatal fire that occurred at 3401 Frey Court, Lot 20, Marshfield, WI 54441 on January 24th , 2022. The cause of the fire on January 24 th at 3401 Frey Court, Lot 20 that took the life of occupant HermanJohn Greuel, age 62, was the result of an overloaded electrical extension cord. Mr. Greuel died as a resultof injuries

Kyle Rittenhouse is back in court today where a judge will decide if he’ll get his bail back and his rifle used during the deadly shootings in Kenosha.  Rittenhouse says he wants the rifle back and the clothes he wore that night so he can destroy it all.  Rittenhouse’s bail is worth two-million dollars, but there’s still a discrepancy over whether he’ll get the money or part of it will go to his former lawyer.

The winter months sometimes bring ice in our area, but for this week’s Friday Feel Good we go to the ice for a hockey game that shoots and scores….big time.  Contrary to the reputation that hockey has for being tough and violent, this was a night of NICE on the ice for a local cause as a hockey team in Pennsylvania went to work for the community.  It is a yearly event the Pennsylvania team puts on where they donate all of

President Molly Bushman is pleased to announce the hiring of Mrs. Libby Leinenkugel as the new McDonell Area Catholic Schools (MACS) Director of Advancement. “McDonell Area Catholic Schools is thrilled to welcome Mrs. Libby (Cyr) Leinenkugel ‘94 to our leadership team. I am confident that Libby will advance the mission and vision of our Catholic Schools by building relationships with alumni and supporters as well as fundraising and development efforts. We also thank Mrs. Jaynee (Armstrong) Brannen ‘03 for her