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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

Rice Lake Fire Department was dispatched for a report of a Structure fire at 2136 20 1/8 th Ave 92. in the City of Rice Lake on January 27, 2022 at approximately 5:35 P.M. On Scene of an mobile home heavy smoke and fire was visible from the structure. Rice Lake Fire Department initiated an aggressive attack utilizing two 1 3/4” Class A Foam attack lines. Rice Lake Fire Department was able to successfully extinguish the fire. No other mobile

Lake Hallie’s police department is mourning the loss of one of their own.  Officer Michael “Tony” Hudson passed away last week, he was 47. Lake Hallie’s police chief said Hudson was a part-time officer and a full time social worker in the city.  Hudson is being remembered for his dedication to the job.  According to the Lake Hallie Facebook Page Officer Hudson’s visitation and funeral will take place this Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Jacob’s Well, located at 3211 N 50th

None of the four “persons-of-interest” in custody in connection to last week sextuple murder in Milwaukee are believed to be one of the shooters.  Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman yesterday said the four are in custody because police believe they know something about the case.  There is still no motive for the murders, but Norman yesterday confirmed the six were shot execution-style.  One clue that’s receiving a lot of attention, a 911 call that described a murder that sounded a

Wisconsin’s governor wants to give you 150-dollars.  Governor Tony Evers yesterday suggested spending part of the state’s record four billion-dollar surplus on checks for every person in the state.  Democratic lawmakers called a similar plan from former Governor Scott Walker an “election-year bribe,” yesterday Republicans said the same thing about Governor Evers’ plan.  We will show you different sides so you can decide, as the governor says it makes sense to give people money now, because of the coronavirus.  Republican

The maker of voting machines used in Wisconsin in 2020 is not cooperating with the state’s special election investigator.  Attorneys for Election Systems & Software last week told former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman that they will not send him a trove of information about their machines.  Election Systems says Gableman’s subpoena is a “fishing expedition.”  Gableman is continuing his probe into what happened in the 2020 election.  That probe is supposed to be complete by next month.

Lawmakers in Wisconsin can hire outside lawyers, and pay for them with state money.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ruled that lawmakers can turn to lawyers not already on the state payroll.  The ruling came as part of a challenge to Wisconsin’s to-be drawn political map.  Republican lawmakers hired lawyers to help with their map, and wanted to use taxpayer dollars to pay for them.

It looks like Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization peak has passed.  The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said just over 17-hundred people are hospitalized with the virus.  That’s a drop of more than 320 people from last week.  The Hospital Association says 362 people are in ICUs with the virus.  That too is down from last week.