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Wisconsin health officials say 18 children have been treated after the deadly incident at a holiday parade in Waukesha. A driver tore through barricades and slammed into crowds yesterday, killing five people and injuring more than 40 others.  Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Milwaukee says the children were between the ages of three to 16, and included three sets of siblings.  Emergency Department Medical Director Dr. Amy Drendel said injuries range from facial abrasions to broken bones and serious head injuries.  Pediatric ICU Medical

The flag at the Wisconsin Capitol, as well as flags across the rest of the state will fly lower to remember the people killed in the tragedy at Waukesha’s Christmas Parade.  Governor Evers issued an order to lower the flags after five people were killed and dozens more were hurt.  Police say someone drove through the crowd yesterday afternoon.  There’s no official motive as of yet. Governor Evers says he’s in contact with local officials, and has offered any state help they

It is the desire of Hope Gospel Mission for everyone to enjoy a special meal on Thanksgiving Day! They will offer the meal as a curb side pick-up/ drive-through as well as a dine in option. For those that wish to dine in, there will be a short program at 11:30am with the meal to follow. No reservations needed. The traditional meal is free to everyone and will include turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, cranberries, dinner rolls and

Police in Waukesha say they have a ‘person of interest’ in custody for yesterday’s tragedy at the Christmas parade, but they don’t have any idea why it happened. A driver sped through the parade yesterday, killing at least five and injuring at least 40. Several videos show the driver of a red SUV run through a roadblock, and run down dozens of people. One witness says the driver was aiming for people in the parade.

Police in Fond du Lac are crediting bystanders for nabbing one of two suspects in an armed robbery at a local Kohl’s. It happened yesterday afternoon. Police say two men came into the store and started breaking into the jewelry cases, one of them had a hammer. After the smash-and-grab, police say the suspects tried to run away, but one was grabbed by shoppers in the store. They held the suspect until police arrived. The second suspect got away.

Authorities and advocates are asking hunters for help in finding dozens of missing people in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Missing Persons Advocacy Inc. is asking hunters to be on the look-out for human remains as they are in the fields and woods. Hunters spent the weekend out in the field for the opening weekend of gun deer season. Missing Persons says 46 people are listed as missing in Wisconsin, they want them found to give their families closure.

It’s a mild start to the holiday week across western Wisconsin. The weekend winds have died down, and forecasters say it will push 50 degrees tomorrow and Wednesday. But cold air will return on Thanksgiving, with a high in the 20s. Forecasters say there isn’t much of a chance for snow.

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is looking into the killing of an elk during the first weekend of deer hunting season. It happened in Columbia County over the weekend. Investigators are not sure if a Wisconsin or an out-of-state hunter killed the elk. It is illegal to kill an elk outside of elk season. Whoever pulled the trigger will face a fine, and could face misdemeanor charges. The DNR says it took the elk into custody as evidence.

They’re ready to flip the switch on the lights in La Crosse. Organizers of the Rotary Park light show say everything is ready for Friday’s opening night. Crews spent the weekend putting the finishing touches on some last minute items. It takes 32 hundred volunteers to set-up the light show, and organizers say they will see 130 thousand visitors over the next month or so. Santa himself will flip the lights at Rotary Park Friday night.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization count is once again over 12 hundred people. The state’s Hospital Association said on Friday that just over 12 hundred people are in hospitals across the state with the virus. Of them, about 330 are in the ICU. Wisconsin saw its hospitalization numbers fall last month. The Hospital Association does not track how many people are in the hospital with the virus, as opposed to who is in the hospital because of the virus.