Acting Milwaukee police chief Jeffery Norman is opening up about his plans for the city if he becomes chief full time. On Saturday, dozens of community members gathered to participate in a Q-and-A style meeting with Norman. He said his crime strategy is building community engagement. He pointed to how the community recently came together to work with the police department in the search for then missing three-year-old Major Harris. Norman noted, while he believes community engagement is the right
Read MoreThe motorcycle community in Kenosha is rallying in support of a recovering six-year-old boy. Alex Hook was nearly killed while at a playground when he was hit in the head by a rock kicked up from a lawn mover. Justin Guerrero told Fox-six he wanted to organize a motorcycle group ride and fundraising event to show Hook and his family their support. The bikers drove by Hook’s home before heading to Bender’s Bar and Grill in Silverlake. The event featured
Read MoreA traffic stop leads to an arrest. It was on October 23rd, at approximately 2:16 a.m., a WI State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle for deviation from designated traffic lane. The driver, who was identified as 31 year old David L. Boswell, showed signs of impairment, and admitted using illegal narcotics. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed that Mr. Boswell was operating a motor vehicle while impaired with this being his 3rd offense. There was also a
Read MoreHello. Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you stopped by for our Saturday “scroll down memory lane.” Sometimes the week can feel long and stressful. On Saturday mornings, we like to slow things down a bit and take a look back at events that happened on this day in the pages of history before we head out into this new day. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! Today is Saturday, October 23rd, the 296th day of
Read MoreThe U.S. Postal Service needs to hire more than 500 holiday season workers in Wisconsin. A Post Office on wheels, unofficially called the JCOW, or Job Center on Wheels, is traveling all over the state, making a daylong stop in Oshkosh on Friday. The USPS Job Center on Wheels will be in Burlington on Monday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Read MoreWisconsin health officials are supporting the CDC’s call for COVID-19 booster shots. The Department of Health Services said Friday it encourages people to get the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters the CDC green-lighted this week along with boosters of the Pfizer vaccine. People 65 or older who have received the Moderna vaccine can get a booster six months after their second of the original two-dose regimen. Boosters also are available to people age 18 and older if they have underlying
Read MoreA California pharmaceutical company is planning a 250-million dollar manufacturing plant that could bring 250 jobs to Dane County. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals is expanding with construction beginning on the campus in Verona this winter. An Arrowhead official says the jobs will include a mix of positions to be paid “five times the minimum wage.” The company has a plant in Madison’s University Park on the West Side, along with operations in San Diego and Pasadena, California.
Read MoreA long awaited report confirms the election process in Wisconsin for the 2020 Presidential Election was secure. The report on the election results was released today by the non-partisan group Legislative Audit Bureau. The report did make 30 recommendations to improve elections including 18 issues for legislative consideration, but determined there was not widespread fraud in the 2020 vote.
Read MoreThe Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms three-year-old Major Harris was murdered. The medical examiner’s office conducted an autopsy this morning and determined the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the Head. The little boy had been missing since October 9th when he and his mother disappeared. His mother Mallory Muslim Burger was found dead on October 14th but her son was not found with her. His body was discovered yesterday in a storage container in Milwaukee.
Read MoreThe average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is three-cents-a-gallon higher than a week ago, but 23-cents lower than the national average. Triple-A says the cost of gas across the Badger State today is three-dollars-and-14-cents and the national average is three-37. Drivers are paying three-23 in Eau Claire and three-18 in La Crosse and St. Croix County. The price at the pump is three-12 in Madison and Milwaukee, three-13 in Wausau, and three-15 in Racine.
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