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The 18-year-old accused of killing a fellow teenager at a mall in Appleton will be sentenced this week.  Dezman Ellis will be sentenced on second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety charges tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.  Ellis is accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old Jovanni Frausto at the Fox River Mall one year ago.  Another man was shot but survived.  Ellis took a plea deal and will face 40 years in prison.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will not play in the Pro Bowl.  It was announced this morning Rodgers has opted out of the game because of injury.  He will be replaced by Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins.  This is the third time Cousins has made the Pro Bowl as a fill-in and he’s never been named to the initial roster.

Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport is set to receive $3,165,815 in federal funding. This grant will help reconstruct the existing aircraft rescue and firefighting building.    “This funding will help the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport make necessary infrastructure upgrades and continue to provide all visitors with a safe and successful travel experience.”  -KIND “Wisconsinites depend on our outstanding regional airports to connect with communities across the state, the country, and the world,” said Rep. Ron Kind. “This funding will

On Sunday, January 30th at approximately 4:20 PM, A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle for a seatbelt and speeding violation on Interstate 94 eastbound at milepost 32 near Knapp. The Trooper observed that the driver, 38 year old Louis Williams, showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed that Mr. Williams was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance. He was subsequently arrested and charged with operating a

There were a lot of people who saw Saturday’s deadly shooting outside of Beloit’s Memorial High School, now the city’s police chief wants them to come forward.  Chief Andre Sayles says about 30 people saw the shooting, but said yesterday that none of them are cooperating with police.  Investigators say the 19-year-old  victim was a former Memorial student.  No one is saying why he was shot.

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

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations continue to fall.  The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said an even-17 hundred people were in the hospital with the virus.  Two weeks ago that number was over 22-hundred.  The Hospital Association says 360 people are in ICUs with the virus.  That too, is down from two weeks ago. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Kids in Wisconsin high schools could soon be required to take a class on credit cards and savings accounts. A group of Republican lawmakers are pushing a proposal that would require a lesson in financial literacy before kids can graduate. The class would cover everything from balancing a checking account to the pitfalls of credit cards. Many schools already teach personal finance, but lawmakers want to make it a requirement for all schools.

Voters will be able to use ballot drop boxes in the February primary after all.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court of Friday issued a 4-3 ruling that allows cities or counties to collect ballots in the drop boxes for the February 15th primary.  After that, the court says, they will take a look at the issue again.  Swing justice Brian Hagedorn sided with the court’s liberal justices in saying the February election is just too close to change the rules now.  The court’s

ThedaCare in Appleton is no longer trying to get a judge to force some of its team members to stay in jobs they do not want.  The company on Friday dropped its lawsuit against Ascension Northeast against seven members of its interventional radiology team.  ThedaCare CEO Imran Andrabi told The Post-Crescent they instead want to focus on finding people to fill the positions.  ThedaCare asked a judge to stop the seven from leaving for Ascension, but the judge last week