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The standoff over last year’s ballots in Madison is over. Madison’s city clerk’s office last week quietly allowed state auditors to examine the ballots from last fall. Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl had told auditors they could not review the ballots, but she later allowed them to see the ballots as her staff handled them. A spokesperson for Wisconsin’s senate Majority Leader said that fell in line with the subpoena from lawmakers who demanded access to the ballots. The ballot review is part

This is the last year for James Madison Memorial High School in Madison. The city’s school board last night voted to rename the school for Vel Phillips who was Wisconsin’s first Black statewide official. Madison fell out of favor because he owned slaves. The name change will begin with the start of the next school year.

There are a lot of questions about how the suspect in Waukesha’s parade tragedy was out of jail. Mark Mayfield has more: Democratic Madison state Senator Melissa Agard on Monday said she wants an open and transparent investigation into the low bail that Darrell Brooks got just last week. Brooks posted a thousand dollars and walked out of jail on November 11th. Milwaukee County’s district attorney says he is going to look into how the suspect in Waukesha’s parade tragedy

Three people are recovering after a two car wreck in Dunn County. It happened yesterday afternoon in the Town of Hay River. The sheriff’s office says two people had to be pulled from a burning vehicle. They had to be flown to the hospital for treatment of what deputies are calling serious injuries. The third person was treated for non–life threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office says it looks like the two cars crashed head-on while cresting a hill.

A southern Wisconsin doctor is heading to prison for four-and-a-half years for taking part in a Medicaid scam. A judge in Madison sentenced Dr. Ravi Murali  to 54 months in prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar billing scam. Prosecutors say Murali wrote thousands of fake orders for medical equipment. Those orders totaled 26-million-dollars, of which Medicaid paid for half. Murali pleaded guilty in the case back in March.

Chippewa Falls firefighters are looking to raise some money for a new drone. The drone costs about 75 hundred dollars, but comes with an extra battery and an advanced camera. The hope is to use the drone for search and rescue missions. The Chippewa Falls Police Department Alumni Association is looking to raise the money.

Plans are underway to open a new homeless shelter in Menomonie. Stepping Stones of Dunn County says they have more homeless people this year than they have beds. That means many homeless are being put-up in local hotels. Stepping Stones is hoping to end that by opening a new shelter for up to 20 homeless people The idea is to build on land they already own along Stout Road. The design is a one–and-a-half million-dollar, 58 hundred square foot shelter.

There’s a warning about holiday scams ahead of the big shopping weekend.  Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says people need to be on the look-out for too-good-to-be true deals and internet scams. DATCP says beware of any online delivery notices for products you’re not sure that you ordered. There’s also the warning about offers that include ‘free’ gift cards. And the state is also warning people never to give out their personal or financial information to any

Doctors at the University of Wisconsin say now’s the time to get your booster shot. UW-Health’s Dr. Jim Conway  says getting a booster before traveling for the holiday season will go a long way to protect you and your family. Conway says booster shots add a layer of protection to people who’ve already gotten their shots. He says with so many people travelling between now and the end of the year, any extra protection against the coronavirus is a good thing.

The mayor of Waukesha Wisconsin, says the typical Norman Rockwell-like Christmas parade held last night turned into a nightmare.   Police have officially named the suspect in the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy as 39-year-old Darrell Brooks.  Authorities say today that prior to breaking through barriers and mowing down dozens of people Brooks was involved in a domestic dispute.  Police say it was not part of a police chase and Brooks was taken into custody not far from the scene.  Five separate counts