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Wisconsin’s attorney general is warning of an increase in ransomware scams. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday said the FBI has handled 41 complaints about ransomware in Wisconsin so far this year. Last year, the FBI handled 30 cases all year. Kaul says scammers are taking advantage of the fact that more people are doing more from home. He says beefing-up your internet and computer safety programs will go a long way toward keeping your information safe.

Wisconsin’s governor is the latest to want to go to court over the state’s new political map. Governor Evers yesterday asked a federal judge to allow him to join one of the lawsuits filed over the state’s to-be-drawn map. That lawsuit asks the court to draw the maps because a group of advocate voters don’t believe lawmakers and the governor can agree on a new political map. Lawmakers are the ones who are supposed to draw the map, but Democrats

Public health managers in Madison and Dane County are pushing back on the idea that county leaders and voters will have some say over the county’s mask mandate. County supervisor Jeff Weigand recently filed a resolution to end the mask mandate. Weigand wants the county’s board of health to come before the county board and listen to comments from the public before issuing any new orders. The county’s board of health says they look at the data when deciding things

Rebecca Kleefisch is making it known she’s the frontrunner in the Republican race for governor. Kleefisch’s campaign yesterday said she raised over one-million-dollars last week. She formally announced her bid to become governor last Thursday. Kleefisch has about one-and-a-half million-dollars on-hand. While that is a lot for one week, Democratic Governor Tony Evers has about seven-million-dollars in his campaign account. When it comes to some of her platforms, she will make the state’s abortion laws more restrictive. Republican Rebecca Kleefisch

Reports of gunshots lead to an arrest. It was on Sunday, September 12th at about 4:48p.m., the Lake Hallie Police Department was called to Lake Hallie for a report of multiple gunshots in the area. It had been reported that approximately ten gunshots were heard throughout the area. Lake Hallie Police responded to the area to determine the origin of the gunshots. Through the investigation, at approximately 6:25p.m., Lake Hallie Police Department executed a search warrant in the 2400 block

After a year and a half away, the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra (CVSO) will return to the stage with “Emergence” on Friday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m. On the program are Pelléas et Mélisande Suite by Gabriel Fauré, Violin Concerto No. 5 by HenryVieuxtemps, and Symphony No. 3 (“Rhenish”) by Robert Schumann. Tickets may be purchased on the Pablo Center at the Confluence website, www.pablocenter.org, orthrough the box office, which is available by phone (715-832-2787) or email: boxoffice@pablocenter.org

A man charged with attempted first-degree murder who was arrested while hiding in the woods over the weekend is facing multiple charges.  Cody Krueger is accused of shooting a man earlier this month.  He’s also accused of armed robbery.  Police say the shooting appears to be over a woman and also a package of drugs delivered to a residence.

A Kenosha County boy injured on a school playground remains in critical condition following brain surgery.  Authorities say Alex Hook was playing with classmates at Riverview Elementary School on Friday.  It appears that a landscaper mowing the grass near the school hit a piece of metal or rebar, which then hit Alex in the back of the head.  He suffered a skull fracture and a brain bleed and was airlifted to Children’s Wisconsin Hospital in Milwaukee. 

 School district officials in Baraboo say the evacuation of Jack Young Middle School came out of an abundance of caution following a threat made against the school.  Students were evacuated early this afternoon.  No information has been provided regarding the type of threat.

The Wisconsin Air National Guard will be taking to the skies this week.  The guard will be conducting night training sessions until 10 p.m. on most nights.  The F-16s will be practicing takeoff and landings.  Officials say flight paths are designed to minimize noise for the residents.