A crash is deadly in Dunn County. At 3:26 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of USH 12 and County Road K in the Township of Lucas. The caller reported multiple occupants of one vehicle were all entrapped. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Fire Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and a Mayo helicopter responded to the scene. The preliminary investigation indicates a Lincoln Continental was
Read MoreStanley was hit hard and in the day light hours we will have more details. We are waiting to see just how much damage the overnight winds brought to western Wisconsin. Forecasters say strong winds rolled across the area last night. There are a handful of storm damage reports. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE LOCAL IMAGES. As of now, we have word that officials are asking people to avoid coming through Stanley. If you are interested in helping in clean up
Read MoreThe sheriff in Marinette County is blaming yesterday’s fog for a chain-reaction crash that left one person dead. Sheriff Jerry Sauve says the wreck happened near Coleman yesterday morning. The sheriff says cars kept smashing into the back of each other at a railroad crossing on Highway 64. The crashes pushed some vehicles into a moving train. That led the train to jump the tracks. One person died and several others were hurt. The sheriff told people not to drive
Read MoreThere is a new version of Wisconsin’s new political map. Governor Tony Evers yesterday submitted a new version of the map which he says meets the ‘least change’ criteria set forth by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The map creates a new African American Assembly district, but continues to give Republicans a majority in the state legislature and Congress. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the governor abandoned his promise to draw a ‘people’s map,’ and instead drew his new map in secret. The governor’s
Read MoreThe first lady has paid her respects to the people killed and injured in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. Jill Biden laid a bouquet of flowers at the memorial yesterday. She was in town to visit parade survivors at Children’s Hospital. Mrs. The first lady is the first person from her husband’s administration to visit the site where six people died and more than 50 others were run down late last month. She said that all Americans mourn with Waukesha.
Read MoreHalf of the state’s coronavirus map is red. Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services yesterday said 40 of the state’s 72 counties are reporting critically high coronavirus case activity. That’s a measure of case burden and case trajectory. DHS says 30 counties in the state are seeing the case activity growing. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.
Read MoreWisconsin lawmakers are looking to rollback some of the 50 thousand regulations for hunters, fishermen, and trappers in the state. An Assembly panel yesterday okayed a plan that would require the Department of Natural Resources to erase three regulations for every new regulation they want to put on the books. State Rep. Calvin Callahan says the idea is to make it easier for Wisconsin’s sportsmen to get out into the outdoors. DNR’s 50 thousand regulations for hunters and trappers is more than
Read MoreIt was a double-dose of luck for a couple from La Crosse . Lottery officials say the couple won a spot in the Packers Bonus Drawing back in March. That got them into a Packers MVP Tailgate late last month. Then on the way home, they bought a lotto ticket at the Kwik Trip in Merrill and won 30 thousand-dollars.
Read MoreThe next crop of Badger football players have signed on the dotted line. The University of Wisconsin added 14 scholarship players and seven walk-ons during yesterday’s early signing day. Ten of the players are from Wisconsin. Wisconsin is projected to have the 43rd best recruiting class in the country this year.
Read MoreAll of Wisconsin is under a high wind warning, with gusts expected late Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. The National Weather Service is expecting those gusts to exceed 65 mph in some areas. There is also a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms, with isolated tornadoes possible. ReadyWisconsin is urging people to be prepared during this weather event. Make preparations now for power outages that could be prolonged in some areas. To stay safe from severe weather, ReadyWisconsin encourages people to
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