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Day eight of the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial features witnesses for the defense.  A video journalist said one of the men Rittenhouse shot and killed, Joseph Rosenbaum, was acting aggressive towards Rittenhouse before he fired. A use-of-force expert testified to the chaotic scenes before Rittenhouse fired his weapon during the heated demonstrations last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  The 18-year-old is accused of opening fire on protesters during civil unrest over a police shooting, killing two men. 

On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, the Chippewa County Board approved Resolution 50-21 and Ordinance 04-21 which adopts new redistricting maps and supervisory districts effective with the April 2022 County Board Supervisor election. As a result of the new maps the size of the County Board will increase from 15 supervisory districts to 21 supervisory districts as approved via Resolution 30-21. You can find maps of the supervisory districts and the population of each WITH A CLICK HERE.

There will be a holiday tree inside the State Capitol once again. Governor Evers’ office yesterday said the tree will return, and the theme will be ‘Hometown for the Holidays.’ The state didn’t put-up a tree last year because of the coronavirus, though a couple of lawmakers put-up their own trees. The holiday tree has become a bit of a controversy each year under Governor Evers because he calls it a ‘holiday’ tree. Republican lawmakers passed a resolution back in

There’s a manhunt underway for an escaped convict who bolted from Milwaukee’s airport earlier this week. The sheriff says they got a call from a private security company after Robert Johnson, Jr. made a break for it while being transferred to Texas. It happened Tuesday night. Investigators say Johnson doesn’t have any ties to Milwaukee, though he is from Rockford. The sheriff’s office says Johnson should be considered dangerous. They want anyone who sees him to call 911.

Kyle Rittenhouse repeatedly told the jury in his case that he didn’t want to kill anyone.   Rittenhouse says one of the victims, Joseph Rosenbaum, threatened to kill him so he shot him while he grabbed for his gun.  Rittenhouse testified in his trial yesterday, recalling that violent night in August of 2020. Prosecutors grilled Rittenhouse, who said he feared for his life and only fired after being attacked. In addition to Rittenhouse’s emotional testimony, the judge in the case

The human remains found at Fort McCoy are those of a man wanted by the police. Monroe County’s medical examiner yesterday identified the remains as 45-year-old Christopher Doeslaere. Sparta Police were looking for him after a motorcycle chase back in September. The medical examiner did not say how he died but said foul play is not suspected. Hunters found his remains last weekend.

There won’t be a trial for the young man who started shooting inside the Fox Valley Mall earlier this year. Lawyers for 18-year-old Dezman Ellis say he pleaded no contest in the case. The plea means Ellis will be looking at 40 years in prison instead of a life sentence. Ellis shot and killed 19-year-old Jovanni Frausto following a fight at the mall in late January. He wounded a second person with a stray bullet. Ellis fled and touched-off a

The largest investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 election is growing. Instead of ending his investigation, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman yesterday told lawmakers he is expanding it. Gableman told the Assembly’s Committee on Elections that he is now incorporating the findings from Racine County’s voter fraud into his investigation. The sheriff in Racine is asking for charges against five Wisconsin Elections Commission members for ordering nursing home workers across the state to fill-out ballots for elderly voters. Gableman has been looking into the role

A new report says what many business groups in Wisconsin have been saying for months, extra unemployment benefits from Washington, D.C. kept some workers at home. The Badger Institute released a new report yesterday which says states that ended the enhanced unemployment benefits before July saw their unemployment rates fall faster than states, like Wisconsin, which kept the benefits flowing until September. The difference is not huge, the Badger Institute says it’s a difference of just a few tenths-of-a-percentage point, but researchers say

The vast majority of people who work at Gundersen Health in La Crosse got vaccinated and will keep their jobs. But the hospital yesterday said 30 employees have been shown the door for not getting vaccinated. Gundersen said the 30 are the only ones of their nine thousand employees to be fired for not getting their coronavirus shots. Another 92 people resigned. Gundersen ordered its workers to get vaccinated back in August, the hospital is also covered by President Biden’s