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Fall Creek school leaders want the mask mandate lawsuit they’re facing to be dismissed. The school is being sued by a local mom, and the political activist owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company to force all schools in Wisconsin to order their kids to mask-up. Fall Creek has asked a judge to toss the case because the case doesn’t provide any actual factual details about wearing masks, or the mom’s claim that her child caught the coronavirus because of unmasked kids in

Nearly a million people in Wisconsin have gotten their coronavirus booster. The state’s Department of Health Services reported its booster dose-count for the first time yesterday. DHS says more than 915 thousand people have gotten the extra dose of the Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson shot. Overall, three-point-four million people in the state, about 58 percent, have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

After 13 years, the remains of a woman found in the Town of Ashford are identified.  The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department says today the body found in 2008 was that of Amy Marie Yeary of Rockford, Illinois who would have been 18 years old at that time.  Her remains were buried in 2011 but new tests developed in recent years were performed in 2018 and ultimately identified as Yeary’s.

Governor Tony Evers is encouraging everyone to support local businesses and ‘Shop Small Wisconsin’ Nov. 27-Dec. 31. Members of Gov. Evers’ cabinet will be shopping at locally owned businesses in communities throughout the state Saturday to explain how shopping locally supports the entire community. Many of the businesses that will be visited received Main Street Bounceback grants and are celebrating their first holiday seasons in their new space. The Main Street Bounceback grant program, which runs through June 2022, offers

Condolences including from Pope Francis are pouring in for the victims of the Christmas parade crash in Waukesha on Sunday.  A telegram expressing the Pope’s support and prayers for the victims was sent to the Archbishop of Milwaukee Monsignor Jerome Listecki.  The Pontiff is praying for everyone’s spiritual strength which he say overcomes evil with good.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the number of deer harvested during the opening weekend of the gun deer hunt is about 14-percent lower then opening weekend last year.  The DNR says hunters bagged nearly 86-thousand deer this past weekend which is about 14-thousand fewer than in 2020.  There were about four-thousand fewer bucks registered on opening weekend this year.  The DNR says sales for all deer licenses are down about one-and-a-half-percent from last year.

A fire that raged through an apartment complex in Plover is under investigation.  Fire crews were called to the Porter Place Apartments overnight.  The fire gutted the building which is a total loss.  Authorities say 17 people in the eight-unit complex were evacuated and there were no injuries.

The 2021 Festival of Trees in Wausau is canceled.  Officials with Aspirus Health Foundation say they decided today to cancel the festival out of an abundance of caution due to COVID-19.  The return to an in-person event is expected next year.  Meanwhile, Aspirus is holding an online auction and supply drive to support the Aspirus Family Health House that helps both patients and families in need of a place to stay during a medical crisis.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announces the retirement of Steve Ingham, administrator for the Division of Food and Recreational Safety. His last day will be December 16, 2021. “Throughout his tenure at DATCP, Steve understood that we serve as a resource to as well as a regulator of the industry,” said DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski. “Under his leadership, the division was able to educate and regulate, and staff understood that the industry shares our goals

Holidays bring families together around the dinner table to celebrate and make lasting memories.  In our community, many join forces to make sure that as many people as possible get to enjoy holiday’s and make special memories of their own…regardless of their circumstances. Your support for Feed My People always makes a huge impact on our local neighbors in need. Giving Tuesday is November 30 and is one of the biggest days of generosity. To make your giving go further,