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Police in Waukesha say they have a ‘person of interest’ in custody for yesterday’s tragedy at the Christmas parade, but they don’t have any idea why it happened. A driver sped through the parade yesterday, killing at least five and injuring at least 40. Several videos show the driver of a red SUV run through a roadblock, and run down dozens of people. One witness says the driver was aiming for people in the parade.

Police in Fond du Lac are crediting bystanders for nabbing one of two suspects in an armed robbery at a local Kohl’s. It happened yesterday afternoon. Police say two men came into the store and started breaking into the jewelry cases, one of them had a hammer. After the smash-and-grab, police say the suspects tried to run away, but one was grabbed by shoppers in the store. They held the suspect until police arrived. The second suspect got away.

Authorities and advocates are asking hunters for help in finding dozens of missing people in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Missing Persons Advocacy Inc. is asking hunters to be on the look-out for human remains as they are in the fields and woods. Hunters spent the weekend out in the field for the opening weekend of gun deer season. Missing Persons says 46 people are listed as missing in Wisconsin, they want them found to give their families closure.

It’s a mild start to the holiday week across western Wisconsin. The weekend winds have died down, and forecasters say it will push 50 degrees tomorrow and Wednesday. But cold air will return on Thanksgiving, with a high in the 20s. Forecasters say there isn’t much of a chance for snow.

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is looking into the killing of an elk during the first weekend of deer hunting season. It happened in Columbia County over the weekend. Investigators are not sure if a Wisconsin or an out-of-state hunter killed the elk. It is illegal to kill an elk outside of elk season. Whoever pulled the trigger will face a fine, and could face misdemeanor charges. The DNR says it took the elk into custody as evidence.

They’re ready to flip the switch on the lights in La Crosse. Organizers of the Rotary Park light show say everything is ready for Friday’s opening night. Crews spent the weekend putting the finishing touches on some last minute items. It takes 32 hundred volunteers to set-up the light show, and organizers say they will see 130 thousand visitors over the next month or so. Santa himself will flip the lights at Rotary Park Friday night.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization count is once again over 12 hundred people. The state’s Hospital Association said on Friday that just over 12 hundred people are in hospitals across the state with the virus. Of them, about 330 are in the ICU. Wisconsin saw its hospitalization numbers fall last month. The Hospital Association does not track how many people are in the hospital with the virus, as opposed to who is in the hospital because of the virus.

They are celebrating at UW-Eau Claire after the women’s volleyball team won the national championship. The Bluegolds won the NCAA Division 3 Championship in St, Louis on Saturday night. Eau Claire defeated Calvin College 3-0. It’s the first national championship for the Bluegold volleyball team.

Its gun deer hunting season in Wisconsin.  State officials launched the activity Saturday.  Department of Natural Resources Warden Nick Webster says they have handed out seven hundred thousand hunting licenses so far this year. DNR-dot-Wisconsin-dot-Gov says the gun deer hunting season this year goes through November 28th.

A funeral procession is held in honor of a fallen Evansville firefighter.  Christopher Augustin with the Evansville Community Fire District and Emergency Medical Services died suddenly and unexpectedly last Sunday.  Yesterday, a procession of first responders in honor of Augustin made its way from Gunderson Funeral Home in Stoughton to the Fulton Church in Edgerton.  Augustin previously served with the Bellville Fire Department before joining Evansville Fire in 2013.