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Frank W Jewell, 37 years of age, from Superior has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. On 11/20/2021, at approximately 1:40 PM, Troopers from the Wisconsin State Patrol stopped a vehicle for a speeding violation near US Highway 2 and Moccasin Mike Rd. The driver, Frank W Jewell, age 37, of Superior, WI, showed a revoked driver’s license with four prior convictions for Operating While Intoxicated. Troopers

Wisconsin notches a home victory with a 35-28 defeat of Nebraska. The Badgers held on to the lead in the midst of a final push by the Cornhuskers yesterday to secure the win.  Graham Mertz hit 12 of 18 pass attempts and one touchdown while Braelon Allen ran for three touchdowns.  Next up for Wisconsin is Minnesota this coming Saturday in which a win for Wisconsin would place the Badgers at the top of the Big Ten West Division. Meanwhile, University of Wisconsin-Madison police arrested a

Hello. Welcome to your weekend, we are glad you are here. Each Saturday we start with a little “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a lighter way to look back at the pages of history before we set out to write a new one today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! Today is Saturday, November 20th, the 324th day of the year.  There are 41 days until the end of the year. On this day: In 1789,

Wisconsin health officials recommend getting a COViD-19 booster shot.  The health department makes the recommendation for people 18-years and older.  The health office says those older than 18 need to get the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot six months after getting the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. 

A man is dead in a shooting in Potosi.  Grant County Sheriff’s investigators say the shooting happened in a home on North Main Street yesterday before sunrise.  Deputies say a man was dead at the scene and a woman was shot and injured.  She was hospitalized in Madison but her condition hasn’t yet been made public.

Two people are injured in a tractor-pickup wreck.  The incident happened yesterday in Dodge County three miles north of Watertown on  Welsh Road.  The pickup driver and a passenger were hospitalized.  Their conditions haven’t been made public.  The tractor driver suffered minor injuries.

Dane County has a new district map.  The county board of supervisors approved the new map in a meeting late Thursday.   The map was developed by an eleven civilian member non partisan redistricting commission selected back in 2020.  The new district map becomes effective next spring.  District map details are available on CountyOfDane-dot-Com.

President Biden is upholding a longstanding White House tradition by pardoning a turkey before Thanksgiving.  He opened a Rose Garden event by promising to “talk turkey.”  Biden said the names “Peanut Butter” and “Jelly” were selected for two turkeys at the White House event.  “Peanut Butter” got the official pardon while “Jelly” is an understudy.  Both birds will live out their lives at Purdue University in Indiana.  Biden noted that pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys dates back to the Harry Truman administration.

The Kenosha County jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial finds the defendant not guilty on all five counts.  The jury found him not guilty in the shooting death of Joseph Rosenbaum, who charged at Rittenhouse. A Wisconsin jury found Rittenhouse not guilty in the shootiong death of Anthony Huber who swung a skateboard at Rittenhouse A Wisconsin jury found Rittenhouse not guilty in the wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz. The verdicts announced this afternoon were unanimous after jurors deliberated for three and a half days. 

UW-Green Bay is hoping to begin construction on new campus housing this spring.  The university is seeking approval from the city for a four-story building that would house over 230 students north of the Kress Event Center.  WLUK-TV says the Plan Commission will take up the proposal at a meeting on Monday evening.