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 A special visitor helped make Monday, Oct. 11, a day to remember in University of Wisconsin-Stout’s fight against COVID-19. On a mild fall afternoon, students celebrated their 70% vaccination rate with free ice cream during a rally led by UW System President Tommy Thompson outside the Memorial Student Center. “Thank you to all of you,” said Thompson, the former state governor who flew in from Madison for the day. “I’m dedicated to keeping these campuses stay open and making sure

A Wisconsin man is pleading guilty to illegally transporting a black bear carcass from Canada to North Dakota.  Officials report Joseph Stolarczyk reached a plea deal after being caught exceeding the Manitoba bag limit by killing two bears in the same year.  According to court documents, Stolarczyk pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of unlawful transportation of wildlife in foreign commerce, and could face a hefty 100-thousand dollar fine as well as a year behind bars. 

Eight men that police describe as mid-to-upper-level drug traffickers are headed to federal prison for several years.  Christopher Ramirez was handed the longest sentence at ten years for methamphetamine distribution.  Javier Vargas will serve an eight-year sentence for meth distribution and Quinton Hollis was convicted of heroin distribution and sentenced to six years.  The dealers were arrested in a drug bust conducted by the Manitowoc Metro drug unit.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says on Indigenous People’s Day we honor Native Americans, their ancestors and their major contributions to the United States and its culture.  Kaul says it’s important to acknowledge the historical trauma that indigenous communities have endured and commend their resilience.  Kaul says the state of Wisconsin is now and must continue to be committed to working collaboratively with tribal nations as sovereign partners. Governor Evers marked the day with an apology to native nations for the state’s participation

The University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor is leaving the university.  Rebecca Blank is leaving at the end of the year to become the first female president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.  Blank has been chancellor in Madison for over eight years.  She said today it’s been a privilege and an honor to serve the people of Wisconsin and the university.

Appleton police are offering some advice when it comes wildlife in the city.  Cops say a person and their dog suffered minor injuries when they were attacked by an aggressive deer near Linwood Park last week.  While Appleton Police and the DNR work on a solution, officials strongly suggest people keep their dogs on a leash, watch wildlife from a distance, don’t feed or touch wildlife in the parks and if you see an aggressive animal call police.

UW-Madison is expanding its online-only offerings. The university on Friday announced the creation of a new Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree. It is Madison’s sixth online-only degree. Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the hope is to get students who started a degree, but then went on with their lives to finish taking classes and finally earn their degree.

 Milwaukee’s weekend body count is three, but that may go-up. Milwaukee Police say three people died in separate shootings over the weekend. A fourth shooting victim is not expected to survive after being shot and crashing his car on North Sherman Saturday night. In all, Milwaukee Police say nine people were shot either Saturday or Sunday. That includes a shooting that killed a young woman and wounded two others on Saturday afternoon.

State investigators are looking into a deadly officer-involved shooting in Chippewa County on Friday. It happened after a traffic stop near the Township of Goetz. The sheriff says a deputy stopped a person, there was then a fight. The sheriff says the suspect sprayed the officer with something, so the officer shot the suspect. No one has identified the suspect or the deputy. Wisconsin’s Department of Justice is now handling the investigation. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE AND

State officials are speaking out following the mass shooting at a St. Paul bar.  On Sunday, Governor Tim Walz called the incident at Seventh Street Truck Park that left one woman dead and 14 people injured, “horrific.”  Governor Walz then pledged to work with St. Paul police to investigate the shooting.  St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter also shared his thoughts on the incident, noting that he is “devastated” by Saturday’s shooting.  State Senator Paul Gazelka also posted a video to