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A Saturday on the water turned into a rescue situation for five people in La Crosse. Firefighters had to use their inflatable boats to rescue the group who got stuck while on a canoe trip down the La Crosse River. Firefighters say the canoe got stuck in a tree. No one was injured.

There’s no word on when the second suspect in Dunn County’s quadruple murder will be back in the state to face charges. Police in Gilbert, Arizona say 38-year-old Antoine Suggs turned himself in on Friday. He’s wanted for the deaths of four people found in an abandoned SUV last weekend. The other suspect, 56-year-old Darren McWright, was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota last week. Investigators say all six people were together in a Minneapolis bar before the killings. No one

Folks in Wisconsin may soon need to be 21 in order to buy any tobacco products, but some anti-smoking advocates want more. Sara Sahli with the Cancer Action Network says the plan forwarded by lawmakers last week has too many holes in it. She says lawmakers are allowing a loophole for vape products to continue. The Senate’s judiciary committee last week voted to send the proposal to the full Senate for a vote. A plan two years ago made it through the

Kids and teachers in Chippewa Falls schools have to mask-up once again. Superintendent Jeff Holmes sent a letter home to parents on Friday explaining the new mask rules. Everyone who steps into a school in Chippewa Falls, including visitors and people who’ve been vaccinated, must wear a mask. Holmes says nearly 10-percent of kids are at home, either because of a positive coronavirus test or because of quarantine. He says there were 66 students confirmed with the virus last week,

It remains to be seen just how far Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccine numbers will fall. The state’s Department of Health Services is reporting just 35-thousand vaccine doses were handed-out last week. That’s down from over 50-thousand the week before and over 70-thousand two weeks ago. The numbers usually go-up once all counties report their totals later today. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Leaders in La Crosse County are officially on the record as welcoming Afghan refugees to the area. County Board Chairwoman Monica Kruse helped push through a welcoming resolution last week. She acknowledged that there are some people in La Crosse who are wary about the refugees currently staying at Fort McCoy, but she doesn’t want to encourage fear or discrimination. It’s unclear just how many of the 13-thousand refugees at the fort will stay in Wisconsin, or where they will go

The showdown at Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources will continue. A Dane County judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to replace Frederick Prehn on the DNR board. Prehn is a Scott Walker appointee but has not stepped down. He said he will leave when a successor is confirmed by the Wisconsin Senate. That hasn’t happened. Lawmakers do not like Governor Tony Evers’ latest pick, and no one is saying if the governor will submit another candidate anytime soon.

The full moon will look larger than usual Monday night as the Harvest Moon ushers in the arrival of autumn.  Summer will officially come to an end in the Northern Hemisphere when the autumn equinox arrives this Wednesday.  For many, autumn begins with the Harvest Moon, which will be at its brightest at around 8 p.m. Eastern Monday night.  The Harvest Moon could also appear to have a yellow or orange tint when it’s close to the horizon.

A second suspect is in custody as part of the Dunn County quadruple homicide investigation.  On Friday, Gilbert, Arizona Police confirmed that Antoine Darnique Suggs turned himself in.  Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd says Darren Lee Osborne was taken into custody earlier this week in Minnesota.  Both suspects are accused of hiding a corpse but so far don’t face other charges. The case stems from the discovery of four Minnesotans all shot to death inside an SUV  in northern Dunn