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Investigators in Dunn County’s quadruple murder say the four people found dead in an SUV two weeks ago were dead when they arrived in our area. Detectives yesterday said the four were killed in St. Paul, then left in a cornfield in rural Dunn County. The news means that St. Paul Police will take the lead on the case, and it means that the trials of the two suspects will be held in Minnesota and not in Menomonie.

The National Weather Service will be in Trempealeau County today to see if a tornado caused yesterday’s storm damage. A line of severe storms cut across western Wisconsin yesterday afternoon. Folks south of Strum saw the worst of the damage. Forecasters say they saw rotation on the radar, but they’re not sure if a tornado actually touched-down. There are no reports of any serious injuries, though there are plenty of reports of storm damage.

Eau Claire’s school board says its next meeting will be online because some people didn’t want to wear masks to last night’s meeting. School board president Tim Nordin almost immediately canceled last night’s meeting after a few people showed-up without masks. Nordin says he refuses to meet with people who are going to make the school board less safe. The school board meeting will now be held online, next week.

More than a quarter million people in Wisconsin could be getting 100 bucks for getting their coronavirus shot. The state’s Department of Health Services updated its vaccine numbers yesterday. Governor Evers announced plans to give people 100-dollar gift cards for getting vaccinated back on August 22nd. Since then, over 250-thousand people got their shots. That comes to just over 25-million-dollars in gift cards. It’s unclear how many people have gotten paid. Everyone who got their shot had to also register with the

The Congressman from the Northwoods wants answers about child brides at Fort McCoy. Republican Tom Tiffany yesterday wrote Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers about just who has been allowed to come to Wisconsin as part of the Afghan evacuation. Tiffany says there are several reports of child brides, men with more than one wife, and sexual assaults at the fort. Tiffany has asked the Biden Administration for answers before, yesterday he said he’s

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman says he is not trying to overturn the 2020 election, he is simply trying to figure out what happened. Gableman released a video yesterday that explains what he is doing, and what he is trying to accomplish. Gableman says the focus of his investigation is to find out what went right on Election Day last year, and to find out if anything went wrong. He did say that he will “compel” election clerks around the

There will be no vaccine requirement for the folks who work for Menomonee Falls. The village board last night voted to ban a vaccine mandate for village employees. Village President Dave Glasgow says the ban is more politics than policy as President Biden’s new vaccine mandate doesn’t cover public employees in Wisconsin. Glasgow also says there are no plans right now to require village workers to get their shot. Five village board members did vote for the plan, which they say

Packer nation is off the ledge. Green Bay got into regular season form last night with a 35-17 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Packers trailed at halftime but added 21 unanswered points in the second half to win the game in a walk. Aaron Rodgers finished the night with 255 yards passing and four touchdowns.

A student from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh believes a person of interest in the death of Gabby Petito was the same person who hitched a ride with her and her boyfriend in Wyoming.  Miranda Baker posted on Tik-Tok that she and her boyfriend picked up a hitchhiker believed to be Brian Laundrie at Grand Teton National Park on August 29th.  Laundrie and Petito had been camping at Grand Teton when Petito disappeared.  Her body has since been found in Wyoming, but