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The Milwaukee Bucks and their fans are basking in the glow of their first NBA Championship in 50 years.  The Bucks battled back from a halftime deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns in game six last night at Fiserv Forum.  The team will be celebrated with a championship parade tomorrow.  Details on the parade route and time are being worked out. From the buzzer to the bobble, It only took a matter of minutes for the Milwaukee Bucks to become overnight

A Monticello man is sentenced for killing a man in Oshkosh.  Joshua Aide was in Winnebago County Court today where the judge sentenced him to life in prison for the murder of James Gruettner last year.  Gruettner was the father of his girlfriend who was shot but survived.  Another man was shot in the face and also survived.  Aide was sentenced to 40-year terms for each attempted homicide charge with all three sentences to be served consecutively.

It’s time to cast your ballot for the 2021 Best Looking State Police Cruiser in the country.  The American Association of State Troopers says voting is underway until noon on August 3rd.  The winning cruiser will be featured on the cover of the state troopers 2022 wall calendar.  Wisconsin troopers hope to wrestle the title away from the Georgia State Patrol which won last year.  More information on how to vote is posted on state troopers-dot-org.

This weekend, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin will host a community outreach event aimed at educating Trempealeau County Residents – particularly those from the Latino community – about their rights under Wisconsin’s recently adopted crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law. The event will be held in partnership with the Trempealeau County District Attorney’s office, New Horizons, and Holy Family Parish. Speakers from each organization will present information on the new crime victims’ constitutional amendment and resources available to

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Mikana, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The Barron County Sheriff’s Office was called for a wellness check for an adult, white male subject after he had made a threat to a person who lived nearby. Upon arrival, deputies observed the male barricaded in a room with a firearm. Law enforcement and the subject talked through

Fans in Wisconsin are celebrating the Milwaukee Bucks becoming NBA champions for the first time in 50 years.  The team beat the Phoenix Suns 105-to-98 in Game Six last night.  Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 50 points and 14 rebounds, earning NBA Finals MVP.  Khris Middleton added 17 points and Bobby Portis posted 16, saying afterward it was a match made in heaven.

Eau Claire firefighters say no one was hurt in a house fire on Wisconsin Street yesterday afternoon. The fire started about 3:30 in the afternoon. Crews say no one was home when the fire broke out. The flames burned the second story of the home. Investigators say they are looking for a cause.

A man accused of killing four people in North Bend will remain in Wisconsin for another month.  Thirty-year-old Oen Nicholson turned himself into police in Milwaukee back in June after kidnapping a woman and forcing her to drive with him to Wisconsin from Oregon.  Investigators say Nicholson killed his father at the RV campground near the Mill Casino before he stole his pickup truck.  He then struck and killed two people outside the casino, and shot and killed a woman at a marijuana dispensary. 

Wisconsin’s attorney general is not saying how many of the 100 cases of clergy abuse he’s investigating are new. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday said he’s gotten tips about several cases and gotten spotty cooperation from Catholic churches across the state. Most notably, Milwaukee’s archdiocese has refused to cooperate with Kaul’s investigation. The church has said the investigation is focused just on Catholic churches and includes cases that were long ago investigated and settled.

Eau Claire’s superintendent expects a lot of parents and kids to be excited about returning to in-person classes this fall. Superintendent Michael Johnson yesterday said school leaders decided to have a normal school year after hearing from parents, teachers, and students. He says a lot of people want to get back to the way things were before the coronavirus. Eau Claire schools are planning for a full, five-day-per-week, in-person schedule in the fall. Johnson says face masks will be optional.