Home

 The average price for regular gas is up a nickel-a-gallon statewide compared to a week ago.  Heading into the weekend Triple-A says the price at the pump in Wisconsin is three-dollars-and-two-cents a gallon while the national average is three-16.  Drivers are paying two-93 in Appleton and Fond du Lac, two-97 in Green Bay and two-98 in Madison.  Janesville, Kenosha County, Racine, Milwaukee, La Crosse and Eau Claire are posting prices over three-dollars a gallon.

They say a cat has nine lives, but a Florida family pet just beat all odds in this one! A cat that lived in the condo that collapsed last month in Miami has been found safe and reunited with its family.  Hear the story with Morgan McCarthy: We are happy to report that Binx was returned to its family and is now taking a much needed rest, and likely soaking up some extra pets and treats, too. YOU CAN HEAR THE

The National Football League is announcing a four-million dollar fund to investigate the prevention of hamstring injuries.  The study will be led by a team of medical researchers from the University of Wisconsin.  The NFL says the research is a multi-year effort to “better understand and prevent lower extremity injuries, including soft tissue strains” like hamstrings.  Hamstring injuries are the most common injuries suffered by NFL players.

Barron County’s sheriff says a Wednesday night standoff ended with one man being shot by deputies. It happened in the town of Mikana. The sheriff says the man who was shot had threatened a neighbor and barricaded himself in his room. The sheriff says a deputy shot and wounded the man when he pointed a gun at the sheriff’s team. The man who was shot is reportedly in critical condition. The state’s Department of Justice is investigating the shooting.

Police may have found what is left of the wife of a missing couple in Dane County. Investigators yesterday said they found what could be Krista Halderson’s body. The discovery came on the same day that prosecutors in Madison charged her son, Chandler, with his father’s murder. Bart and Krista Halderson went missing over the July 4th holiday weekend. Dane County’s sheriff says they have evidence putting Chandler near where his parents disappeared.

We’re getting some new information about the man who ambushed one person and shot an undercover deputy in Caledonia. Racine County’s sheriff yesterday said Tuesday’s gunman, 32-year-old John McCarthy, tried to carjack three people. The first was the 22-year-old man who the sheriff says McCarthy ‘executed.’ The second driver managed to drive off. The third carjacking was the attempt to steal an undercover deputy’s car. The sheriff says after the deputy shot McCarthy, McCarthy shot himself in the head rather

Not a lot has changed in Wisconsin’s jobs picture. The state’s Department of Workforce Development yesterday said the unemployment rate for June was three-point-nine-percent. That’s the same as it was in May. DWD says employers added just 84-hundred private sector jobs last month. Many businesses in the state say they cannot find enough workers to fill all the jobs they have open.

Most kids in Eau Claire schools will be back for in-person classes, but a growing number of families are looking to stay online-only. Eau Claire Virtual School Principal Laura Schlichting says they have about 80 kids enrolled in the virtual school right now, and she expects that number to go up. Schlichting says some kids did well with online classes, and some families think it’s the best fit for their children. Chippewa Falls also has a virtual option, but it

The Republicans who are drawing Wisconsin’s next political map can continue to work with their own lawyers. The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ruled that lawmaker do not have to cut ties with the lawyers they’ve hired to help with redistricting. Two other judges had said Republicans don’t have the power to hire outside legal counsel for the remap. The high court’s ruling is temporary. The justices say they will make a final decision in a couple of months.

Wisconsin could be the next state to overhaul its business laws. Lawmakers held a hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday to talk about updating the rules for businesses. The idea is to get Wisconsin on the same page as 23 other states. State Rep. Ron Tusler said it would make it easier for companies to come to Wisconsin, and it would improve the state’s business climate. The overhaul has been in the works for about five years. There’s no word on when lawmakers could