Home

A missing Marshfield woman is found dead and her son is hospitalized. The Price County Sheriff’s Office says Barbara Wilson was reported missing Monday and later found. Her son Dale Wilson is hospitalized in Medford. An autopsy is planned to determine a cause of death. Police believe Barbara died of exposure, like extreme heat or cold. It’s unclear if they were found outside.

President Biden is coming to Wisconsin and will talk about agriculture. The White House yesterday announced the president’s trip for next week. We still don’t know just where the president will go, or just what he will talk about. The White House simply says the president will travel to the state next Tuesday.

The woman accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops says her friend was an addict, and tried to kill herself several times. Channel 12 says Jessy Kurczewski sent them a 12-page letter explaining her side of the story. Prosecutors say Kurczewski filled a water bottle with eye drops and gave it to her friend back in 2018. Investigators say Kurczewski then stole 290-thousand-dollars from the dead woman. Kurczewski says she was a good friend, and helped the woman she’s

There are lifeguards at North Beach in Racine, but city and county leaders say they need to do more to make the beach safer. Mayor Cory Mason and Sheriff Christopher Schmaling yesterday said they are looking at what to do at the beach. A 17-year-old drowned at North Beach on Saturday, and two teenage girls had to be pulled from the water on Monday. Mayor Mason says North Beach is one of the few beaches in southeast Wisconsin with a full slate

Police officers in Wisconsin can only use a chokehold if their life is in danger. Governor Evers yesterday signed a new law that bans chokeholds in most cases. It is one of several police reforms from the legislature. The governor said he supports the idea of police reform and wants lawmakers to do more. The Assembly also approved a new use of force plan, but Democrats say it’s watered-down and not something they support.

Eau Claire Police say people can stop many of their packages from being stolen with just a few easy steps. Officers yesterday offered their tips to stop porch pirates. Officer Riley McLennan says doorbell or security cameras, delivery notifications, and just being aware are always the best bets. Police say neighbors also have to look out for each other. McLennan says if you see something suspicious, don’t be afraid to report it.

La Crosse’s Houska Park is going to be for the homeless for the next few weeks or months.  La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds yesterday said the city is allowing people to live in the park until La Crosse can come-up with a better, long term solution. The decision also means the homeless will be moved out of Cameron Park. The mayor says Cameron Park was too small and had too many businesses nearby to accommodate the homeless.

If it’s not from a cow or a goat, it may be labeled nut-squeezings on the supermarket shelf in Wisconsin. The state Assembly yesterday okayed a Truth in Milk and a Truth in Meat law. State Rep. Travis Tranel says the idea is to make sure that milk is labeled as milk, and things like oat milk or almond milk are not. Tranel says not only do customers need to know what they are buying, but Wisconsin should support its dairy farmers. Menomonie

 The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says Governor Evers now gets to decide if there will be more ‘shenanigans’ in elections in the state. The Republican-controlled Assembly yesterday approved a series of election reforms they say will close the loopholes that were exploited last year. Among the changes are new rules for absentee and indefinitely confined voters. All of the reforms are most certainly doomed. Governor Evers has said he won’t sign any new laws that make it more difficult for

More students are applying to more UW schools. The UW System this week said applications are up 30-percent since 2019. That includes increases in minority students and first-generation college students. UW System managers say the decision to no longer require and ACT test, and the UW System’s single application process helped drive those numbers up.