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An authorized agent of USCellular is shutting down more than a dozen stores in Wisconsin.  Cell Plus says it will be closing 18 retail stores in the Badger State, and 66 total employees will be out of a job.  The locations include Baraboo, Wisconsin Dells, Mauston, Spring Green, and more.  Baraboo’s location includes 13 employees being let go, while every other location is losing five or less.  Cell Plus has been in business since 1995.

  Madison is going to have its own IKEA store.  The Swedish furniture company announced plans to open the 54-thousand square foot building in the fall, which includes a planning area for customers to design rooms in their homes.  Thousands of items will be on display, while thousands of other items will be available for sale and immediate takeaway.  It will be located in the Prairie Town Center off Junction Road.

Twice on Tuesday, an attorney for Josie Dikeman asked the presiding judge in her trial to declare a mistrial.  Twice, that request was denied.  Dikeman is facing homicide charges in La Crosse County in connection with the 2023 death of her boyfriend’s six-year-old son A.J.  Jurors yesterday heard video testimony from other children who say they saw Dikeman abuse the victim.  Defense attorneys say they have evidence of witness coaching.

Authorities are investigating a fatal Tuesday afternoon crash in Barron County.  Cameron Police say commercial farm sprayer collided with another vehicle near 1st Street and US Highway 8.  The driver of that other vehicle died at the scene.

In Dunn County, the verdict is in for a man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile.  Investigators say that Joshua Crouse assaulted the victim and then apologized to her the next day.  He was charged in 2024 and convicted yesterday of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child.  Crouse will be sentenced at a later date.

Sentencing is being ordered for a man convicted in a deadly Prairie du Chien stabbing.  Sixty-five-year-old Daniel Welsch was killed in 2024.  Forty-year-old defendant Jessie Slaughter pleaded no contest to a 1st Degree Reckless Homicide charge in February of this year.  He has now been sentenced to a term of 25 years behind bars.

A fourth grade Madison educator is one of this year’s Wisconsin Teacher of the Year.  Kristen Scott was surprised with the award during an assembly yesterday morning at Nuestro Mundo Community School.  Scott has been in education for more than three decades, focusing on supporting students and closing educational gaps.  Officials noted her efforts to increase family engagement at Nuestro Mundo and strengthen connections.  She is the second of five teachers who will be honored this school year.

Pierce County was the scene of an injury crash Tuesday morning.  A semi and an SUV collided at County Road C and 170th Ave in the Town of Trenton.  Two people from the SUV were hurt.  The accident remains under investigation.

Dane County is in the top five when it comes to deer-related crashes in Wisconsin.  Data from the state Department of Transportation shows Dane County ranked fourth on the list with 792 crashes involving deer in 2025.  A total of nearly 17-thousand-800 vehicle crashes involving deer took place across the state last year, an increase from the year before.  This year, six people were killed in those crashes and over 700 were injured.

Representative Clint Moses is announcing his campaign for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly.  He’s seeking to continue representing the 92nd Assembly District.  Moses is currently serving his third term in the Legislature, where he chairs the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.  He said he’ll continue prioritizing efforts to improve the affordability and accessibility of healthcare for Wisconsin families.