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It’s probation for one of the people involved in a double murder in Rusk County last summer. A judge yesterday sentenced 17-year-old Tristan Shober to 20 years probation for his role in the deaths of Robert and Bonnie Rosolowski in June of last year. Their grandson, Adam, along with another young man are charged with killing the two. Investigators say Shober was the getaway driver. There is an expectation that Shober will testify against Rosolowski and the other young man

A Wasau teacher who snapped upskirt pictures of underage students is likely going to see one of his criminal cases go away. Prosecutors in Wausau yesterday said they’re likely going to drop the state charges against former D.C. Everest teacher Travis Greil. He pleaded guilty last week to federal child pornography charges. He’s looking at at least six years in prison on those charges. The D.A. says he is waiting until Greil’s sentencing to make the final decision on state

Eau Claire’s next city council member has already had their interview. We just don’t know who it will be yet. Eleven people sat for interviews yesterday. They are all hoping to fill the seat left empty by former council member Mai Xiong. After yesterday’s interviews, the candidates will get five minutes to speak to the full city council at their meeting in two weeks. The council will make its decision the next day.

Tuition is likely going up at the University of Wisconsin. Lawmakers yesterday voted to end the school’s eight-year-old tuition freeze. UW leaders have asked for years to end the tuition freeze, saying it hurts the school’s ability to grow and attract top talent. State Senator Dale Kooyenga said the end of the tuition freeze is not a blank check for the university to jack-up tuition. He says if the school does that, lawmakers will react.

The Republicans who are writing the state’s next budget say schools across Wisconsin will see more money than ever this year. State Rep. Mark Born and state Senator Howard Marklein yesterday said the state is going to kick-in 500-million-dollars more for public schools in the next state budget. But, they said the real boost comes from the two-and-a-half-billion-dollars that the federal government has sent to Wisconsin just for schools. Republican lawmakers say that’s more money than schools in the state have ever seen at

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says he’s expanding the investigation into last year’s election, and just what non-profit groups in the state did during that election, to establish the facts. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday explained that he’s hired three former police officers to lead the investigation into what groups like the Mark Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life did with their grant money to cities like Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and Kenosha. Vos says once the facts

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan criticized former President Trump as much as Democrats in his speech on the future of the Republican Party. Ryan yesterday said Republicans must reject the populist appeal and ‘second-rate imitations’ that the former President brought to the party. Ryan said Republicans need to find leaders who are more like former President Ronald Reagan. Ryan left Congress after Republicans lost control in the middle of President Trump’s term. Ryan did criticize the current Democratic push toward

 Milwaukee Public Schools is going to spend some of their stimulus money on trade courses and support for Black and Latino young men as well as LGBT and female students. The city’s school board last night agreed to create several new programs with their stimulus money. MPS is in line to get over 720-million-dollars between now and 2024. Milwaukee school leaders say they will spend about 100-million-dollars of that money to improve the ventilation systems in schools.

Wisconsin Badger football fans can start making plans.  The team is announcing its fall football schedule, including some of the kick-off times.  The Badgers host Penn State at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday, September 4th at 11 a.m.  Wisconsin will host Eastern Michigan September 11th at night.  The Badgers play Notre Dame at Chicago’s Soldier Field Saturday, September 25th at 11.  U-W officials are planning for full capacity at Camp Randall Stadium next season.

 The University if Wisconsin is easing its COVID-19 protocols.  Sue Danielson reports.