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 We’re getting some insight into the gun that Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey lost last year. A new video shows Shesky discussing the case with the police department. He says the pistol was stolen from his girlfriend’s car last fall. Sheskey had the gun in the car because he was not living at home following the Jacob Blake shooting. Sheskey says he had to be ready to flee at a moment’s notice, and wanted a gun in each of their

 School leaders in Eau Claire are not saying why test scores are dropping, but the numbers show they are clearly dropping. The city’s school board got a presentation last night that shows more kids are failing to read or do math at grade level than last year. Anywhere between a third and just over 46 percent of kids got the lowest scores on this year’s Star Assessment. The scores were lower for all elementary school kids in both reading and

Wisconsin’s effort to reach out to minority communities across the state is not changing the vaccine gap. The state Department of Health Services’ latest numbers show over 40 percent of the people vaccinated so far are white, just 20 percent are black. Most of the people who are vaccinated are also older. DHS has been working for months to get more people of color, and more younger people to get the shot. DHS says 43 percent of the state has

Tax day is later this year, but it is coming. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue yesterday reminded people that tax day is May 17th this year. That’s in two weeks. Revenue says about two-and-a-half million people have already filed their taxes, Wisconsin has about three million taxpayers. The state is encouraging people to file their taxes online this year, you can do that at the Department of Revenue’s e-file website. CLICK HERE TO GET THERE.

Department of Health officials are confirming 349 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours.  That brings the total number of cases to nearly 600-thousand.  There are 86-hundred active cases.  There were no additional deaths confirmed over the last day, maintaining the death toll at more than 68-hundred-and-30. The Department of Health reports three quarters of Wisconsin’s seniors are fully vaccinated.  Today’s data shows 81-percent of people 65 and older have received at least one shot.  Over 75-percent have completed the

Authorities in Brown County are identifying the suspect in the deadly shooting at the Oneida Casino as 62-year-old Bruce Pofahl.  Pofahl was a food and beverage director at the Duck Creek Kitchen & Bar at the casino.  He was fired earlier this year and returned Saturday night, killing Ian Simpson and Jacob Bartel at the restaurant and wounding a third employee who is listed in serious but stable condition.  Pofahl was shot and killed by police.  Sheriff Todd Delain gives

Two Wisconsin men are facing charges connected to their role in the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol.  Brandon Nelson of Madison and Abram Markoski of La Crosse made their initial appearances in court today.  Neither man is accused of violent crimes, but they are charged with disorderly conduct and entering a restricted area.

We now have more information about an extended standoff in Barron County over the weekend. Sue Danielson reports. It was on Sunday, May 2nd at 4:02 p.m., when the Chetek Police Department responded to a 911 call at 1203 W Banks Street for a subject that was acting strange and paranoid. As the Chetek Police Officer arrived on scene a male subject, identified as 35 year old Kevin Swartz, of this address, told law enforcement that he had a gun,

We now have more details about an early morning fire. It was just before 4:30 on the morning of Monday, May 3, 2021 when crews responded to reports of a fire and explosions at a location on 2112 South Esmond Road at the Alibi Lounge. There was a large amount of smoke and fire when crews arrived and that could be seen on multiple sides of the structure. One firefighter was taken to the hospital with a medical emergency. Current

A local wildlife refuge is looking for a few human hands to help the paws. FROM CVWR Facebook: This is Felix and he is a little 6 week old fox kit who recently came into us with some pretty severe injuries. He is one lucky fox! A few more days without help and he might have been too far gone to save but thanks to some incredible homeowners who noticed him and were able to catch him just in time