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A second person is being charged in connection with two Jackson County bank robberies that happened in 2018.  According to a criminal complaint, 24-year-old Alexander Pongratz is being charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery of a bank.  A criminal complaint before that shows 26-year-old Michaela Davis charged with two counts of robbery of a bank.  In December, Davis admitted to robbing the Jackson County banks in Black River Falls and Alma Center.  She also identified Pongratz as

A Black River Falls man is being accused of his 6th operating while intoxicated offense.  According to a press release, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an erratic driver in the U.S. Highway Twelve in the Town of Brockway on January 1st.  When a deputy tried to pull Wayne Withers over, he fled at a high speed then eventually crashed in a wooded area.  He was taken into custody  and booked for suspicion of operating while intoxicated,

An investigation continues into a triple homicide in New Lisbon.  Police say 33-year-old Elizabeth Kolb and two girls, ages 12 and 13, were found dead in a New Lisbon home on Monday.  Virgil Thew has been charged in the incident.  He is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous.

Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System have completed their merger.  They’re no one nonprofit integrated health system operating at Sanford Health.   According to a press release, both organizations’  respective health plans, Sanford Health Plan and Security Health Plan, will continue their current operations.   The goal of the merger is to “advance world-class care across the rural Midwest.”  More information is available on the Marshfield Clinic Health System website WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Three Packers players are being honored for their play this season.  Running back Josh Jacobs, safety Xavier McKinney and defensive end Rashan Gary were all voted to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games.  Jacobs earned this third selection after rushing for nearly 13-hundred yards and a career-best 14 touchdowns this season.  McKinney was chosen for his first Pro Bowl after posting a seven-interception debut season With Green Bay and Gary registered 44 tackles and a team-high six and a half sacks

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites individuals with a passion for promoting agriculture to apply for the position of 78th Alice in Dairyland through January 31, 2025. As one of the most widely recognized marketing communications professionals in Wisconsin agriculture, Alice in Dairyland travels extensively, promoting Wisconsin’s agricultural industry and its impact on the state economy. In this highly visible and fast-paced position, Alice in Dairyland serves as a full-time spokesperson; cultivates relationships with television,

“The Dunn County Board of Supervisors has devoted a lot of resources to bring broadband everywhere in the county,” said Dan Dunbar, Assistant County Manager and Chief Information Officer.  “We are now seeing the benefits of that investment.”  The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in December that Bloomer Telephone Co. is receiving a $4.6 million grant and a $4.6 million loan to bring high-speed internet to 1,278 people, 32 businesses and 73 farms in Dunn and Chippewa counties.  Dunbar said this announcement addresses one of the few remaining areas

 A candlelight vigil to remember and honor Dunn County Sheriff’s Correctional Officer Jeff Reynolds was held last night.  He was killed in a Christmas Eve crash as he was headed to work at the county jail.  Dozens of friends, co-workers, and relatives gathered in the cold to share stories of Reynolds.  He had been with the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office since 2007, and Mark Sokolowski is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. CLICK HERE TO SEE COVERAGE

The city of Altoona has failed to meet a deadline last year to complete an inventory of its lead service lines.  Public Works director Scott Kwick says it was his mistake that it didn’t get done by October 16th, 2024 and says the inventory was submitted with lines left blank instead of putting in “unknown.”  He says they got “most of the inventory done, but it was just incomplete.” 

Many Wisconsin hospitals are looking at visitor restrictions and other mandates as high respiratory illness numbers impact the state.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 20 percent of emergency room visits were tied to infections like the flu, RSV, and COVID-19 during the third week of December.  Aurora Health Care is requiring visitors to wear masks at their facilities starting on January 6th.  Hospital Sisters Health System is limiting patients to two visitors at a time and they are