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Someone ‘jackpotted’ some ATMs in Marshfield, and walked away with as much as 100 thousand-dollars. Police say it happened over the weekend. They say someone installed something on an ATM at the Simplicity Credit Union. That something allowed the thieves to essentially hack the ATM, and take out huge sums of money. Marshfield Police say the thieves took anywhere between 60-thousand and 100-thousand-dollars. There’s no word about suspects or a vehicle description, but police are asking anyone who may have

The Green Bay woman who is serving a life sentence for killing her boyfriend during a day of drug use then chopping his body up is accused of a new attack in prison. Prosecutors in Fond du Lac County filed charges this week against Taylor Schabusiness after they say she attacked a prison guard. The charges say Schabusiness attacked a nurse, and a jail sergeant at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. She is accused of trying to smack the guard in

Wisconsin’s Assembly speaker wants to borrow an idea from the new Trump Administration. Speaker Robin Vos yesterday suggested a state-based government efficiency effort similar to the DOGE office that President-elect Trump is planning. Vos said he wants to call his the GOAT: Governmental Oversight, Accountability and Transparency Committee. Vos said the idea is to reform state government, and look for ways to save taxpayers money. Vos isn’t saying specifically what that means, but he’s been clear for months that his

Eau Claire won’t get out from under its Winter Storm Warning til tomorrow morning. Forecasters say Eau Claire and the rest of the Chippewa Valley will see as much as another eight inches of snow today. That will once again make for a tricky drive to and from work or school. The Weather Service says 25-mile-per-hour wind gusts will only make the drive tougher. Forecasters say after the snow, it will remain cold til at least Christmas Day when the

One of the two victims in Monday’s school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin is being identified. Fourteen-year-old Rubi Vergara was killed when a female student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School. An obituary posted by a Madison funeral home describes Vergara as an avid reader who loved art and music. Vergara’s funeral service will be held Saturday. A teacher was also killed and six others were injured before the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A 20-year-old man from

The plan to bring a battery plant to Chippewa Falls is back on the table. KYMA Battery Technologies originally pitched Chippewa Falls on a plant to rehab old batteries, but decided to take that idea to Michigan instead. Now the company is back with plans for a plant to make brand new batteries. They’re again talking about building at the old EOG Sand Plant property. Chippewa Falls Mayor Greg Hoffman says there are new leaders at KYMA this time, and

The end of Act-10 will have to wait. A Dane County judge yesterday placed a temporary hold on his declaration that Act-10 is unconstitutional. Judge Jacob Frost is the same judge who struck down most of Act-10 earlier this month. He says he’s ordering the pause to give lawmakers and others a chance to challenge his ruling. Frost said Act-10 cannot stand because it separates public employees into two categories, and applies Act-10’s collective bargaining limitations to just one group.

Wisconsin is getting almost 500 new affordable housing units. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority says nine new developments will be built in Milwaukee, Dane, Sawyer, Sheboygan, and Door Counties. The money comes from bipartisan legislation and funding from the state budget.

The Milwaukee Brewers will stay at American Family Field until at least 2050.  The Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District approved a new lease agreement today.  It’s been more than a year since Governor Tony Evers signed a state law with bipartisan support to keep the team in Milwaukee.  The ballpark has generated two-point-five billion dollars since it opened 23 years ago.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a backyard poultry flock in Kenosha County. DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) animal health officials are working together in a joint incident response. The affected premises will not move poultry or poultry products, and birds on the property will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will not enter