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There was nothing he could do. The Pewaukee man who plunged off the I-94 overpass Saturday morning told Good Morning America yesterday that his wheels got caught in the snow, and there was no way to stop from going over the side of the interstate.  Richard Oliver says he broke his back and his legs in the fall, but he says he’s lucky to be alive.  Video of his plunge has gone viral.  Milwaukee County’s sheriff’s office is still investigating

Two Republican lawmakers want to create a permanent record for police officers in Wisconsin. CLICK TO HEAR MORE 715 NEWSROOM COVERAGE WITH JON DEMASTER: Senator Patrick Testin, and state Rep. Ron Tusler are trying again with their idea for a police personnel file that follows an officer or deputy throughout their career. The idea is to make sure other law enforcement agencies know the good and the bad of officers in Wisconsin. The proposal also would create new training standards for both

State auditors are going to look into questions about absentee and indefinitely confined votes from November. Lawmakers yesterday approved a state audit of the November Election. State Representative Joe Sanfelippo says the audit needs to answer questions about whether state election laws were followed, and if they were followed uniformly across the state. He says the state needs to answer those questions to restore faith in the electoral system. The head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Meagan Wolfe, says the election speaks

If the University of Wisconsin’s numbers are right, the campus in Madison is worth nearly one-tenth of the state’s budget. UW-Madison yesterday released a study that says it has a 31-billion-dollar economic impact every year. The state says nearly 237 thousand jobs can be tied back to the university, and says UW-Madison returns 26 dollars for every dollar invested from the state. It’s not just teaching classes and playing football that drive the numbers. UW-Madison says the research arm of the

Wisconsin’s top sturgeon biologist is looking at a charge for lying about a scheme to send caviar to connected processors. State prosecutors are moving ahead with misdemeanor charges against Ryan Koenigs for lying to investigators. Koenings oversaw the state’s sturgeon spearing season, he’s now been placed on leave. Investigators say Koenigs worked with caviar processors to traffic sturgeon eggs, as opposed to allowing fishermen to keep them. The investigation started back in 2017, and lasted until last year. Koenigs told

Kyle Rittenhouse is not going back to jail, and he’s not going to have to pay more to stay free either.  A judge in Kenosha yesterday decided against changing the terms of Rittenhouse’s bail.  He is free on two million-dollars bail while awaiting trial on homicide and weapons charges allegedly for shooting and killing two people during Kenosha’s night of violence back in August.  Rittenhouse is living at a safe house, the judge ordered his attorney to turn that address

There are over 12-hundred new COVID-19 cases confirmed statewide.  Health officials say today’s 12-hundred-39 cases boost the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to over 553-thousand.  There were also eleven additional deaths reported today raising the death toll to six-thousand-140. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

The State Department of Natural Resources must hold a wolf hunt this month.  A judge today ordered the DNR to hold the hunt rather than wait until November, which is when the department had planned to start the season.  A hunting advocacy group filed suit to force an immediate start to the season after the Trump administration removed wolves from the federal endangered species list last month.

There is a growing petition on Change.org that is asking for Wisconsin to make birth certificate forms gender neutral for parents. The petition currently has over 2,500 signatures. While same-sex couples currently have the opportunity to have both parents listed on the birth certificate, they are unable to do so immediately after the birth of the child due to the current form. Supporters are asking Wisconsin’s state representatives to advocate for this change. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE PETITION

HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis. has named Andy Barth, MHA, as the next president and CEO. He will begin serving in this role on March 29, 2021. Mr. Barth is a Wisconsin native who has worked in health care organizations serving Wisconsin, Indiana, and Colorado, including key markets in Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Denver, and most recently in central Wisconsin at Aspirus Health. In his role at Aspirus Health, he has served as president and chief executive officer