The second person from Wisconsin identified and charged as part of this month’s chaos at the Wisconsin Capitol is from West Allis. Federal prosecutors are pushing ahead with charges against 42-year-old David Mish Jr. for being inside the Capitol building. Mish called D.C. Police to say he witnessed the shooting of the woman who died in the chaos. He also says he tried to tell others not to damage the Capitol building. An Eau Claire man is also facing charges for being in the
Read MoreThe nation is honoring the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 92 this year but his legacy lives on. Officials with the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where Dr. King as assassinated in 1968, say while their doors are closed to in person visitors due to COVID-19, they’ll hold a virtual celebration of Reverend King’s birthday. Events will start at 1 o’clock and 7
Read MoreNestle is recalling over 762-thousand pounds of pepperoni pizza Hot Pockets after glass and hard plastic were found inside. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says one person reported a minor oral injury. The packages say best before February 2022 and were sold between November 13th through 16th of last year. The recall is considered a “Class I,” which means authorities believe this to be a “health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use
Read MorePolice in La Crosse are looking for answers about a pair of weekend shootings. The first happened Friday night, the second happened about 4 a.m. yesterday morning. One person was injured in the second shooting, though police say they are expected to survive. La Crosse Police are looking to see if the two shootings are related.
Read MoreA young man from Strum could see his shooting case all but go away. Austyn Frederickson, who now lives in Strum, pleaded guilty last week to shooting at someone last January. Frederickson fired five shots, one of them went through the man’s backpack. Frederickson pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering safety charges. The judge in the case said those charges would be reduced to misdemeanor charges if Frederickson stayed out of trouble for the next two years.
Read MoreThere were National Guardsmen, cops, and armored vehicles at the Wisconsin Capitol over the weekend. There were, however, no protesters. The FBI warned states last week that armed protests were planning to gather at state capitols over the weekend. That didn’t happen in Wisconsin. The action that we did see wasn’t political. It was simple drunkenness, not a political statement. Madison Police say the man who drove his car up the State Capitol steps Saturday night was drunk. Officers quickly arrested 44-year-old Willie
Read MoreIt is the latest snapshot that shows the coronavirus is fading in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said fewer than one thousand people are in the hospital with the virus in the state. DHS says 953 people are in the hospital, and 227 are in the ICU. CLICK HERE FOR AN EASY TRIP TO WI DHS Overall, Wisconsin numbers continue to fall. The state’s seven-day positive percentage is now at eight percent, down from 11 percent at the beginning of
Read MoreThe head of the Wisconsin Grocers’ Association says the people who stocked the shelves at grocery stores across the state have been considered essential employees for the past 10 months, he wants to know why they are now being left-out of the next round for coronavirus vaccines. The state’s Department of Health Services is finalizing who will be in the next group, Phase 1b. The Grocers’ Brandon Scholz says the 60 thousand people who work in grocery stores are not in that
Read MoreHealthcare workers, police officers and firefighters across the rural parts of Wisconsin could soon get their coronavirus shot. The state’s Department of Health Services will launch mobile vaccination teams this week. Governor Evers made the announcement on Friday. The teams will work with local health departments to vaccinate people who have not already gotten the shot. The governor says the idea is to reach people who may not have had access to a shot during the past few weeks. But not everyone
Read MoreThe crowd will not grow for the Packers’ next game, but there will be fans in the stands. The team yesterday said it will once again allow 65 hundred fans to buy tickets for Sunday’s NFC Championship. The team says, as has been the case for weeks, there will also be some frontline healthcare workers in the stands as well. Green Bay will take on Tampa Bay in the championship Sunday afternoon.
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