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Wisconsin “Sturgeon General” Arrested After Supplying $20K In Illegal Caviar To Colleagues A Wisconsin wildlife official is facing charges for supplying around 20-thousand-dollars in illegal caviar to his colleagues.  Ryan Koenigs has earned the nickname the “sturgeon general” for his expertise on the threatened fish.  But he’s been funneling their eggs meant for research purposes to other Department of Natural Resource employees.  Fisheries supervisor Kendall Kamke reportedly said the staff split up the caviar among themselves and “had a good old time with

The Village of Hixton is receiving a $233,000 state grant to assist in the construction of a new commercial building located in downtown Hixton. The Community Development Investment (CDI) Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will support the demolition of a condemned building and construction of a new shop and showroom for Sampson Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. The proposed project is expected to be completed in 2021 and includes razing the damaged building and constructing a new

The second round of COVID-19 stimulus payments are on their way out to Wisconsin residents. State consumer protection director Tricia Collins says for most people, those payments should be coming through direct deposit, so long as your bank account information didn’t change between last year and this year. Otherwise, keep an eye on your mail for a debit card or check being mailed to you by the IRS or the US Treasury Department. CLICK TO GET MORE INFO FROM THE

Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a fire in Rice Lake that destroyed two garages early this morning. The Rice Lake Fire Department says it happened around 1:30 a.m. in town. They say the garages were completely engulfed in flames when they arrived on the scene. No one was hurt.

A man is dead after a building fire that shut down Highway-35 for several hours in Buffalo County. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department says the man and another person escaped the home, but the man soon had a medical emergency and died. They say it’s unclear if the medical emergency was related to the fire. The building was a total loss.

The Eau Claire Skaters Association receives a ten-thousand-dollar grant from the Pablo Foundation to build a new skatepark. The association posted to Facebook saying the donation has pushed their overall fundraising beyond it’s 75-thousand-dollar goal. They say they’ll work with the city to move forward on plans for the new park.

One of three young men who robbed an Altoona man at knife point will not spend any more time behind bars. A judge yesterday sentenced Izaya Sopiarz to three years’ probation for the armed robbery last summer. Altoona Police say Sopiarz stole the man’s debit card.

Longtime talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is dead.  His wife Kathryn made the announcement yesterday. The 70-year-old passed away yesterday after a year-long battle with advanced lung cancer, a diagnosis he revealed was terminal just months ago.  Limbaugh was widely considered one of the most influential media members of the past 50 years, using his far-reaching microphone to push conservative candidates and initiatives.  Since achieving radio syndication stardom in the late 80’s, he grew into the most listened-to radio show

It is tough to vaccinate all the people who want a shot when there are not enough shots to go around. Chippewa County Health Director Angela Weideman says her office is once again being shorted by the state. Weideman says she’s asked for 500 doses per week, but has gotten just 100. She says the inconsistency makes it difficult to schedule vaccine clinics. So far, Weideman says more than 12-thousand doses have been handed-out in Chippewa County. CLICK HERE FOR

Wisconsin’s coronavirus recovery rate is currently at 97-percent, but the survivability rate is even higher. Numbers from the state’s Department of Health Services show that just one-percent of people who’ve ever tested positive have died from or with the virus. Nearly 80-percent of the people who’ve died with the virus are 70-plus, and many of them had underlying health conditions. DHS says, since last March, over 556-thousand people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the virus. Just over 62-hundred of them died.