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There will finally be a trial for Lisa Holstead’s murder. A judge in Green Bay yesterday said there is enough evidence against 65-year-old Lou Griffin to move ahead with the case. Investigators say Griffin raped and killed Holstead back in 1986. Police tied Griffin to the old case earlier this year through DNA. He’s due back in court in February for a hearing.

The plan from Governor Evers’ Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity includes more taxes and a lot more government spending. The commission released its 10-recommendation report yesterday. Among the ideas is more investment in high speed internet and roads for rural communities. But the commission also wants to spend more on the arts and to build inclusive communities in rural parts of the state. To help pay for all of this, commission members want to allow local communities to raise

The state of Wisconsin is very likely on its way to setting its own standards for forever chemicals. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday released a report of PFAS chemicals. PFAS chemicals are used in all manner of things, but are the main component in fire fighting foam at airports. DNR’s report says in order to keep PFAS chemicals from polluting local streams and fields Wisconsin needs to set its own environmental standards. The federal government had been in charge of those standards

Wisconsin could receive thousands of doses of the new Moderna coronavirus vaccine in the coming days.  State Health officials say up to 100-thousand doses of the Moderna vaccine could arrive next week.  These doses will not only vaccinate frontline healthcare workers, but people in long-term care facilities as well.

A crash in Barron County turned deadly in the early morning hours. It was on Wednesday, December 16,  a bit after 4 in the morning when the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a one vehicle rollover accident on 20th Street west of Chetek. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Chetek Ambulance, Dallas Fire and Life Link Helicopter all responded to the scene. Initial investigation showed a 2002 Honda Acura vehicle was traveling north

The federal government is preparing to roll out two-million more doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine next week.   Michael Castner reports.

Top members of a Senate committee are going back and forth about the election.   Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson insisted confidence in the integrity of voting systems has to be restored.  Johnson added that legitimate concerns must be taken seriously.  More 715 Newsroom coverage is below with Jon DeMaster: Michigan Democrat Gary Peters said Joe Biden was the clear winner of the presidential election and added claims of widespread voting fraud are false.  Peters also accused President Trump and his supporters of

The WI DOJ released more information regarding an officer involved shooting death in our state. The complete statement is below: The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved death (OID) near Fort Atkinson, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 9, 2020. At approximately 12:30 pm, Wisconsin State Patrol attempted a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 26 between Watertown and Johnson Creek. One driver and one passenger were inside the vehicle.

 University of Wisconsin-Stout today announced that its spring break scheduled for March 13-21 will be canceled.  “This was not an easy decision to make,” Chancellor Katherine Frank said in a communication to campus. “However, it is necessary due to the current status of the pandemic, the inability to predict its course through early spring and our responsibility to keep our university and local community as safe and healthy as possible.”  She also noted that a growing number of UW institutions, including

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from Friday, December 18 through New Year’s Day, January 1. During the national holiday campaign, law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin will patrol in greater numbers, for longer hours, watching for impaired drivers. “About every three hours in Wisconsin, someone is injured or killed in an alcohol-related crash,” Sheriff Kowalczyk said. “This campaign is not about stopping or arresting motorists.