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The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says a man is still missing after more than two-months. Aaron Johnson went missing October 11th in rural Rusk County. A Facebook group has been created to help share information about the search. Aaron Johnson is 34 years old, 5’7″ and weighs 220 lbs. He has blue eyes and dark blonde hair that he wears shaved. He has many tattoos on his head, neck, arms, back and stomach. Aaron was dropped off on Oct 11,

A Wisconsin convent says eight of its nuns died in just one week from COVID-19.  Four of the deaths were during a single day.  Sister Debra Sciano of the Notre Dame of Elm Grove convent said it’s a sad situation that has been very difficult for the other sisters. The women were all in their late 80s and 90s. 

 A good Samaritan is helping save Christmas for a family in Wisconsin.  The Wausau Police Department says a man was walking in the city this week when he found three-thousand dollars in cash, gift envelopes and a receipt on a sidewalk.  He turned the goods into police, who were able to find the rightful owner after working with the local bank.  The department says they gave him a gift card to a local business for his “awesome integrity.” 

An Eau Claire man who is serving time in a state mental hospital for murder will not be getting out early. A judge yesterday refused to end James Olson’s sentence. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2012 murder of Paul Oberle. Olson admitted that he beat Oberle to death with a crowbar. Doctors say Olson has done well under treatment, but also say he would likely regress if released from custody.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers are down across the board. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported a drop in coronavirus positives in every age group over the past month. The state’s peak was November 1st, and there was a tiny uptick on November 29th, but after that the positive rates have fallen. DHS yesterday reported just over 36 hundred new positives, and 59 new deaths. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS Now, there’s an app for that! Public health managers

Lawyers for Wisconsin’s governor are asking the state’s Supreme Court to uphold his order limiting crowds at bars and restaurants, so he can issue another one. Governor Evers’ administration yesterday told the high court that they want to issue another public health order as soon as possible. The court heard arguments yesterday in a legal challenge to Evers’ original crowd limit order, the state’s Tavern League is leading that case. The court’s conservative justices are skeptical, given their other rulings that

It’s been four months since a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake, and so far, have no information on possible charges. Kenosha County’s D.A. yesterday said his office continues to review the case. The officer shot Blake in the back after Blake wrestled with officers and ignored their commands to stop. Blake reportedly reached into an SUV for a knife, and that’s when the officer fired. Blake’s shooting touched-off days of violence in Kenosha that ended with another shooting that

There may not be another late night or early morning vote-count in Wisconsin. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday said he wants to pass a law to allow local election clerks to count absentee ballots before the polls close on Election Day. Current state law stops clerks from counting absentee ballots before they count other votes, and that has led to hours-long delays in Milwaukee and Madison. LeMahieu has tried the idea before, but he is now in charge in

Add Wisconsin to the list of states suing Google. Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday joined 14 other states in suing over Google’s search engine business and the advertising money it makes from those searched. The lawsuit says Google used its power as a monopoly to create an anti-competitive market that left people with fewer choices, and a lot less privacy. The U.S. Department of Justice is leading the case.

Some healthcare workers in Wisconsin are getting a thank you from the Green Bay Packers. The team yesterday said it will host 250 frontline healthcare workers as fans at tomorrow night’s game against the Panthers. The team’s health care partner, Bellin Health, has already told workers who is getting a ticket. The Packers are also inviting first responders to the game as a thanks for all the work they’ve done during the pandemic.