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The cause of a major fire at a Janesville farm is being investigated. More than two-dozen fire departments were called to Saturday’s fire at Metcalf Brothers Farm. No injuries were reported, but the fire caused 420-thousand-dollars worth of damages to the farm.

An electrical problem is said to have caused a house fire in La Crosse.  That’s according to fire investigators who say overheated electrical wiring started the fire at a home in the one-thousand block of Sixth Street yesterday afternoon. All family members and their four pets made it out of the burning home unharmed.

A high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle lands a man in jail. It was just after 12:30 on Sunday morning the Wisconsin State Patrol was involved in a pursuit west bound on I 94 coming from Monroe County into Jackson County. A Trooper successfully deployed tire deflation devices disabling the suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle was reportedly stolen from Mt. Horeb, WI. Shortly after striking the tire deflation devices, the suspect vehicle crashed in the ditch near the city of

Senator Ron Johnson is positive for COVID-19.   The Wisconsin Republican tested positive Friday after being exposed to someone with the disease while he was in Washington, D.C. sometime after September 29.  Johnson had already spent 14 days in quarantine after being exposed to someone with the disease in mid September.  The Senator said although the positive test surprises him he feels fine, has no symptoms and plans to remain isolated until he is given the all clear by his doctors. Meanwhile, President

 Demonstrations with opposing views are held in Madison.    The two groups held separate gatherings yesterday at the state Capitol.  Republican candidates for the state Assembly rallied their supporters in favor of conservative values and law and order.  Nearby, the Impact Demand group called for a national law known as the Hands Up Act for a minimum sentence of 15-years behind bars for police officers who kill unarmed people. While we are at the Capitol, leading up to the election

A new COVID-19 regional community testing site is now open in Eau Claire near I-94 Exit 59. This site is the Northwest WI National Guard testing site, in collaboration with member counties of the Northwest Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition (HERC), the Eau Claire City-County Health Department, and Eau County Emergency Management. Testing is for residents across northwestern Wisconsin and is free of cost. The test site will be open three days a week, Mondays & Fridays 11am-7pm, and Saturdays

Hello! Welcome to the first weekend in October. Each Saturday morning we take a “scroll down memory lane” and look back at events that happened on this day in years past. It’s a peek back to start your day ahead. So, grab a mug of your favorite morning brew and let the sip n’ scroll begin. Today is Saturday, October 3rd, the 277th day of the year.  There are 89 days until the end of the year. On this day:

The Dane County Republican Party is moving forward with a rally even though President Trump is unable to attend.  Republican Party chair Scott Grabins says a rally will proceed as scheduled this afternoon at the state capitol.  After he and wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the President canceled his participation in upcoming rallies in several Wisconsin cities. President Trump is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 at Walter Reed Hospital near Washington, DC.  The President was checked in yesterday after

Federal agents are on the hunt for arson suspects in connection with the Kenosha riots and fires in August. Yesterday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released images of several “persons of interest” who agents are trying to identify. The images were recorded on surveillance video the nights of August 23, 24 and 25 during unrest and rioting in which many structures were set on fire in Kenosha. A reward of up to five-thousand dollars each is being

President Trump is on his way to the hospital.  Trump boarded Marine One at the White House wearing a mask and will make his way to Walter Reed medical center.  NBC News tweeted that the President got on the aircraft under his own power.  This comes after he tested positive for the coronavirus. As expected, President Trump’s planned visit to Rock County this weekend is canceled.  The President and First Lady both tested positive last night for COVID-19 and are