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Investigators are still working to discover the cause and circumstances surrounding an explosion near Jeffers Road earlier this morning. We know that one person has died, another taken to the hospital after that explosion. The home was destroyed, and early indication is that it was a gas explosion. The case remains under investigation.

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a horse that was pulling an Amish buggy.  Authorities near Fennimore say deputies answered a call on Saturday about a horse that collapsed on Highway 18.  First responders tried to cool the horse off to save it, but it died at the scene.

Two Milwaukee Brewers players testing positive for COVID-19 cannot rejoin the team until they receive two negative tests for the virus.  Manager Craig Counsell confirmed pitcher Angel Perdomo and infielder Luis Urias tested positive after spring training was shut down.  They both must get two negative results before they are allowed to return to the team.  The Brewers are working out at Miller Park prior to the MLB season opening later this month.

Drive-in movies are coming to the Monk Botanical Gardens.  Jurassic Park and Guardians of the Galaxy will be the first two movies shown on Friday, July 17th and Saturday, July 18th.  Gates open at 7:15 and the movies begin at 8:45.  A 40 foot screen and an FM signal will bring the movies right into your vehicle.  Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

The holiday weekend saw activity for law enforcement in Barron County. Over the holiday weekend, which is Friday, July 3rd until the morning of Monday July 6th, the Barron County Dispatch Center took 518 calls for service. Over the weekend the WI DNR and Barron County Boat Patrol arrested 4 boaters for OWI on area lakes in the county. Six drivers were also arrested over the weekend for OWI on the roads in Barron County.

The water was the site of an accident over the weekend. It was on Saturday July 4, just after 4 in the afternoon, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a boating accident on Pokegema Lake. Initial investigation shows a female, 41  year old Tera Busker from Roberts was riding illegally on the front of the boat when they struck a wave and was thrown off of the boat and hit by the motor of the boat. She

A medical incident may have contributed to a deadly accident in Baroon County. On Saturday July 4, just after 10:30 at night the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a vehicle that went off the road on SS just north of Chetek. Deputies located a female, 49 year old Tamara Staves, from Cameron. She was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Mayo Hospital in Barron where she passed away. Initial investigation shows a possible medical issue may

It was ten-years-ago the smoke free air law went into effect. The law prohibited smoking in all workplaces, bars, and restaurants and removed tabletop ashtrays. Since the law was enacted, the smoking rate among high school students dropped from almost 22-percent to just under five-percent, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Health officials say there’s still more work to be done and it’s a good idea to quit, no matter your age.  Smoking and vaping could increase the chances of

A new report shows military spouses are falling for more employment scams. The Better Business Bureau says an employment scam is when someone is led to believe they are getting a job that isn’t real. The report shows more than ten-thousand people have been victims of employment scams since 2017. According to a 2019 Military Consumers and Marketplace Trust report, almost 20-percent of military spouses lost money in an employment scam compared to fifteen-and-a-half-percent of non-military spouses. 

Orientation weekend for the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be virtual this fall. The school has traditionally promised incoming freshmen and their families a two-day campus experience with tours, registration and social events, but this year that will be done from home. The program began June 15th and ends in late August.