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Authorities in Wood County are searching for a missing Marshfield man.  Zack Vasa was last seen in the area of the Town of Lincoln and the Town of Rock on June 13th.  Police say it is out of character for him be out of touch with family and friends.  Vasa is a white male, 32-years-old, about five-foot-six and 130 pounds.  He has brown hair and brown hair.  Officials are asking people to check their outbuildings and trail cameras that might

Vice President Mike Pence says Joe Biden wants to steer the United States toward socialism.  Speaking in Ripon today, Pence said the Republican ticket would provide freedom and opportunity to the nation while the Democratic agenda is based on government control.  Pence says Biden has joined the radical left and compared him to Bernie Sanders.  He said Biden would transform the country into something unrecognizable.

Today is National Lottery Day.   Wisconsin has had lottery games since 1988 and has generated over 15-billion-dollars in revenue in that time.  The law requires at least 50-percent of total revenue go to winners.  Last year, about 57-percent of revenue was dedicated to prize winnings.  Thirty-percent of revenue goes to fund property tax credits.

The price of regular gas in Wisconsin is down three-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is $2.14 while the national average is 2.20 today.  Drivers are paying 2.11 a gallon in Madison and Milwaukee, 2.13 in Kenosha County, 1.99 a gallon in Appleton and Fond du Lac.

A high speed chase in a stolen vehicle ends in the arrest of a 22-year-old Minneapolis man. Early on Friday at approximately 5:30 in the morning a  car was clocked at 103 mph along I-94 westbound by a trooper in Jackson County. The trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled driving off at a high rate of speed. The trooper notified additional units of the Infiniti and the last known direction after losing sight of the

A woman is accused of stealing more than 40-thousand dollars from a veteran’s home resident in Chippewa Falls. A criminal complaint says Nola Tyrrell was working in the facility at the time and used the victim’s debit card to make fraudulent purchases at Walmart, Kwik Trip, ATMs, and the casino. She’s charged with theft, false representation and six counts of identity theft. 

More parents are considering home schooling as schools announce their plans for returning to the classroom. A home school consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction said she’s received more calls and emails about home school options this year, than ever. She wants parents to know homeschooling is a big commitment and they should be prepared to be responsible for their child’s learning. 

 Milwaukee state Senator Tim Carpenter says he wants an apology and some restorative justice for the mob that beat him to the ground last month. As many as 10 people attacked Carpenter for taking a video of Madison’s violent night of protests. He was left with cuts, bruises, and a concussion. Carpenter told Fox 6 last night that he wants some kind of punishment, but he really wants to hear someone from the mob say they are sorry. Madison Police

The hope, at least right now, is to have kids in Chippewa Falls schools in their classrooms this fall. The school district released its Roadmap to Reopening yesterday. The plan calls for in-person classes, unless that’s not possible. There will be some changes, including a mask requirement for teachers and a mask recommendation for students, socially distanced classrooms, and no field trips. Chippewa Falls High School says it will follow the WIAA guidelines for sports and sports crowds. CLICK HERE

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations have topped 300. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 310 people are being treated for the virus, 88 are in the ICU. Those numbers are up from last week when just over 200 people were being treated in the hospital. DHS reported 900 new positive tests yesterday, and over 13 thousand negative tests. CLICK HERE FOR LOCAL UPDATES AND INFORMATION