A western Wisconsin man already in prison for shooting at police in Jackson County is looking at another sentence. An Eau Claire County judge last week sentenced 21-year-old Quentin Labansky to five years in prison for stealing a car in Eau Claire. That car theft started the police chase last May that ended with a shootout. No one was hurt. Labansky is serving eight years for shooting at authorities.
Read MoreWisconsin’s eleven Indian tribes will update lawmakers on their needs today. The annual State of the Tribes will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Capitol in Madison. Ned Daniels, Jr., who is the Chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Community will deliver the speech. Tribal leaders in Wisconsin have been speaking to lawmakers and leaders at the Capitol since 2005.
Read MoreFirefighters in Fon du Lac are looking for the cause of a fire that left a car dealership in ruins. Flames destroyed the building at the Be Smart Auto Mall last night. Crews say several cars also went up in flames. No one was hurt as the car dealership was closed. Investigators say it could take some time to determine the cause of the fire.
Read MoreA former Badger football player is surrendering to police in connection with a double homicide. Marcus Randle El turned himself in to Chicago police Saturday afternoon. Randle El is accused of shooting Seairaha Winchester and Brittany McAdory in Janesville in the early morning hours on February 10th. The investigation remains active as police are still interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence. He played as a wide receiver for UW from 2004 to 2007. He is the brother of former Steelers wide
Read MorePreparations are underway in Alaska for the 48th annual Iditarod sled dog race. Jon Jeffries fills us in. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT ALL THE BARKING IS ABOUT
Read MoreJ.J. Watt and fiancée Kealia Ohai are married. NBC15 reports the two professional athletes tied the knot in a ceremony in the Bahamas yesterday in the presence of family and friends. The former Badger and Ohai had obtained their civil marriage license last week in Harris County, Texas. After Watt’s college years in Madison he has since become a standout defensive end with the Houston Texans as well as a major non-profit cause fund raiser and philanthropist. Ohai is a
Read MoreMilk, cheese, Packers. Beer, brats, Brewers. Barns, Bucks, Bucky. However you slice up the Wisconsin (cow) pie, we love it here-and today is a day to celebrate all that is our ‘Wisco Pride! It’s not the state’s birthday, but it is its day of national recognition. Today is Wisconsin Day which celebrates the people and rich history of the state. Wisconsin joined the Union as the 38th state in May of 1848. The first capital was Belmont founded in 1836, but it moved to
Read MoreIt’s not only Valentine’s Day, it’s National Organ Donor Day. Over 120-thousand people await an organ in the United States. Every ten minutes someone is added to the national organ transplant list and every day 22 people die waiting. According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network there are 18-hundred-and-30 people waiting for organs including over 14-hundred kidney, 285 liver and 85 heart patients.
Read MoreSenator Tammy Baldwin says President Trump is taking money from the Wisconsin economy. The Wisconsin Democrat is objecting to the Department of Defense’s plan to take millions of dollars appropriated for Oshkosh Corporation and use it to build the southern border wall. Baldwin says the president’s action to take over 100-million-dollars appropriated by Congress for Oshkosh Corp. is taking money away from Wisconsin workers. She says President Trump promised the people of Wisconsin the border wall would be paid for by Mexico, but the American taxpayer is picking
Read MoreThe cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is a penny-a-gallon lower than a week ago and 12-cents-a-gallon below the national average. Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-31-cents today. Drivers in Appleton are paying two-27, in Green Bay two-29, Milwaukee two-24 and two-26 in Madison. Farther west Eau Claire is posting a price of two-41, while gas is two-49 in Barron County and two-54 in Washburn.
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