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A UW La Crosse art professor accused of sexual misconduct is blaming cancel culture for his departure from the school. Professor Joel Elgin’s lawyer released an open letter yesterday that also accused UW La Crosse of threatening to take away his sick time if he continued to fight the accusations. Elgin resigned from the school after 20 years. Elgin’s letter says the accusations against him are false, but argues that the university is afraid of cancel culture and ‘caved’ to

A majority of voters in Wisconsin continue to say they do not want to see President Trump impeached. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows 53 percent of voters in the state oppose impeachment. That number jumps to 94 percent when you ask Republicans. The poll says 40 percent of voters do want to see the president impeached. That includes 80 percent of Democrats in the state. Independent voters are split, but more independents say they do not support impeachment.

Health officials in northwest Wisconsin say there’s an outbreak of chickenpox at an elementary school.  Five cases of chicken pox have been confirmed at Ladysmith Elementary School in Rusk County.  The county health department is calling it an outbreak today and four of the five cases have occurred in people who have been vaccinated for the virus.  The health department says kids with chickenpox should to stay home until the blisters have healed over.

The holidays are a time of sharing, but local health officials say people with colds and flu need to keep it to themselves.  The flu and flu-like illnesses are on the rise in a few regional areas of Wisconsin.  The flu shot is the best defense against the virus, but health clinicians say proper hand hygiene can reduce respiratory illnesses by as much as 21-percent.  Washing your hands also helps protect against germs like salmonella, norovirus and E. coli that get

A pair of Green Bay Packers legends will be inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.  Brett Favre and Jordy Nelson will enter the Hall that includes the likes of Hank Aaron, Oscar Robertson, Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr and Bonnie Blair.  The ceremony for the 70th Anniversary class is June 5th in Madison. Speaking of The Pack, fans are advised to use caution when buying tickets for the Packers.  The organization says it has received reports of counterfeit tickets purchased through

A multi-vehicle crash occurred on I-94 near Mile Marker 81 around a bit before 10 Thursday morning involving 3 semi units. The initial crash and several secondary crashes resulted in a full closure of the interstate in both directions. Westbound I-94 was the first to re-open. A re-route of the interstate was initiated and only minor injuries have been reported.

We now have more details about an accident involving a school bus. It was 11:45 Thursday morning when a school bus went into the ditch at 136th Street north of Highway 124 just north of Chippewa Falls, the bus was reported to be on its side.  Approximately 8 young children were reportedly on the bus. No injuries were reported.  Chippewa Yellow Bus has another bus en route to transport children and they are contacting parents. 

An Appleton man is going to prison in Trempealeau County after pleading no contest to his 12th OWI.  Jerome Pomeroy was arrested in Pigeon Falls last month after being accused of crashing into cars while driving drunk.  He pleaded guilty in the case Wednesday and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

The teenager charged with attacking the school resource officer at Oshkosh West High School likely isn’t getting out of jail anytime soon. A judge yesterday set 16-year-old Grant Fuhrman’s bond at a million dollars. Prosecutors are pushing ahead with attempted homicide charges. Investigators now say that Fuhrman stabbed Officer Michael Wissink with a barbecue fork. Police say Wissink fired three shots, he hit Furhman once, and hit himself once as well.

A 39-year-old man who police say wanted to have sex with a 15-year-old boy is heading to prison. A judge in Barron County yesterday sentenced Joseph Matz to four years behind bars. He pleaded guilty back in July to a count of attempted 2nd degree sexual assault of a child. Authorities in Barron County say he showed-up at a local park thinking he was going to have sex with a teenage boy.