As we prepare for the spooky season and get the treats ready for the little ghosts and goblins, we take a trip to knock on the door of a woman on the East Coast who put together a display not just for fun, but also for a good cause. A woman in Massachusetts, Melissa Krygowski has a display featuring more than 30 skeletons she calls “the Funny Bone Bunch” which she uses to help raise the money for the Jimmy
Read MoreWe are getting some more answers about a death investigation in Buffalo County. The sheriff’s office says deputies went to serve an eviction notice on Wednesday, that’s when they found a 57-year-old woman who’d died. Investigators say she was likely dead for more than a month. Deputies arrested a man who lived in the woman’s trailer, but they are not saying why. In addition to the body, deputies say they found more than 70 pets. They have all been turned
Read MoreIt’s 12 years in prison for one of the suspects in Barron County’s home invasion last year. A judge yesterday sentenced Ricardo Dominguez to a dozen years in prison for tying-up a 70-year-old man in his home, tazing him, and eventually robbing him of guns and 13-thousand-dollars in cash. Dominguez is the second person sentenced in the case, another suspect was sentenced earlier this month to five years in prison. Investigators say they are still looking for a third suspect
Read MoreThere are worries about Wisconsin’s new law that allows police to charge for edited body camera video. Tom Kamenick with the Wisconsin Transparency Project says the new law is poorly written, and was hastily passed by lawmakers. He says the law has too many unanswered questions, while also having a threat toward people who make too many requests of the police. The law allows for a ten-thousand-dollar fine. Kamenick says it’s going to take some court cases, and rulings either
Read MoreStepping Stones in Menomonie says it can’t afford to hand out turkeys or hams this holiday season. Stepping Stones said the high costs means they are struggling to keep the basics on their shelves. Stepping Stones has worked with local grocers and donors in the past to provide holiday turkeys and hams, but said that’s just not possible this year. Instead, the group is asking for donations like peanut butter, tuna, and pasta so it can provide more help to
Read MoreFormer President Trump will campaign in Green Bay next week. The Trump campaign says he’ll speak about the economy and how he plans to lower costs for families. He’s set to speak at the Resch Center at six p.m. next Wednesday. It’ll be Trump’s ninth campaign stop in Wisconsin other than the Republican National Convention. His running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, will visit Racine on Monday.
Read MoreThe Wisconsin State Superintendent is asking for more than three-hundred-million dollars for mental health investment. Dr. Jill Underly says she’ll ask for the funding in a 2025-2027 Biennial Budget request. She says the money will go toward the School-Based Mental Services Program, allocating at least 100-dollars per student if approved. Expansions to the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse programs and additional trainings for school employees would also be funded.
Read MoreIt’s Bat Week in Wisconsin starting today. The Department of Natural Resources says four out of eight native bat populations found are threatened in the state of Wisconsin. Another species, the silver-haired bat, is of special concern and needs immediate conservation action. The DNR says bat populations are declining partially due to white-nose syndrome, caused by a fungus that attacks bats while they’re hibernating. The department recommends planting native plants, building a bat house, and avoiding insecticides and herbicides to
Read MoreHow much water does it take to grow 100 pounds of kidney beans? Most people wouldn’t think to ask such as question — but if you are a family business competing on a global scale, the answer matters. “This information will allow kidney bean growers in Wisconsin to better target their irrigation practices to reduce strain on the state’s freshwater resources as well as boost yields and prices for Wisconsin farmers,” says Charles Wachsmuth, vice president of Chippewa Valley Bean. Wisconsin-based
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