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Awwwwwdorable! The little “awwwws” get a new color this fall at local hospitals, but it’s not just about the cuteness factor. This fall, Mayo Clinic Health System Family Birth Centers in Barron, Eau Claire and Menomonie are participating in a special program, which was started by the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. As part of the program, every baby born in November or December will be given a handmade purple hat to spread the word of shaken baby syndrome

It’s been one year since University of Wisconsin-Stout student James Liedtka went missing.  Liedtka was last seen on surveillance video walking behind the Pickle Tavern on Water Street in Eau Claire early in the morning last November 4th.  Police say they don’t believe foul play is involved.

La Crosse police are investigating a deadly shooting.  Reports say police got a shots fired call Saturday night in the 900 block of Copeland Avenue.  That’s where they found a person with a gunshot wound.  The victim later died at a nearby hospital.  There’s no word on any potential suspects.

A man is dead from a house fire in Mauston.  Fire officials say the fire broke out on Prairie Street around five o’clock Saturday morning.  Firefighters contained the fire but a man was found dead inside.  It’s unclear what caused the fire or how much damage was done.

An Eau Claire man is accused of digging a grave and threatening to kill his father and bury him in it.  Police say they found a long rectangular hole in the ground at a house last week.  A criminal complaint claims Ryan Davey dug the hole and threatened to kill his father and put him in it.  Davey’s facing three charges in the case.  He’s out on bond and will return to court next month.

It’s been one year since western Wisconsin got the news of the tragic deaths of three young Girl Scouts from Lake Hallie. Friends and family members turned out yesterday to remember Jayna Kelley, Autumn Helgeson, Haylee Hickle, and her mother Sara Jo Schneider. Police say a driver who was high, ran them down while they were picking-up trash along the highway. Troop 3055 says they will never forget the girls, and the community in Lake Hallie is making sure that never happens.

If you have parking tickets in Menomonie, you may want to hit the grocery store before you head to pay them off. The city is allowing people to pay their tickets with food donations. You get two dollars off the ticket price for each item you donate. The Menomonie Police Department’s Brenna Jasper says this is the fourth year for the program, and the city has brought-in more than three-thousand pounds of food and written off nearly six-thousand-dollars’ worth of

Wisconsin’s governor is going to need to figure-out about a new Ag Secretary soon. The state Senate is set to vote tomorrow on DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff, but there aren’t enough votes to keep him on the job. Governor Evers says he cannot believe lawmakers are rejecting Pfaff, who’s been with the agency since January. Pfaff is upset that Republican lawmakers would not spend 200-thousand-dollars on rural suicide prevention efforts. Meanwhile, we have a vote in. Dairy farmers in Wisconsin aren’t going

The gavel dropped with a guilty verdict. After days of testimony, it took a jury just over 3 hours and they came back with guilty. Ezra McCandless was found guilty of first degree intentional homicide in a Dunn County courtroom Friday for the murder of Alexander Woodworth in March. In the defense’s closing argument, they said McCandless was, “fighting for her life”, claiming her actions were in defense to saver herself. Defense Attorney Aaron nelson continued to claim she was

The numbers are in, and Halloween 2019 is one for the record books. Forecasters say snow broke records for an October 31st snowfall. Milwaukee officially saw five-point-four inches of snow, and that’s a new record for the snowiest Halloween ever. The National Weather Service says several other communities in southeast Wisconsin also set new records. And with Halloween over for another years, it’s on to the next one. Bring on Turkey Day. A long list of stars will be back out on Broadway