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An AMBER Alert is still in effect in the suspected abduction of two-year-old Noelani Robinson.  Dariaz Higgins is accused of killing the child’s mother Sierra Robinson and wounding another woman Monday when the three were meeting for Higgins to return the toddler to Robinson.  He is believed to have the child with him and is considered armed and dangerous. 

A new chairman is in place on the Chippewa County Board after the former chairman resigned following a scandal.  The board selected former Vice Chair Leigh Darrow yesterday to serve the remainder of Jared Zwiefelhofer’s term.  Records show the former chair and Bloomer Police Chief used his department issued AR-style weapon to illegally shoot a deer outside of gun season last November.  He was cited for several charges and resigned as chair.

Wildlife officials are saying that the rough Wisconsin winter could affect harvest quotas for antlerless deer next fall.  Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists said yesterday that the winter will have a moderate to severe impact on the spring deer population.  County deer advisory councils around the state are meeting to make early harvest quota recommendations for next fall. 

We now know who is behind dumping a bag of puppies in a garbage at the end of February. Marshfield Police were dispatched to complaint of the sound of kittens coming from a garbage can in the 800 blk of E 4th St. When they arrived, they found 8 newborn puppies which had been thrown away. The bag was removed and the puppies were transported to the Marshfield Area Pet Shelter. 56 yr old Robert Wild from Marshfield was arrested

Two new juvenile correctional facilities are being built as plans to close Lincoln Hills move forward.  Governor Tony Evers said today a new youth jail will be built in Hortonia in Outagamie County and another in the Milwaukee area.  The governor says the administration is committed to getting kids out of Lincoln Hills, which has been plagued by abuse scandals.  

There’s another appeal before the court in the Steven Avery case.  Lawyers for Avery filed motions yesterday requesting a new trial and a new judge.  Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey are serving life terms for the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.  The defense wants a new trial based on some evidence questions.  They want a new judge because current judge Angela Sutkiewicz heard a prior civil case against Avery brought by the Halbach family. 

The Powerball jackpot continues to climb and is currently at $448 million. That figure is up almost $70 million since last week and marks both the high for 2019 and largest since last October’s “jackpot fever.”  TODAY’S draw is the 22nd since the last Powerball jackpot ($294 million) was won Dec. 26 in New York state. Should a Wisconsin resident win the jackpot, it would be the third time in history (2006 and 2017).

Feed My People Food Bank is announcing its building expansion campaign called Feeding Healthy Futures to more than double the size of its facilityat its current location. Groundbreaking is expected to begin this spring, and it is scheduled to be completed by the fall. The campaign kick-off event will be held at Charter Bank on March 14 th at 11:00 a.m. and will include a check presentation from Charter Bank, a lead donor. “When I think about a child who

After record snowfall, we have to have somewhere to PUT it. The public is being asked to adopt a Storm Sewer Drain. Warm temperatures and rain are in the forecast! City of Altoona Public Works crews will be focusing on clearing storm sewer drains over the next few days in order to minimize flooding from the snowmelt. If you know where your storm sewer is, please Adopt a Storm Sewer drain and do what you can to clear an opening