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 A married couple is charged with sexually assaulting at least two children for more than a decade.  Linda and Richard Getter both face multiple charges in Trempealeau County.  Authorities say the abuse began when the children were seven and nine.  The victims are now adults and came forward to investigators last month.  Richard and Linda are set to appear in court next week. 

A Buffalo County man is facing an attempted murder charge.  36-year-old Kenneth Teel was charged yesterday with attempted first degree intentional homicide in connection with the stabbing of a 65-year-old man in his home.  That happened September 6th, when the victim told investigators that Teel knocked on the door and immediately started stabbing him.  Teel told investigators he also slashed the victim’s vehicle tires and ran over a mailbox. 

Oshkosh Police believe three physical assaults near the University campus are related.  Three assaults were reported over the weekend within a one-block radius in the area of West Lincoln Avenue and Street.  In all three cases, the victims were punched, including a woman who was knocked unconscious.  UW-Oshkosh police are advising students to make sure they are visible to other people when walking and be aware of the surroundings. 

Attorney General Brad Schimel says a backlog of sexual assault kits have all been tested.  Schimel said the results from over 41-hundred kits will be used to identify suspects who may be in the law enforcement criminal database.  Police agencies will be informed of any hits and survivors will be notified.  More information is available on the attorney general’s website.

Alcohol does appear to be a factor in a crash that happened in Barron County over the weekend. It was about 2:00 a.m. on Saturday morning when the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a one vehicle crash on County Road A and 18 1⁄2 Street, east of Dallas. Preliminary investigation shows the operator of vehicle, 28 year old Phillip Kurtz, of Dallas, was westbound on County Road A when his vehicle went onto the shoulder. He then

One person is in custody and one is missing after a high speed chase in Tomah.  Police are saying that all started when the suspects made an abrupt turn onto a side street and sped up near Hollister Avenue.  Speeds reached around 100 miles per hour before the suspect vehicle crashed.  The two took off and ran through a field, where one was later caught.  Authorities are still searching for the other suspect. 

We are powering up to give back locally! Xcel Energy employees gathered over the weekend for the Day of Caring.  Hundreds of volunteers packed more than five pallets of food that will go out to the community through Feed My People Food Bank.  They also labeled and boxed almost six thousand blocks of cheese to be distributed to families in Eau Claire.

An open house this week could mean a new career. Phillips-Medisize is expanding and are looking to add 100 employees. Open positions include operators, technicians, manufacturing support, and engineering professionals. Interested applicants are welcome to the Origen Center on the Menomonie campus from 2-6 p.m. on September 13th to, which is this Thursday. The location is 428 Technology Drive East, Menomonie.

T  Flooding is continuing to close roads and interrupt life in our state. The Baraboo River was at major flood stage at Rock Springs and Baraboo in Sauk County.  Highway lanes on sections of I-90/94 and I-39 in Dane and Columbia counties were closed this weekend.  Damage from repeated rains and flooding in Dane County is estimated at more than 154-million dollars.  Road closures from flooding are continuing to impact southern Wisconsin.  National Guard members completed sandbagging on Interstate 90 and

A motorcycle accident on Saturday afternoon leaves one man dead. It happened just before 1:30. The Dunn County 911 Center received a report of two motorcycles involved in a crash on State Rd 64 at Cty Rd Q in New Haven. Early investigation shows that a group of motorcycles were eastbound on State Rd 64 and the group was intending to proceed south on Cty Rd Q when 50 year old David Nelson from Brooklyn Center Minnesota was operating his