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A man accused of abducting a pregnant Beaver Dam teenager waived extradition in a Nebraska courtroom today.  Forty-year old Gary Day faces charges in three states along with federal charges.  Wisconsin and Arkansas prosecutors have both made extradition motions.  Day is pleading not guilty to two misdemeanors in Sarpy County, Nebraska, including delinquency of a minor and false reporting.  His bail was set at five-million-dollars.  Investigators say Day was arrested early last week after a 17-year-old girl pregnant with his

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler will be stepping down at the end of his term.  The 44-year-old had been the leader of the state party since 2019.  Wisconsin Democrats will elect a new party chair at their annual convention in Wisconsin Dells in mid-June.

This year’s Day of the Badger raises one-point-seven-million-dollars.  The University of Wisconsin-Madison says more than four-thousand donors contributed to the fundraiser.  Donations will support more than 150 causes and programs on UW-Madison’s campus.  In the past six years, the initiative has raised more than ten-million dollars.

PHOTO: UW-Stout Chamber Choir with members of the Linköping University choir. Photo by Jerry Hui. “This is a life experience like no other that I have ever had, and I am grateful for the opportunity to go on such an amazing journey…” Thirteen members of University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Chamber Choir braved the Scandinavian winter in performances with international university singers to warm audiences’ hearts. They partnered with choirs from Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden’s largest technical university, and Linköping University.

While UW-Stout’s annual Fashion Without Fabric runway show is sold out again this year, members of the media are still invited to cover the event, which begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, in the Memorial Student Center Great Hall. Doors will open at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is “Welcome to Phenomonie!” At Fashion Without Fabric, hundreds of students collaborate to bring wearable sculptures to life on the runway in front of a packed house. In collaboration with industry partners

Fire officials responded to a grass fire that took place in Osseo. Officials believe the fire started in a pile of brush and spread to grass. They believe the fire burned anywhere from 65 to 80 acres of grass. Crews were called out to the 46000 block of Thorson Road yesterday to start putting out the fire. Fire chief Nels Gunderson said the fire started from resident burning a pile of debris. The debris spread to a pile of brush

A woman was arrested two times in the same day for suspected OWI. Deputies say that the woman showed up to court under the influence after driving herself while she was impaired. She was using drugs earlier in the morning. She was arrested and later released to a dependable person. As soon as she was released, officials saw her getting in her car at the courthouse and driving away. Police were able to find her, and she was arrested for

The St. Croix County assistant district attorney is in trouble with the law. Bela Ballo is accused of threatening three judges and driving recklessly while his family was in the car. The defendant has been charged with threatening a judge, disorderly conduct, possession of THC, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Prosecutors say Ballo informed a co-worker that the judges needed to bleed after making decisions not in his favor. Meanwhile, the defendant’s wife told police that her husband yelled at

The county farm near Lake Neshonoc that was up for sale, will now not be sold. This put the popular music festival, Country Boom relocation on hold. The decision was made by the county board and said they needed more time to develop a plan that would best fit the community needs. The property has drawn a lot interest from many businesses and organizations. With this being on hold, the board could re-visit the sale of the property later in

After making a big move, a mental health clinic is now open. Authentic Mental Health opened its doors on Eddy Lane and Business 53 in the old Associated Bank building. The clinic provides an array of services like anxiety, depression, counselling for children and much more.  Authentic Mental Health first opened in 2023 in downtown but now made the big move into a much bigger space.