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The Wisconsin Partnership Program is awarding grants to Madison organizations seeking to narrow health disparities.  The 50-thousand dollar grants will go to four organizations that aim to promote wellness among minorities.  The four Madison organizations will use the funds to create new programs that “improve health equity,” instead of maintaining already existing programs.  These Community Catalyst grants are a product of the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. 

The suspect in the kidnapping of a Wisconsin teenager and the murder of her parents is due to make his initial court appearance on Monday.  Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald remarked that Jake Patterson will be charged with two counts of homicide and one count of kidnapping.  His alleged victim, 13-year-old Jayme Closs, is said to be doing well considering the circumstances and has been reunited with a family member as of yesterday.  Closs had been missing since her parents were found

FROM THE MENOMONIE POLICE DEPARTMENT: On January 11, 2019 at approximately 10:06 AM the Menomonie Police Department received a report of an armed intruder in the Menomonie Middle School. The school went into lockdown as law enforcement responded. Upon arrival law enforcement secured the school grounds and conducted a search for a possible suspect. After conducting a search and an investigation it was determined to be a false complaint. A law enforcement presence will remain on scene to assist with

Authorities in Walworth County are investigating the discovery of two bodies in East Troy.  Fox 6 says personnel from multiple agencies shut down a portion of Highway J yesterday to search the property near Woodfield Court.  The remains were found in a burn pit.  The TV station reports that the suspect is a Franklin business owner who is a suspect in a recent arson case out of Milwaukee. 

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up two-cents from a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-five-cents today, while the national average is two-24.  The lowest prices are posted in the Janesville-Beloit areas at a-dollar-97-a-gallon.  Drivers in the Pierce-St. Croix County are paying the most at the pump at two-17 for regular gas. 

The close-knit community of Barron, Wisconsin can breathe a sigh of relief as 13-year-old Jayme Closs is safe and getting medical treatment.  Police say she was taken to the hospital in Douglas County and held for observation, but medical officials are clearing her to begin the interview process with detectives.  They are hoping she will be brought back to Barron County this afternoon and reunited with her family members and loved ones.  Law enforcement officials say Closs was able to

Wisconsin police say 21-year-old Jake Patterson is the main suspect of interest in the kidnapping case of 13-year-old Jayme Closs.  Officials say Patterson had targeted Closs, killing both of her parents before abducting her back in October.  The fluid investigation into Patterson has not shown any indication that the two had any former contact with each other.  Patterson is a resident of the remote, northern Wisconsin area of Gordon, but is said to have ties to Barron County.  At this time, there is

Missing Barron teenager Jayme Closs is alive and safe thanks to a woman walking her dog.  The woman says 13-year-old Jayme Closs approached her yesterday afternoon in a wooded area just east of Gordon, two counties north of Barron.  She says she was dirty, skinny, had matted hair, and was wearing shoes too big for her feet.  The woman took her to a neighbor’s house where police were called and she was taken to the hospital before being reunited with

A 23-year-old convicted of a 2016 murder is going to prison for 20 years.  Jesse Lloyd was acquitted back in October for his role in the shooting death of 33-year-old Kenneth Patterson and was sentenced in Chippewa Falls yesterday.  Lloyd was convicted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm, getting out of a homicide charge.  Matthew Labrec was also convicted of the crime in 2017 and got 20 years as well after

Police in Eau Claire are looking for a man suspected of breaking into a local business.  The Eau Claire Police Department posted a picture of the suspect on Facebook yesterday asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating him.  He’s suspected of taking cash an other items from an office on Bellinger Street.