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The prison in Stillwater is back to its normal schedule after a weekend death. The Minnesota Department of Corrections says a 22-year-old inmate was found dead in the prison Saturday morning. No one is saying just how the inmate died, but investigators say it looks like a death related to synthetic drugs. The prison was placed on a temporary lockdown on Saturday. DOC managers say that lockdown was lifted yesterday.

The largest tubing festival in the world wrapped-up another float trip over the weekend in Chippewa Falls. The FATFAR celebrated its 35 years this year. Each Father’s Day, thousands of people take to tubes, kayaks, and canoes and float down the river. This year was no different. Organizers say the FATFAR is the largest single day tubing event in the world.

Dane County is spending nearly a million-dollars to turn over 300 acres of land in the Town of Christiana into a nature preserve. The county on Friday announced a 900-thousand-dollar grant to help the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance buy the land for conservation. The land hasn’t been farmed in decades, and was already a home to a wide variety of birds and animals. In all, it’s going to cost over two-million-dollars to buy the land. The SWBA is using a

The Deke Slayton Airfest takes off again today at the La Crosse Regional Airport. The airfest began on Saturday and featured The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, who performed their air show. The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team will also took to the skies, while other planes were on display on the ground. YOU CAN GET FULL DETAILS WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

As the saying goes, unlucky at bunts, lucky at bombs. Two pitches after fouling off a bunt attempt with two runners on base, Brewers rookie Joey Ortiz blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth to give the Brew Crew a three-one win over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday at American Family Field. Four Brewers pitchers combined on a five-hitter as Central Division-leading Milwaukee evened the weekend series. First pitch for the series finale is this afternoon at 1:10

Hello. Welcome to your day. We’re glad you are here! As we slip into the middle of June are you hitting your Summer groove? Getting into the new routines of warm weather days? Maybe ball games, pool trips, or packing the camper for weekend adventures? Whatever you are up to we hope it’s going well and thank you for making us part of your day. We like to slow things down a bit on Satuday mornings with a simple “scroll

A Madison man could spend the next 20 years behind bars after being found guilty of stealing almost a half-million-dollars from the government during the coronavirus outbreak.  The Department of Justice announced that a jury in federal court convicted 36-year-old Eric Upchurch on multiple charges related to making false statements on more than a dozen P-P-P loan applications.  Prosecutors argued that Upchurch deposited 400-thousand-dollars in loans straight into his bank account, and then laundered the money through crypto currency.  A

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says a missing inmate has turned himself in.  James Cody Griswold was allowed to leave Dodge County Jail close to midnight on Thursday night to get “medical attention at Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam.  A felony warrant was issued against Griswold, who had Huber privileges which allows certain inmates to leave for work or medical appointments.  The Sheriff’s Office provided an update Friday evening and said Griswold had returned.  No details were provided on

As the first day of summer approaches on June 21 and summer holidays, vacations and outdoor activities hit high gear, scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science (TICS). TICS was launched in April to survey the distribution of tick species in Wisconsin, including any new, invasive ticks that may be moving into Wisconsin. So far, scientists have identified more than 3,200 ticks submitted by citizens, most prominently

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2024 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors election results. On July 1, 2024, the following dairy producers will begin a three-year term as elected members of the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Board of Directors: District 2: Carolyn Alsteen, ColemanFlorence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, and Vilas countiesDistrict 5: Kay Zwald, HammondDunn and St. Croix countiesDistrict 8: Jessica Pralle-Trimner, AthensMarathon CountyDistrict 11: Daniel Hinz, PickettOutagamie and Winnebago