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Multiple agencies responded to the following incident in Cumberland:

It’s cold and we aren’t alone. In fact, Most of Wisconsin will be under an Extreme Cold Warning starting at midnight. The National Weather Service says wind chills could reach as low as 38-below. The warning will be in place until 9 a.m. in Dane County and surrounding areas. The warning will go until noon tomorrow in all other Wisconsin counties, with the exception of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, and Waukesha Counties. Those five counties will have a Cold Weather

One man is in custody after a fatal shooting in La Crosse’s north side over the weekend.  Police said Cody Alland is the person responsible for the shooting that killed Justin Betz.  The incident happened early Sunday morning when the two men got into an argument.  Although first responders performed life saving measures, Betz passed away at La Crosse hospital.  Alland is being held at the La Crosse County Jail on a 1st degree homicide charge. 

The Hy-Vee grocery chain is donating nearly 70-thousand dollars to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Company representatives presented a check to the organization during an event at one of their stores in Ashwaubenon yesterday. The contribution is one part of a 20-month-long campaign that Hy-Vee has been running as they support those facing food insecurity in the region. Donations from customers and contributions from suppliers are providing well over one-million meals for food banks across the Midwest.

The newly elected state assembly representative Christian Phelps is making his properties clear.  Phelps was sworn into his first term earlier this month and met with supporters in Eau Claire on Sunday.  He says public education is his background and he always believes the most responsible use of state resources and community organizing is putting the next generation first.  Phelps has co-authored a bill that would provide free breakfast and lunch for public school students.  He’ll be serving on the

Eau Claire Transit is waiving fees today and tomorrow due to extreme cold temperatures. The City of Eau Claire posted about the waived fees on Facebook earlier today. More information about routes and bus schedules is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Sheriff Hakes recently addressed the use of funds from the Badger State Sheriff’s Association. Below is his release: In the fall of 2024, the Badger State Sheriff’s Association received a large donation from someone who  wished to remain anonymous. The donor requested that Sheriff’s use the funds for one of the following  purposes: ballistic shields, ballistic vests, drones, night vision googles, less than lethal equipment,  robotic device, or K9 programs.   On behalf of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, I applied

The first Safe Haven Baby Box in Northeast Wisconsin is now installed. Howard Fire Rescue held a celebration on Saturday to introduce the device. Safe Haven boxes give mothers a secure place to drop off newborn babies anonymously and legally. The boxes are typically installed at fire stations and hospitals and they alert officials when an infant is placed inside. There are now a total of four Safe Haven Baby Boxes installed in Wisconsin. The first three are in Racine,

Donald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th President of the United States. The day starts with a church service at St. John’s in Washington, DC, before President Biden welcomes Trump for tea at the White House. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will then head to the Capitol for the inauguration, which is set to be held inside because of brutally cold temperatures. Trump is scheduled to be sworn in at around 11:45 a.m. Eastern before giving

Welcome to your Monday and new week. It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day across America. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society. The movement led to several groundbreaking legislative reforms in the United States. CLICK HERE FOR MORE on the man and history of this day.