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The tornado count from Saturday night is at six. The National Weather Service says six tornadoes hit Saturday night, most of them in southern Wisconsin. Forecasters say the first tornado touched-down in Grant County just after 5:30. Then more tornadoes between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. That includes a tornado in Dane County, a tornado in Jefferson County, two tornadoes in Walworth County, and a tornado in Rock County near Janesville. There is plenty of damage, but forecasters

You may remember the case of a missing Chippewa Falls woman. Saturday marked eight years since Shannah Boiteau’s disappearance. She left her home in Chippewa Falls on June 21st, 2016 and was last seen the next day running from her car in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Police in both Chippewa Falls and St. Cloud searched for her for years. You can find pictures of Boiteau, and more information about the case online with a CLICK HERE.

There are questions to answer about a train track death in Oshkosh. Police in the city say they got a call about a man who’d been hit by a train along the tracks at East Parkway Avenue about 7 p.m. last night. Officers say the 23-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The train was stopped as part of the investigation. No one is saying why the young man was so close to the train.

There’s a hearing today in court in Madison that could change how some people vote in the state. Disability Rights Wisconsin is suing to get some kind of electronic absentee voting option for disabled voters in the state. The group says forcing disabled voters to have someone else fill out their paper ballot creates an unconstitutional hurdle. The group would like to see the change before this November’s election. The judge in the case is hearing motions today, there’s no

Don’t take cicadas home with you. That’s the word from Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources. The DNR yesterday said they’ve gotten a couple of reports of people harvesting cicadas from Big Foot Beach State Park in Walworth County. Conservation police say it’s against the law to remove bugs from state parks. It’s also a bad idea. Moving the cicadas could help spread them throughout Wisconsin. The DNR says it wants to remind people that it is illegal to harvest bugs,

It was another weekend of fast pitch softball in Eau Claire. The NAFA Eau Claire Classic was on Saturday. Teams were fighting for a chance to go to the international championships in Canada next month. Teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and even Denmark were in town. CLICK FOR MORE.

An eight-year-old Pekingese from Oregon has been named the World’s Ugliest Dog. Mark Mayfield has the story. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE, CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY WITH MARK MAYFIELD.

Ground broke for a new Arbor Place in Menomonie. State Representative Clint Moses (white shirt, second from left) participated in the groundbreaking for the $5.9 million expansion of the Arbor House addiction treatment facility in Menomonie.  The expansion is specifically for pregnant and parenting women and is being paid for in part by the national opioid lawsuit settlement.  Also in the photo are L-R Brian Westrate with Congressman Van Orden’s office, Moses, town of Washington Supervisor James Rolbiecki, Scott Bolstad

A Wisconsin woman who allegedly tried to poison her husband with animal drugs has taken a plea deal.  Wisconsin Circuit Court records show that 51-year-old Amanda Chapin pleaded no contest Friday to a charge of felony first-degree reckless endangering.  The charge was downgraded from first-degree attempted homicide after Chapin cut a deal last week with Lafayette County prosecutors.   Chapin allegedly put animal euthanasia drugs in her husband’s coffee three times in 2022, putting the 70-year-old man in a coma. 

A tornado has caused considerable damage in Janesville.  A statement from the city says a tornado touched down in south Janesville early Saturday night and caused considerable damage to structures and infrastructure.  The statement said first responders are on the scene, and the city has activated its Emergency Operations Center to mobilize resources.  The Rock County Sheriff’s office said at 11pm that no injuries have been reported, and further damage assessments would be completed in the morning.  Residents are being