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A woman in Polk County has been convicted for a murder that happened almost forty years ago. Mary Jo Bailey is found guilty of shooting Yvonne Menke while she was leaving her apartment in 1985. The case went cold until it was re-opened in 2021. The County District Attorney says he believes Bailey had a motive and owned the same gun that killed Menke. Eighty-one-year-old Bailey is facing life in prison.

Wisconsin’s driver’s licenses won first place for best ID in an international contest.  The REAL ID for people older than 21 won the Élan Award of Excellence from the International Card Manufacturers Association. The card won for the way it used the Wisconsin state flag and State Capitol in its design. The Wisconsin DOT’s new design came out last June.

It’s Free Fun Weekend in Wisconsin starting tomorrow. The Department of Natural Resources will waive admission fees for 65 state parks and forests, and waive trail passes for 44 state trails. Fishing licenses will also not be required, though 2024-2025 regulations will still apply. The state’s Free Fun Weekend happens every year during the first weekend in June. CLICK HERE FOR FREE DETAILS!

Wisconsin is getting another visit from First Lady Jill Biden today. She’ll be stopping at Fest Italiana to speak during the opening remarks of the festival. The White House says the First Lady will fly into the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport this evening, and will get to the festival shortly afterward. She’ll be speaking in the Aurora Pavilion in Maier Festival Park.

Local responders were awarded in Titletown! Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes recently nominated Leah Berg for the selfless work she does for Jason’s Presents. Leah started Jason’s Presents in 2008 after Jason was killed in the line of Duty. Jason was working on the program, and after his passing, Leah started it in his honor. Jason’s Presents has grown from 25 children to around 150, some years exceeding 200! Over the years countless lives have been touched by the selfless

Nursing is more than recording blood pressure, starting an IV and giving medications. Jen Scheller, who is set to enter her last semester of the nursing program at Chippewa Valley Technical College, said nursing is about patients. Learning how to interact with the community, and in the end, being able to educate people on health care situations that could help those people throughout their lives is also a part of nursing. With that in mind, Scheller, Carmyn Hanson, Tony Bell,

Fifty dollars and a hog. That likely wouldn’t get you a truck off the lot today, but for this week’s Friday Feel Good we put it in reverse, back to the 50’s when a man had a truck and one that he loved to drive.  A guy in Missouri surprised his grandpa by fixing up his old 1954 pickup and the two were soon driving it for the first time in four decades, no doubt talking about the original price tag,

The beloved fountain at the  Wenzel Family Plaza is currently out of service due to an unavoidable mechanical failure.  Maintenance crews are on the job and working to diagnose the issue and get the  fountain splashing again as soon as possible.  In the meantime, the plaza remains open for you to enjoy the sunshine, have a picnic lunch,  or relax.  We’ll keep you posted! As soon as we have more information, we’ll share an update on the  fountain’s repair. 

“When it comes to emergencies, every moment matters. I highly encourage everyone to utilize this tool so that we can unite with our families as quickly as possible.” -Senator James Sen. Jesse James (R-Altoona) and Rep. Loren Oldenburg (R-Viroqua) are celebrating a new soon-to-launch feature with the Department of Transportation that will tie Wisconsin drivers’ licenses to a loved one via an emergency contact. Legislation authored by Oldenburg and James (WI Act 57) creates an an opt-in feature to allow

People are gathered outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was found guilty in his New York criminal hush money case. NBC Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett said was a remarkable scene as the verdicts were read. Showing you different sides so you can decide, Trump reacted while leaving the courthouse saying it was a disgrace. Trump will be sentenced on July 11th. The reaction in Wisconsin to former President Trump’s conviction is exactly what you’d think. Republican leaders