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A new audit raises questions as to whether Wisconsin’s attorney general will be able to meet a new state requirement to get sexual assault kits tested within six months. The Legislative Audit Bureau released its new report on the state’s crime labs. The report says there are fewer requests for sexual assault DNA kits at the crime labs, but it is taking the labs longer to process each kit. The audit says it takes about nine months to  complete a

The NFL will be in Green Bay this month to take a look at just where next year’s draft will be held. The league is scheduled to meet with local leaders on July 17th to talk about area mapping and security planning. The NFL Draft will be held in Green Bay next April. As of now, the plan is to keep the draft grounds between Marlee Lane to Holmgren Way. The folks at Visit Green Bay say they’ve meeting with

The Brewers are not yet saying just what happened to one of their escalators that broke while people were riding it on Saturday. The team says 11 people were hurt when one of the escalators that goes from the Terrace Level to the Loge Level broke, and started moving very quickly. Six were taken to the hospital. People on the escalator say it started to shake, then it sped up like a roller coaster. The Brewers are not saying just

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We are glad you are here! The festivals, the sports, the family plans, vacations, camps, and LIFE. It can all be a whirlwind in the Summer months here in Wisconsin as we try to pack in all the fun while our weather is nice. We get it. For that reason, we like to take time to slow things down for a bit on Saturday mornings and ease into the weekend with a simpler “scroll down

Senator Bernie Sanders is encouraging Wisconsinites to get out to the polls this November.  Sanders was in Wisconsin and our area brining his messge to around 650 people stood in the rain in Stevens Point Friday to listen to the Vermont independent decry what he called the nation’s broken and corrupt campaign finance system and the influence of big money interests.  He said that confidence in government is declining at all levels and that working people are feeling the pain. 

Robb Edwards, the former longtime Brewers’ public address announcer and local radio host has passed away.  Edwards died earlier this week but his death was announced Friday afternoon.  A moment of silence was held for Edwards before Friday’s Brewers-Cubs game at American Family Field.  A well-known name in the Milwaukee area, Edwards was the public address announcer from 1998 to 2019.

A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Alex Shearer for theft of an UTV after the Ridgeland Tractor Pull that occurred on Memorial Day weekend. The UTV has been recovered. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with any information related to this incident or the whereabouts of Alex Shearer.   You can call the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office at 715-232-1348 or Inv. Marty Folczyk at 715-231-2925.  Information can also be provided anonymously through the dunncocrimestoppers.com website

Attorney General Josh Kaul and Wood County District Attorney Craig Lambert today announced that James Lane, age 52, has been charged with one count of Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child for incidents that allegedly occurred between September 1, 2002 and December 31, 2003. The charge in this case stems from a report made to the Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse Initiative. Lane, then a youth pastor at Faith Reformed Church located in the City of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, is

The thrift sale signs are up and maybe you have gotten lucky with a good Summer bargain in your own treasure hunts. It can be a thrill to find a great item and a great deal! For this week’s Friday Feel Good we meet a woman who got a vase that bloomed into much more than just a great deal! A woman from D.C. bought a vase at a thrift store for $3.99, and recently found out it was an ancient Mayan artifact from

On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 8:02 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of a one vehicle accident on Hwy 53 just north of Rice Lake. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Marshfield Medical Center Ambulance, Rice Lake Fire Department and Life Link Helicopter responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows a semi was stopped on the side of Hwy 53 and a vehicle traveling southbound crossed the white fog line and rumble