The University of Wisconsin has fired the chancellor at UW-La Crosse because of his porn videos. UW regents yesterday terminated Chancellor Joe Gow’s contract. Gow had been the longest serving chancellor at any UW school. He and his wife filmed and distributed dozens of videos on several websites under the name ‘Sexy Happy Couple.’ Gow said he never used any university time, money, equipment, or office space to make the videos. Gow told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he and
Read MoreWe’re waiting for more information about the suspect in Tuesday’s bomb scare at the Farm & Fleet in Janesville. Police say they ‘immediately’ arrested a suspect Tuesday after getting a report about a suspicious backpack at the store. Janesville Police eventually emptied the store, and secured the parking lot. Police commanders say they’ve sent the case to the DA for possible, formal charges.
Read MoreThere are new questions about the integrity of the sheriff in Chippewa County. The District Attorney in Chippewa Falls says he has questions about Sheriff Travis Hakes after the sheriff made a list of questionable officers a few years back. Hakes was added to a so-called Brady List while he was a police officer in Chetek. A Brady List is a list of officers who have issues with lying or stretching the truth, and may not be reliable in court.
Read MorePolice in Bloomer are asking for some blankets and towels. The city’s police department took to Facebook yesterday to ask for donations to help resupply the local shelter. Bloomer Police say they had a busy year this year, and the supply at the pound is thin. Officers are asking for large towels and blankets that can be used on animals. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
Read MoreThe sheriff in Rusk County is warning that the ice is still too thin in some places. The sheriff’s office yesterday said someone fell through the ice while fishing on Fireside Lake yesterday morning. People who live on the lake pulled the man out of the water before deputies were able to get there. He was taken to the hospital in Rice Lake as a precaution. The sheriff’s office says the warm winter has left the ice on many local
Read MoreKirk Bangstad is now looking to keep former President Trump off the Wisconsin ballot. Bangstad, who is the owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company and its political action committee, says he plans to file a 14th Amendment challenge to disqualify Trump from running for office in Wisconsin. Bangstad is an outspoken progressive, and has filed several sweeping political lawsuits over the past year including a challenge to the state’s school choice programs. Bangstand’s request will come just days after Michigan’s
Read MoreThe Powerball jackpot is rolling over again with no grand prize winner on Wednesday night. Already at 685-million dollars at the time of the drawing, the jackpot now jumps to 760-million dollars. The cash option on that works out to nearly 383-million dollars. The next drawing is coming up on Saturday.
Read MoreThe road test waiver available to high school driver’s education students will be going away starting January 1. The waiver allowed 16- and 17- year old seeking a drivers license to waive a road test after completing driver’s education and 50 hours of supervised time behind the wheel. Starting in 2024, all drivers will have to schedule and pass their road tests before getting their license regardless of experience on the road. Data shows more than 144-thousand drivers waived their
Read MoreDavid Joseph Andrle, 39 years of age, from Menomonie, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. At approximately 12:30 pm Wisconsin State Troopers were dispatched to a crash near mile marker 26 westbound on I94 which is in St. Croix County. When heading to the crash responding units were informed that 2 subjects were fleeing south across the interstate on foot wearing all-black clothing and
Read MoreA Washington County man is looking at charges after the sheriff says he pretended to be a deputy to try and get naked pictures from a local woman. The real sheriff’s office got a tip about 35-year-old Daniel Anderson after investigators said he allegedly told the woman he could make some criminal charges disappear if she’d send him naked pictures and or have sex with him. Anderson is really a tow truck driver who police say found the woman after
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