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Police in Janesville cleared the local Farm & Fleet after a bomb threat yesterday. Officers got the call yesterday evening. They cleared the store and blocked off the parking lot. Police say they were looking into a bag that was inside the store. No one is saying if the bomb threat was credible and Janesville Police say they’ll provide an update once their investigation is finished. The bomb threat comes just days after the FBI arrested a Janesville man for

A western Wisconsin sex offender will not go to trial. Stephen Jenkins, who lives in Trempealeau, pleaded guilty to child pornography charges back in July, but a federal judge this week found Jenkins unfit for trial. That means he won’t face any new punishment. Instead, the court will monitor his status, and prosecutors could file charges again. Jenkins has two sex crime convictions on his record from both 2005 and 2006 in Utah.

A 17-year-old is in custody after police say they started a fire at the Walmart in Sparta. Video shows a stream of flames shooting up to the ceiling from the store’s fabric section yesterday. The fire sent customers running out of the store, and did about seven million-dollars in damage. Sparta Police are not yet naming the 17-year-old, but say they’re being held in the Monroe County Jail on arson charges. No one was hurt in the fire, and no

Prosecutors in Brown County are adding charges against the 16-year-old girl who they once called the largest fentanyl dealer in their local schools. Maylia Sotelo was just 15 when police arrested her in connection to an 18-year-old’s fentanyl overdose. She was in court yesterday to face new charges. Those new charges include allegations that she sold drugs in local schools. Prosecutors say they have a mountain of evidence from Facebook and other places that show Sotelo talking about dealing marijuana

The Christmas Day fire on Eau Claire’s west side was the first of the holiday season this year. The city’s fire department yesterday said the holiday season is usually one of its busiest times of the year. That’s why the fire department started the Keep the Wreath Green campaign, to remind people about fire safety. Firefighters add a red light to the wreath for each fire between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. Yesterday, firefighters added the first red

One person is dead and another is fighting for their life after a wreck near Auburndale in Wood County. The sheriff’s office says an SUV smashed into another car, head-on, while driving the wrong way down Highway 10. The driver of the car died on the scene, deputies say the driver of the SUV was rushed to the hospital in Marshfield in critical condition.

Wisconsin’s governor is ending the year with a victory lap.  Governor Tony Evers yesterday released a long list of everything he says he accomplished this year, and during his time in office.  Evers says he once again delivered for public schools and taxpayers across the state.  The governor also took credit for Wisconsin’s near-record seven-billion dollar budget surplus.  He also patted himself on the back for signing the deal that will keep the Brewers in Milwaukee.  Republican lawmakers say they

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says lawmakers will try to draw a new political map for the state. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday once again said the Constitution gives the power to draw political maps to the legislature, and said he plans to use that power. Vos says there’s a good chance Governor Evers will veto those maps, and kick the process for drawing new boundaries for state lawmakers to outside experts selected by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The Wisconsin Legislature plans to try to limit abortion again once state lawmakers return to the State Capitol from their holiday break.  A new bill will look at reducing the limit on abortions in Wisconsin from 20 weeks to twelve or 14-weeks. The bill would be put on the April ballot for the voters to give approval. Lawmakers say they will also try for a limited medical marijuana bill, along with tax cut proposals.

Police in Beloit are looking for answers about a Christmas Day shooting that wounded a 19-year-old. It happened just before 11 a.m. north of the city’s downtown. Investigators say the victim was taken to the hospital, but they are not offering any other specifics. Beloit Police say there’s no danger to the public. They are asking anyone who may have seen anything to please step forward.