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GO PACK GO!

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2023

The Packers did just enough to get the win in Carolina. Green Bay kicked a field goal with 19 second left to grab a 33-30 lead, they then hung-on to win the game a few moments later. Jordan Love threw for two touchdowns and ran for another on the day, but the Packers’ defense allowed Carolina to score the most points they have scored all season. The win keeps Green Bay’s slim playoff hopes alive. The Packers face the Vikings

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Map to Capitol Leads to Redraw, Static

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2023

It will be a very busy couple of weeks at the Wisconsin Capitol after the holidays. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday tossed out the state’s political map, and ordered a new one drawn. The order means the legislature will have to draw a new map for the state’s Senate and Assembly districts by January 12th. After that, the court will review it, and will likely reject it. The court’s liberal majority said the old map was too gerrymandered. Republican

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Former Employee Sentenced

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2023

It’s prison time for a former Metropolis Resort employee on child pornography charges. A judge on Thursday sentenced Brent Nicole to three years in prison after investigators found nearly 12 hundred child pornography images on his computer. They also found hundreds of images of women’s butts that Nicolet took at local shopping centers, and some that he took of his co-workers at Metropolis. After his prison stint, Nicolet will spend three years on probation and have to register as a

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Crews Respond to House Fire In Sparta

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2023

Firefighters in Sparta say a house fire on Saturday killed two dogs and three cats. The fire happened Saturday afternoon. The people who own the home came home to find the fire and they called 911. Fire investigators say the fire started in the kitchen, but they don’t know how it started. No people were hurt in the fire.

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Deadly Crash Under Investigation

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2023

The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 8:28 p.m. on December 23, 2023, reporting a single vehicle crash in the 2300 Block of 90th Ave, Baldwin Township. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup, which had been traveling west on 90th Ave. The vehicle had entered the ditch and rolled, ejecting the driver. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Lavonne S. Hampton, age 58, from Baldwin, WI. She was

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Mother Nature Delivers Warm Christmas Temps

By Morgan McCarthy | December 24, 2023

Sunday could turn out to be the second-hottest Christmas Eve ever in southern Wisconsin.  Forecasters say morning lows will dip down only to the low to mid-40s.  This afternoon should be mostly cloudy, breezy, and warm as temperatures across most of southern Wisconsin climb up to the low to mid 50s.  The National Weather Service says Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be within the top ten warmest on record. CLICK HERE FOR A WEAU FIRST ALERT FORECAST.

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Madison Bakery Packs Final Dozen

By Morgan McCarthy | December 24, 2023

A popular sweet shop will be closing doors. Lane’s Bakery went into business in 1954, selling cookies, donuts, and classic Wisconsin Kringles.  Charles Lane is the grandson of the original owner and he’s worked in the bakery for 40 of its 69 years.  He and his wife Becky say they’re ready to let it go, but he says the transition is emotional and he’ll miss his customers most of all.  Lane’s Bakery will be open through Sunday.

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On This Day…

By Morgan McCarthy | December 23, 2023

Hello. We are glad you are here! Thank you for making us part of your weekend. As we inch closer to Christmas many of us are making and checking our “To-Do” lists, it can be a lot. Which is why we like to intentionally slow down just a bit on Saturday morning with a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to make new history

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WI Roads Fill Fast

By Morgan McCarthy | December 22, 2023

Two-point-three million Wisconsinites will travel this holiday season from Christmas through New Years.   AAA Wisconsin reports that’s up two-point-seven percent over last year.   The Wisconsin State Patrol says on its Facebook page that the holiday season is one of the deadliest when it comes to drunk driving.  last year there were more than seven-thousand impaired crashes in Wisconsin, and 184 people died in OWI crashes.

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RSV Deaths Confirmed in WI

By Morgan McCarthy | December 22, 2023

The deaths from RSV in Wisconsin this season is confirmed.   The Health Department reported on Friday that one child in the southeastern part of the state and another in the northeastern region have died from the respiratory virus.  Health officials said respiratory illnesses, including flu, COVID, and RSV are rising across the state and they’re urging people of all ages to get vaccinated.

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