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Wisconsin is getting more than a million dollars to help families stay warm this winter. The money is part of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Money is available to people with a yearly income at or below 60-percent of the state median income. The Wisconsin Department of Administration expects to help 195-thousand to 200-thousand households statewide this winter. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.

Authorities have identified the Texas pilot who was killed in a crash in eastern Wisconsin this week. The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday that 57-year-old Steven Walker, from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was the only person on the single-engine plane that went down in Kossuth Township on Thursday. The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office, the FAA, and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating to learn what caused the crash.

Saturday, October 28th is Drug Take Back Day. People can drop off medications that are expired or no longer needed across Wisconsin at various drop-off locations. Pills, ointments, and inhalers and other medications will be accepted. Needles, flammable materials, and illegal drugs will not be accepted. A list of locations to drop off medications is available on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website and you can CLICK HERE for more information.

Inmates are suing the Waupon prison and State of Wisconsin for keeping them on 24 hour lockdown in their cells for seven months. The prisoners claim they’re not allowed to see family members, not getting medical and mental health treatment, not getting proper meals, and limited to one shower a week.  They say they are also not being allowed to use the prison law library, which is a violation of federal law.  A recent report by Wisconsin Watch says there

On Thursday, October 26, 2023, Thomas William Bartels, DOB 8/19/1947 was found guilty by a Dunn County jury for one count of Repeated Sexual Assault of the Same Child, three counts of 1st Degree Child Sex Assault-Sexual Contact or Sexual Intercourse w/ Person under Age of 13 and one count of Exposing genital to a child. The two victims in this court case were 11 and 13 at the time of the assaults. Bartels was a former Treasurer with the

As we prepare for the spooky season and get the treats ready for the little ghosts and goblins, we take a trip to knock on the door of a woman on the East Coast who put together a display not just for fun, but also for a good cause.  A woman in Massachusetts, Melissa Krygowski has a display featuring more than 30 skeletons she calls “the Funny Bone Bunch” which she uses to help raise the money for the Jimmy

On Monday October 23, 2023 the Menomonie Police Department and the School District of the Menomonie Area (SDMA) became aware of an alleged inappropriate relationship between a student and a high school staff member. Youth Services Officer Joshua Draeger began an investigation immediately and the staff member was ultimately arrested and taken in to custody at the Dunn County Jail. The SDMA staff member has been identified as 22 year old Quinton Malik Williams The Menomonie Police Department and the

The pilot of a small plane is dead after it crashed yesterday in rural Manitowoc County. The sheriff’s office says they found the plane submerged in a pond, in a wooded area in Kossuth Township. The male pilot was the only person on-board. The sheriff’s office says it started looking for the plane after getting a call from air traffic controllers in Chicago who said the plane never arrived at its destination. The FAA and NTSB are both now looking

The jury in a deadly 2019 arson case in Green Bay could not agree on a verdict.  A judge yesterday declared a mistrial in Marcelia Fonseca’s case because the jury was deadlocked.  She was just 16 years old when her baby nephew died in a fire at her home.  Prosecutors say she set the fire, but her lawyers argued a TV could have sparked the fire that killed the baby.  Fonseca was taken back to jail after the judge’s ruling. 

The ribbon is cut, and now planners in Stanley are waiting for the work to begin. Local leaders held a ribbon cutting yesterday at the new Stanley West Industrial Park. It’s been deemed ‘shovel ready’ by the state, which means businesses can move-in right away. The new 100-acre industrial park is just off the Highway 29 corridor. There’s no word as to exactly which businesses may move in, or when.