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Two Madison-area hospitals have released their top baby names of 2023. SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Madison and UnityPoint Health-Meriter say there were seven-thousand babies born between the two. The top names for the two-thousand babies born at St. Mary’s were Hudson and Ava. For UnityPoint-Meriter’s five-thousand babies, Theodore and Emma were at the top of the list.

Another closed session is scheduled for the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents following its vote to fire the UW-La Crosse chancellor. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow (Fri) to discuss ongoing personal matters. The board unanimously voted to terminate Chancellor Dr. Joe Gow after they say he harmed the universities reputation. He and his wife, Carmen Wilson were found to have released pornographic videos of themselves on multiple websites. Gow was fired yesterday (Wed).

Former Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl has died at the age of 88.  Kohl, who represented Wisconsin from 1989 to 2013, died Wednesday afternoon after a brief illness.  Kohl founded the Kohl’s department store chain alongside his brother and father, as well as formerly owning the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.  The Herb Kohl Foundation has given more than 34-million dollars in grants and scholarships to Wisconsin students, schools, and educators since being founded in 1990. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the

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

We’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.

There 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.

Police 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.

The 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

Kirk 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

The 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.