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McDonnell Area Catholic Schools announced a new role as they announced Olivia Knabel as Director of Strategic Communications as of October 23. Olivia Knabel earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Public Relations, and a minor in Journalism and Marketing. She also attended the Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program in Planning and Branding of Dutch Cities in the Netherlands. After completing her Bachelor’s, Olivia joined the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra in January of 2023 as a Marketing Associate Intern and remained there until hire

Investigators say the man shot at a Germantown middle school had no connection to the school at all. The state’s Department of Justice yesterday said the man shot and killed by Germantown Police Monday night was driving a car with out of state plates, and simply broke down near the school. The DOJ is not identifying the man, or saying where he came from. Investigators say the man tried to get into Kennedy Middle School, but the doors were locked.

The jury is seated in the trial for a Pewaukee woman accused of killing her friend with eye drops.  Jessy Kurczewski is facing homicide charges in Waukesha County.  Police say she poisoned her friend with eye drops in 2018.  They also say she stole nearly 300-thousand dollars from the friend.  Kurczewski says her friend was a drug addict and had suicidal thoughts.  Both sides offered their opening arguments yesterday.  Her trial could last as long as a month.

Unions and advocates turned out yesterday to oppose Wisconsin’s plan to change how the state draws its political map. SEIU and Voces de la Frontera flooded the Wisconsin Capitol yesterday to demand that lawmakers not adopt a commission to handle redistricting. The two say the plan would continue to give Wisconsin a Republican-heavy map. They want the new liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court to draw the map instead. The groups continue to say that people should pick their politicians, not the

Eau Claire’s former election manager could soon be one of Wisconsin’s newest election managers. Governor Tony Evers yesterday appointed former Eau Claire city clerk Carrie Riepl to the state’s Elections Commission. Riepl spent five years handling Eau Claire’s elections before moving on to become the city’s HR director. The job is not her job yet, however. The Wisconsin Senate still has to confirm her.

The Speaker’s Task Force On Human Trafficking is in Oshkosh today to hear from police and prosecutors.  The task force is looking to see what the legislature can do to stop the trafficking of people, specifically children, and whether any new state laws are needed.  The DA from Manitowoc County, along with police officers from Oshkosh and Green Bay are expected to testify.  Members of the state Department of Justice’s human trafficking task force are also expected to speak.

Wisconsin’s DNR boss is leaving. Natural Resources Secretary-designee Adam Payne told Governor Evers in a letter that he is resigning after just ten months on the job. Payne will leave the DNR next week. He said his time at the agency has been bittersweet. Payne says he is leaving to spend more time with his family.

A bill is being considered at the Wisconsin State Capitol that would name a stretch of I-90 after Wisconsin’s Native American code talkers. Code talkers used their tribal languages for secret communication during wartime to help the U.S. Army during World Wars I and II. The bill would dedicate a stretch of I-90 between La Crosse and Tomah after the infamous code talkers, naming it the “Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway.”

Wisconsin-based Kwik-Trip says their Rewards Program is fully back up and running again.  The store chain computer system was hacked, also shutting down the Rewards for more than a week.  The company says Rewards cards that were used during the outage are now credited for those purchases. They are offering double Rewards for every purchase for the next two weeks.

This Saturday from 10am til 4pm, Banbury Place opens the doors for their Fall Market! Building 13 is the creative hub…overflowing with artists, makers and shakers! There will be food trucks and artists out front, and live music within. Singer/sonwriters Tim Case and Andy Hanson will perform in the morning, and Milk & Whiskey will entertain in the afternoon. Shops and studios will be open with original art—woodworking, stained glass, pottery, painting, jewelry, leather goods and more! It’s a great