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We are waiting for information about what’s being called an ‘aircraft accident’ in Waupaca county. Police say they got a call to the municipal airport yesterday and said two people were hurt. Officers say the pilot and the passenger were the only two who were hurt, but their injuries are serious. No one is saying just what happened, or who the pilot and passenger are.

Western Wisconsin’s congressman voted for the plan to keep the government running. Republican Derek Van Orden is one of six Wisconsin congressmen to vote for the temporary funding deal that avoids the government shutdown. Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany, however, voted against the plan. The funding deal keeps the federal government open for 45 days, and gives Republicans more time to talk about budget cuts and spending restrictions.

Authorities in Juneau County do not believe a woman who’s been missing since the 4th of July simply walked away. Police have been searching for 43-year-old Leya Stewart since she disappeared on Independence day. The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office has called in the state’s Department of Criminal Investigation, but no one has heard from Stewart in months. The state has issued three alerts in the search for Stewart, but all have come back empty. Her family says they’re not giving

There is a one thousand-dollar reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever shot and killed a miniature horse in Sauk County.  Wood Weller says he found his miniature horse Penny shot to death last week.  He said somebody fired a crossbow into her chest.  The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office is asking neighbors if they saw anything.  Weller says investigators don’t believe this was a hunting accident.  The Sauk County Sheriff doesn’t have any suspects or motive in

The Union Pacific Railroad is not saying how a train came apart in Sussex Saturday morning. The train decoupled, and left several cars just sitting on the tracks. It backed traffic up for miles. No one was hurt, but it did take about two hours to clear the scene. The Union Pacific apologized for the inconvenience, and is looking to see just what happened.

Workers at UW-Madison are planning to walk off the job tomorrow in solidarity with the people who work at UW-Oshkosh.  Organizers are trying to send a message about proposed cuts at the Oshkosh campus, but say they don’t want to shut down the Madison campus to do so.  Oshkosh is dealing with large-scale layoffs and furloughs in order to deal with an 18-million shortfall.  In addition to the walkout, some UW-Madison employees plan to go to the Oshkosh campus and

Wisconsin lawmakers are going to take the next step forward with their plan that could have election managers send people texts when they get absentee ballots. The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections will hold a hearing tomorrow on the plan that would have the states elections commission send voters texts when they request an absentee ballot, and when they return their absentee ballot. Supporters say the idea is to provide better customer service for absentee voters, and provide a

Wisconsin lawmakers are ready to move ahead with a plan to spend 600-million dollars on the Brewers’ ballpark. The Assembly Committee On State Affairs will hold a hearing Thursday on the proposal that would use tax money to pay for renovations and upkeep at American Family Field. The plan would have the state pay about 400-million dollars, have Milwaukee and Milwaukee County pay another 200-million, and have the ballclub itself pay 100-million dollars towards the ballpark. There are some lawmakers

Mental health advocates in Eau Claire spent their weekend walking, and raising money. The Chippewa Valley’s National Alliance on Mental Health held a pop-up walk this weekend in Carson Park. NAMI’s Barb Habben says in addition to raising money, they want to raise awareness. She says one in five people will deal with a mental health issue in their lifetime, and says more people are shaking the stigma of mental health. Nanny says it’s raised more than eight-thousand dollars from

Madison celebrated the first-ever Art of Cheese Festival Saturday.  The festival hosted by the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin opened alongside the Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Capital Square.  Visitors could sample 100 different cheeses from 30 companies around the state.  Organizers are already planning the next edition of the Art of Cheese Festival in 2025.