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The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 2:15 a.m. on August 4, 2023, from a motorist advising they had come across a single vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Old Mill Road, in Star Prairie Township. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2023 Yamaha YW125 scooter operated by Gordon W. Thompson, age 43, from New Richmond, WI. Mr. Gordon was lying on the road next to the scooter with critical injuries. Life saving

Wisconsin is following the national trend of rising gas prices. The statewide average is three dollars and 63 cents a gallon, up nine cents from last week and up 25 cents from last month. Triple-A says gas prices have spiked recently because of the extreme heat, causing oil refineries to cut back and the price of oil to go up. Madison has been much less affected by the increase in gas prices, with prices up just three cents in the

A Reedsburg woman will spend the next seven years in federal prison for trafficking meth across central Wisconsin.  Marra Lundeen pleaded guilty to distributing meth earlier this year and was sentenced this week.  Investigators say she’s trafficked over 15 kilograms of meth since 2019.

The Middleton Police Department has its first ever honor guard unit.  Police say the honor guard will represent the department at formal events like funerals and memorial services.  Honor guard members were trained by the Wisconsin State Patrol.

ABOVE PHOTO: Senator Tammy Baldwin welcomes Arizona Senator Mark Kelly to the Wisconsin State Fair “I am grateful to the advocates, Made in Wisconsin businesses, local leaders, and all the Wisconsinites who take the time to share their insights and experiences as we celebrate our victories, discuss our challenges, and continue to work together to move our state forward.”    -Sen. Baldwin This week, Senator Tammy Baldwin traveled across the state with stops in nine Wisconsin counties to highlight federal investments

It’s almost time to fill the backpacks with books and the lunchboxes with food as we gear up for another return to school for many families. And for this week’s Friday Feel Good we get a lesson in kindness.  There is a young boy was caught on a doorbell cam giving a random pep talk to a stranger.  During his kind act other kids try to play ding dong ditch on the house and he still moves past it and continues on with

Caring for someone with an injury or illness such as dementia, cancer, heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, or other conditions can be physically, emotionally, and financially demanding. Taking care of yourself is important and Powerful Tools for Caregivers can help show you the way in this 6-week workshop for caregivers. This course has shown to help caregivers reduce stress, guilt,anger, and depression, manage time, set goals, solve problems, master caregiving transitions and be part of the decision making. Participants will

One person was hurt when a house exploded in Rusk County Wednesday morning. Firefighters from Ladysmith say the house in the town of Grow blew-up about 10 a.m. The person who lives in the house was the only one home at the time, and firefighters say they were able to drive themselves to the hospital. Investigators say a gas leak in the basement is likely to blame for the explosion.

UW-Oshkosh is laying-off 200 people to close its multi-million dollar budget gap. The university yesterday said it will cut 200 mostly non-faculty jobs, and furlough others. Oshkosh is Wisconsin’s third-largest campus, but has seen enrollment fall over the past several years. There were just over 13 thousand kids on campus last year, that’s down 700 from the year before. Financial problems at UW schools are nothing new. The UW’s president said in the spring that most campuses will be losing

Vice President Kamala Harris talked tech jobs during her visit to southeast Wisconsin yesterday. She was in Pleasant Prairie to talk about the broadband component plant that was built with help from the Biden Administration. She also talked about the coming election, denouncing what she calls the ‘bully culture’ coming from some candidates these days. This is Harris’ first visit to Wisconsin during the 2024 election cycle, she was here several times four years ago, and is expected to come