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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. The positive sample was taken from a 9-year-old doe. The 8-acre farm has been placed under quarantine, meaning no live animals or whole carcasses are permitted to leave the property. The herd will remain under quarantine while an epidemiological investigation is conducted

 A Reedsburg School District student dies while trying to get on the school bus this morning.  The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office says the student and the bus were hit by a truck on Wisconsin Highway 33 near the city around 7:30.  The student died at the scene and the truck driver suffered minor injuries.  No one on the bus was hurt.

A man accused of killing another man outside a southwest Madison bar appears in court for the first time.  Caleb Dimaggio is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, accused of shooting Jason Pritchard to death randomly outside the Badger Tavern last Friday.  Yesterday Dimaggio was ordered held on one-million dollars bond.  His next court appearance is May 23rd.

It’s commencement weekend at University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Doctoral, MFA, and medical professional students will get their degrees at the Kohl Center at 5:30 this evening.  Undergraduate, law, and master’s degree students will get their degrees at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday at noon.  Both ceremonies will be streamed live on the UW-Madison Facebook page.

Many area graduates are ready to walk the stage, collect the diploma, and toss the hats! As we celebrate the academic accomplishments of local students, we also travel to hear about a special graduate in another part of the Union.  A 16-year-old is graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with two bachelor’s degrees and plans on going back for his masters next year.  Raja Krishnaswamy and his father talk about his big accomplishments and what is next for this star student. Showcasing the

ABOVE PHOTO: A volunteer plants a tree sapling. Register today to volunteer to be part of planting trees with the USDA Forest Service and Trees for Tomorrow on May 19, 2023. USDA Forest Service photo The USDA Forest Service is partnering with Trees for Tomorrow to replant trees after many trees were lost in severe windstorms in summer 2021. On May 19, volunteers can be involved by helping with planting and possibly installing fencing to protect newly planted trees in Eagle

There won’t be an inspector general coming to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Lawmakers last week stripped the plan out of the new state budget. WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe says it’s disappointing because she wanted an inspector general to handle voting and ballot complaints, and be a watchdog for elections in Wisconsin. Republican state Rep. Scott Krug says lawmakers would rather spend money on local election officials, and deal with any issues at the local level.

Police in Appleton say they took five-million-dollars worth of fentanyl off the streets this month. Appleton Police, along with the Lake Winnebago MEG unit, and the DEA arrested a number of people who they say were part of a Fox Valley drug ring. The sweep netted a million fentanyl pills, worth five-million bucks. Appleton Police Lieutenant Meghan Cash says that’s enough fentanyl to kill everyone in Appleton several times over.

A hard day has arrived. Friends, family members, and fellow officers from across the state say goodbye to a fallen deputy. The funeral for Deputy Kaitie Leising will begin at 9 a.m. this morning in Hudson. Her public visitation will be followed by a full police memorial service. Leising was gunned down last weekend during a drunk driving stop. Deputy Leising is the fourth law enforcement officer killed in Wisconsin so far this year. Leising leaves behind a wife and a three-month-old

The two people inside the small plane that crashed in Wisconsin Rapids yesterday were able to walk away. The sheriff in Wood County says the plane crashed yesterday morning near the Grace Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids. The pilot and passenger were treated at the scene. No one is saying just what caused the plane to go down. No one on the ground was hurt.