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ABOVE PHOTO: Leafless trees show the effects of spongy moth caterpillars that have eaten most of the leaf tissue. This photo was taken this week in the Valhalla parking area off of County Road C in the Washburn District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. USDA FS photo by Steven Katovitch.   Large areas of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) are being impacted by spongy moth caterpillars. Spongy moth caterpillars have a voracious appetite for deciduous tree leaves and have left many

A psychologist says the Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering her boyfriend is not fit for trial. The psychologist testified yesterday that Taylor Schabusiness doesn’t fully understand what is happening. Schabusiness is accused of strangling her boyfriend last year during a day of drug use, then cutting his body into pieces. She is supposed to go on trial this month. The psychologist says Schabusiness doesn’t know how to behave in court, help in her defense, or have any

We now have more information about who was involved in an incident involving gunshots in Menomonie earlier this week. A Mississippi man is looking at charges in Dunn County after police say he shot some bullets into some cars and sexually assaulted a woman. Jesse Fortenberry is looking at nine charges in two separate cases. He was in court yesterday. Menomonie Police say he shot holes into two cars in downtown Menomonie Tuesday night. Investigators say he sexually assaulted a

Prosecutors in Washburn County are pushing felony charges against a local man after a high-speed chase last month. The D.A. is moving ahead with 15 felonies, most of them for recklessly endangering safety, against 50-year-old Chad Rollins from Chippewa Falls. Deputies tried to stop him back on June 25th on Highway 53 near Minong. He sped away. The sheriff’s office says the chase topped-out at 95 miles-per-hour, and says Rollins was able to lose the deputies that night. Deputies found

There’s a pitch at the Wisconsin Capitol to add watermarks to the state’s absentee ballots. Waukesha state Rep. Scott Allen yesterday said absentee ballots in Wisconsin need to be more secure. He said they are very convenient, but also present a threat to election integrity in the state. Allen’s solution to place watermarks on each ballot, similar to what the treasury does for dollar bills, to make them harder to copy or forge.

Milwaukee’s next home opener will bring a familiar rival to American Family Field. The Brewers yesterday released their Opening Day 2024 schedule. Milwaukee will start the season on the road, against the New York Mets. The Brewers’ first home game will be April 2nd against the Minnesota Twins. Next year will be the third year in a row that the Brewers open the season on the road. The second half of Milwaukee’s season starts tonight in Cincinnati, with the Brews

There’s going to be a new option to escape the cold in Milwaukee this winter. American Airlines yesterday announced new daily, non-stop flights from Milwaukee to Miami. The flights will run from December 21st until April 4th. There will be two flights per-day, with one leaving Milwaukee just after 7 a.m. and the other leaving at 9 p.m. American says you can start booking flights on Sunday.

The stinky majesty of Milwaukee’s corpse flower is almost upon us. The flower at the Mitchell Park Domes is almost ready to bloom. Once it does, the flower will stink like a dead body. People turn-out every time the giant flower blooms because of its unique smell and the short amount of time that its petals are revealed. Domes managers say the flower will only stay in bloom for about 48 hours.

Calling all Kubb heads! The 16th U.S. National Kubb Championship to be Held in Eau Claire this Weekend.The event will run July 14-16th, at the Eau Claire Soccer Park. This year’s event boasts teams and players from over 22 different states, and teams from Germany and Sweden. …”Players are coming from coast to coast and two European countries. The local growth of the game has exploded even more in the past couple of years with the growth of the weekly

 Drought conditions continue to worsen in southern Wisconsin.  Today’s U.S. Drought Monitor map says all of Dane County is now under extreme drought, the second-worst drought category possible.  All of Wisconsin is experiencing at least near-drought conditions.  The rain we got yesterday isn’t included on today’s map, which you CAN SEE WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.