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A Madison police officer’s car is hit by a suspected drunk driver while they were investigating another drunk driver.  Police say they officer was checking on a person that was passed out in the driver’s seat of their car in the middle of the Beltline near Stoughton  Road early Sunday morning.  They say that’s when another car drove through and hit the officer’s squad car.  The officer isn’t hurt and both people are charged with OWI.

Wisconsin gas prices continue to go up as we start the work week.  Triple-A says the statewide average is three dollars and 24 cents a gallon, up 16 cents from last Monday.  The average in Madison is the same.  The Energy Information Administration has started reporting increased gas demand, which Triple-A says could be the reason for the increase in gas prices.

Wisconsin is in the bottom ten when ranking states with the lowest taxes.  WalletHub says Wisconsin has the tenth-highest overall taxes in the country, over 20 percent higher than the U.S. average.  WalletHub says the state with the lowest taxes is Alaska and the state with the highest is Illinois.

On February 12, 2023 the Wood County Sheriff’s Department responded to The Food Tree convenience store located at 1759 Greenfield Avenue in the Township of Rudolph, Wood County for an armed robbery that took place. At this time the Wood County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for assistance in locating a Eugene (AKA “Gene”) K. Schmidt (Age 58) in connection to the armed robbery. Eugene maybe armed and should be considered dangerous at this time. Eugene was last known

Serve Wisconsin is pleased to open nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards. The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 7, at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison. “… It was you all who have been there to lend a helping hand. You may not know it, but you made a difference.” The Governor’s Service Awards honor outstanding national service members, volunteers, and programs. Those honored by these awards will have made significant contributions to Wisconsin through their

The body of a missing UW-Stevens Point student has been recovered. Rescuers pulled 20-year-old Cole Peterson’s body out of the Wisconsin River Saturday afternoon. He went missing about 2 a.m. Saturday. Crews used a drone to find him, then used an ice boat to grab his body. Police in Stevens Point say there’s no reason to suspect foul play in his death.

 Mourners remembered former UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank over the weekend. Blank, who died last month after a short battle with cancer, was remembered as a kind woman and an excellent university administrator. Blank spent about 10 years at UW-Madison, she was supposed to go on to become the president at Northwestern University, but she never took that job because of her diagnosis. She leaves behind a husband and an adult daughter.

Wisconsin lawmakers are going to take a look at the state’s vaccine requirements this week. The legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules has a hearing scheduled tomorrow morning to talk about the Department of Health Service’s new vaccine rules. DHS made a handful of changes for schools and daycare this year, including changing the rules of chickenpox vaccines and when kids can miss school because of the chickenpox. DHS is not requiring a flu or COVID shot for kids

Lawmakers want to know why it’s so tough, and in some places so expensive, to find a home in Wisconsin. The Assembly and Senate committees on housing will hold a joining hearing tomorrow to hear from experts about Wisconsin’s housing shortage. The experts include leaders from the state’s realtors and home builders, and experts from the University of Wisconsin. The latest report from the Wisconsin Association of Realtors said prices are up across the state in-part because of a tight supply of houses for sale.

 Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found dead in a field in Whitewater.  Whitewater Police say officers and paramedics were called to the Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park at about 11am Saturday morning on a report of a deceased infant.   Police are not releasing any details about the infant or the cause of death.