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One of Wisconsin’s holiday traditions is returning this year. Canadian Pacific last week said its Holiday Train will once again make its trek through Wisconsin. There are 13 stops in the state, including six in southeast Wisconsin on December 8th and 9th. The train was canceled for the past two years because of the coronavirus.

Seven members of the Green Bay Packers football team — linebacker Kingsley Enagbare, running back Aaron Jones, wide receiver Romeo Doubs, tackle Sean Rhyan, wide receiver Samori Toure, tackle Rasheed Walker and defensive lineman Johnathan Ford — visited the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy campus at Fort McCoy, Wis., Oct. 18. During their visit, players shared lunch with cadets, toured cadet living quarters and other buildings on campus, and answered questions from cadets. The voluntary Challenge Academy program uses a

The Wisconsin State Patrol is thanking a trooper for protecting an injured bald eagle.  The State Patrol says a trooper was patrolling U.S. 12 in Monroe County recently when they saw the eagle and noticed it was hurt.  The State Patrol says the trooper protected the eagle with their cruiser until the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources could get there.

A man from Fond Du Lac is accused of voting twice in the 2020 election.  Edward Malnar is charged with casting absentee ballots in both Wisconsin and Michigan and voting in-person on Election Day in Wisconsin.  A criminal complaint was filed Monday and Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney filed charges against Malnar today.  He faces three-and-a-half years in prison.

The updated fall booster doses for COVID-19 are now available for everyone age 5 and over. These booster shots help protect against the Omicron variant as well as the original strain of COVID-19. The CDC recommends that anyone age 5 or older who has already received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine make a plan to get this booster. The Health Department is now taking appointments for the updated fall booster (and first doses of Pfizer or Moderna) at

It looks like there will be a guilty plea in the 2008 murder of a UW-Madison student.  Lawyers for David Kahl have asked for a plea hearing this week.  He was arrested back in 2020 after his DNA matched a sample from Brittany Zimmermann’s murder.  She was stabbed and strangled in her campus apartment.  Kahl originally pleaded not guilty in the case, though he did tell investigators that he was high on crack on the day that Zimmermann died.

Investigators say Friday’s explosion at two homes in Oregon caused two million-dollars damage.  The Oregon Area Fire Department yesterday didn’t say what caused the being-built homes to explode, but said the homes are a total loss.  No one was hurt in the explosions.  Neighbors say they heard a rumble, then a boom.  Fire investigators say they will release more information about the cause once they find out just what caused the blast.

The investigation into the staff at the Henry Vilas Zoo came up empty on complaints of harassment and discrimination.  The Dane County Board yesterday said the independent investigation into the zoo found a few past complaints about animal treatment, but the report said those complaints were all dealt with.  The investigation started after accusations of sexual harassment and whistle-blower retaliation were leveled at zoo managers.  The county board will get a full copy of the investigation next month.

The investigation into last Friday’s fire in Hartland is now a murder investigation. Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko yesterday said the two adults and four kids found inside the apartment that burned had all been shot. The chief said Connor McKisick, the dad and stepdad to the kids, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators say it appears that McKisick started the fire just before shooting himself. The chief says the ‘context’ of the murders and McKisick’s suicide remain under

There are now felony charges against a UW-Eau Claire student who said there was a bomb in Towers Hall.  Prosecutors yesterday charged 19-year-old Mason Waymire with making terroristic threats. Investigators say Waymire made the threat on a social media platform in September. Campus police say there was never a bomb, and no one was in any real danger. Police say Waymire told them his friends dared him to make the post, and he didn’t think it would be taken seriously.