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There was less training at Fort McCoy, but commanders say that was because there were more people on the base. The fort’s latest training report says just over 77 thousand troops trained at the fort in fiscal year 2022. For 2021, that number was over 116 thousand troops. Commanders say the training schedule was impacted by the thousands of Afghan refugees who spent months at the base. Fort McCoy expects to see its training numbers rebound next year.

A judge is not stopping Milwaukee from partnering with an outside group to get out the vote this November. A judge on Friday said she found no evidence that Milwaukee’s work with a progressive/Democratic firm favors one party or another. The judge said the city’s mayor has a right to promote the idea of voting. Republicans sued Milwaukee over the program, saying it’s inappropriate for a non-partisan city office to work with such a biased, political firm to get people

University of Wisconsin Police says dozens of fans were kicked out of the Badgers Homecoming game last night.  Wisconsin defeated Purdue 35-24 at Camp Randall Stadium, and university police say 23 citations were handed out during the game, mostly for underage drinking.  Police say 43 people were ejected from the game, mostly students in possession of alcohol or for being intoxicated, and 20 people were arrested. 

Fifteen vehicles are destroyed after a fire sweeps through a parking lot in Portage.  The Portage Fire Department says the fire was discovered at about 7:30 Saturday morning in the rear parking lot of Insurance Auto Auction off Highway 16.  In a Facebook post, the department said vehicles were exploding in the parking lot when crews arrived, and 15 cars on fire.  The crews were able to contain the fire, and no injuries were reported.  It’s uncertain what started the

Speed leads to another OWI for a Hayward man. Mason Christopher Bajanen, 47 years of age, from Hayward, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a motorcycle for a speed violation on U.S. Highway 53.A subsequent investigation was conducted on the operator of the motorcycle. The operator wasarrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence 5th offense, operating

Hello. Thank you for making us part of your day. We know the week can sometimes be stressful and busy. We hear ya. That’s is why we try something a little different to begin your weekend. The idea is to slow down a bit on Saturday morning’s and take a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simpler way to start the day with a look back at events that happened on this day in history before you set out to

Blinding morning sun is blamed for a three-car chain-reaction crash in Grant County.  The Sheriff’s Office said all three cars were headed north on Highway 133 in the Village of Blue Ridge around 9 a.m. Friday when the lead car, a Subaru Legacy slowed down because a vehicle ahead was turning.  A Ford Fusion behind the Subaru slowed down as well, but a woman driving a Chevrolet Impala told investigating officers she couldn’t see the two slowing cars because the

An ultralight pilot is unhurt after he had to make an emergency landing on the Wisconsin River in Sauk County.  The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the pilot was standing on a sandbar when emergency crews arrived Thursday afternoon.  The pilot said his electric plane lost power as he was flying over the river so he made a controlled landing on the sandbar.  Not only was the pilot unhurt, but there was no damage to the plane.

Wisconsin health officials counted more than a thousand new COVID-19 cases over the past week.  The Department of Health Services reported one-thousand-21 new cases and ten deaths in Friday’s update.  Four-hundred-56 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Wisconsin hospitals, including 63 in intensive care.  DHS reports 65-point-five percent of the state’s population have gotten at least one vaccine dose and just under 62-percent are fully vaccinated.

Erica K Trow, 48 years of age, from Eau Claire has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol DeForest Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 7th offense. The Wisconsin State Patrol Communications Center received multiple reports of a GMC Acadia that was unable to maintain lane and nearly crashed on I-90/94 near Lake Delton. The vehicle had exited the interstate on US Highway 12 and entered Lake Delton. It was reported the vehicle had driven down a