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Bond has been set for a former school staffer accused of sexually assaulting a minor.  Authorities in Vernon County and the City of Reedsburg say a tip led them to begin investigating Ashley Benson back in June on allegations involving a student victim.  Benson was arrested Monday in Vernon County on charges including sexual assault of a student by school staff, 2nd degree sexual assault of a child, and sex with a child 16 or older.  Bond for Benson was

Senator Tammy Baldwin is slamming Trump’s newly passed “Big, Beautiful Bill”.  The Wisconsin Democrat calls the measure “catastrophic”, accusing Republicans of “rigging our tax code in favor of the biggest corporations and ultra-wealthy”.  She adds that legislation will take away healthcare from 250-thousand Wisconsin residents and will cut SNAP benefits in the state as well.  Showing you different sides so you can decide, across the aisle Republican Senator Ron Johnson says that passing the bill was necessary to clean up

Charges are being filed against a Black River Falls man accused of fleeing a traffic stop in Jackson County.  The incident happened Monday night with authorities saying an officer tried to pull 37-year-old Dustin Torkelson over for speeding on State Highway 54 but that Torkelson took off during the stop.  The suspect later lost control of his vehicle and crashed.  He was then taken into custody.

One of the firefighters who was shot to death in an ambush attack in Idaho this past weekend is originally from Wisconsin.  Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood was born and raised in Neenah and graduated from Neenah High School in 2001.  Authorities in Idaho say he and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison were shot on Sunday by Wess Roley while they were responding to a brush fire that the gunman reportedly started himself. 

Wisconsin’s new budget has 110-million dollars set aside for direct payments to child care providers.  Governor Tony Evers let Republican state lawmakers know that he would veto the spending plan if those funds were not provided.  There is also over 120-million earmarked to help subsidize daycare for working families that have trouble affording the service.  The Wisconsin Legislature is expected to take a final vote on the budget bill today.

Nearly one-and-a-half-million Wisconsin residents are expected to hit the road for this Fourth of July weekend.  Triple A is estimating record-breaking highway travel for the holiday.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation expects today, Thursday, Friday, and this coming Sunday to be the busiest days on the road.  Officials are asking motorists to be courteous and patient and watch for construction and emergency workers while driving around the Badger State. Here locally, preparations are underway for Friday night’s fireworks show in

Due to high river flows as a result of recent heavy rain, the boat restraining barrier upstream of the company’s hydro plant in Eau Claire is not properly secured in place at this time. Boaters and fisherman are urged to stay well away from the Dells dam on the lower Chippewa River due to high river flows, debris in the water, and unprotected spillway and powerhouse intake. Power is being generated in the powerhouse and excess water is being discharged

Carl Jerome, 63 years of age, from Hayward, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 6th offense.  A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that he observed deviate from its lane of travel and fail to signal a turn. Upon contact with the driver, he observed indicators of impairment. An investigation was conducted including standard field sobriety tests and a warrant was obtained

Arcadia Police say more arrests may be coming following a large-scale weekend fight.  According to reports, a fight involving 20 to 30 people broke out just after 1 a.m. Sunday at the Memorial Park Pavilion.  Four people were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.  A suspect who police say was armed with a machete during the fight was later arrested.

Police are investigating after a man was found dead Sunday in Holmen.  Police dispatched early that morning to a home on Granum Circle found a victim dead at the scene.  There has been no word on the man’s cause of death.