We could get some answers about the death of Eau Claire County’s former sheriff. A news conference is scheduled for this morning at 10 a.m. to discuss former Sheriff Ron Cramer’s death. He died suddenly back in September. WEAU 13 News will provide a live stream of the event. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
Read MoreThe story about last week’s shooting that left a Milwaukee mom dead is changing. Prosecutors yesterday filed first-degree reckless homicide charges against the ten-year-old boy who police say shot his mother in the head. Investigators originally thought it was an accident, but now say the boy was angry that his mother wouldn’t buy him a virtual reality set. Detectives say the boy got his mom’s gun, pointed it at her, and pulled the trigger. Family members say the boy then
Read MoreRacine’s so-called dating app predator is behind bars and looking at charges. Police in Franklin yesterday arrested 52-year-old Timothy Olson. He’s being held on preliminary kidnapping and identity theft charges, but he’s also a person of interest in a Cudahy woman’s death. Police believe he may have poisoned that woman at a tavern in South Milwaukee. Officers spotted Olson pushing a bike in Franklin yesterday, they chased him down, and had to use a taser to arrest him.
Read MoreA jury says a Dunn County killer was sane at the time of his crime. The jury yesterday said there’s no evidence that Ryan Steinhoff wasn’t in his right mind when he killed Bruce McGuigan back in 2020. Steinhoff is looking at prison time now, and not a stint in a mental hospital. He will be formally sentenced in February.
Read MoreIt was a good deer season for many hunters in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said the deer harvest was up 14 percent compared to last year. That means hunters bagged just over 203 thousand deer during gun season this year. This year’s good weather and healthy deer population are getting some of the credit for the jump in deer taken.
Read MoreLake Hallie is going to ask voters for more money. Village leaders last night agreed to put a tax hike question on the spring ballot. Lake Hallie is looking for at least 800 thousand-dollars more each year to help maintain its roads.
Read MoreThere are new questions about military ballots in Wisconsin. State Rep. Janel Brandtjen yesterday said there was an eight-thousand vote drop in military ballots between the 2020 and 2022 elections. Back in 2020 there were nearly ten-thousand military ballots cast. This year that number was under two thousand. Military members don’t have to register or show voter ID in order to get a ballot in the state. Brandtjen says the state’s Election Commission needs to find out what’s behind the huge
Read MoreA new report says at least 475 thousand-dollars in coronavirus grants went to ineligible businesses, but no one really knows how much money was wasted. The Legislative Audit Bureau yesterday released a report into the We’re All In and Wisconsin Tomorrow grant programs. Auditors flagged 45 of the 172 grants they reviewed as ineligible. But no one is saying how many of the rest of the grants, nearly 600 million-dollars in all, may have gone to other ineligible businesses or scammers. Lawmakers
Read MoreThe judge from the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial is running for the state supreme court. Judge Jenifer Dorow is expected to make an official announcement later today. She joins a growing field in what will certainly be a contentious race for the court. Conservatives have a 4-3 majority on the court right now, but liberals are hoping to flip that during the spring election. Dorow will face conservative former Justice Dan Kelly in the Republican primary. Kelly said he hopes
Read MoreThe man who lost Wisconsin’s race for governor says Republicans need to change if they want to win again. Tim Michels yesterday said Democrats in the state have an excellent get-out-the-vote operation, and used that to beat him earlier this month. Michels says the Republican Party has to modernize and launch a get-out-the-vote effort of its own. Michels says Republicans simply can’t compete by relying on volunteers. As for his loss, Michels says the abortion issue looks to have blunted the
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