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One of the McDonald’s in The Dells is on the list of most beautiful McDonald’s in the world. Architectural Digest ranked the log cabin-looking McDonald’s on Dells Parkway as one of the 13 Most Beautiful McDonald’s. The AD piece says Mickey-D’s is an example of McDonald’s ‘leaning into local culture.’ The restaurant does feature taxidermy animals, antler chandeliers, a wood-carved bear holding a burger, as well as a fieldstone fireplace. The Dells’ McDonalds joins the Roswell, New Mexico alien-themed Mickey-D’s

The Wisconsin governor’s race in 2022 involved record spending.  That’s according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which says a combined 164-million dollars were spent on Governor Tony Evers’  and challenger Tim Michels’ campaigns.  That’s a record for a governor election in Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says the previous record was 93-million, set in 2018.

A police report released today shows Madison officers are still investigating a stabbing from last week.  Police say a 29-year-old man showed up at the hospital Thursday afternoon with non-life threatening stab injuries.  Police say they’re still unsure where the stabbing happened, and they don’t know what led up to the stabbing.  Police also haven’t identified a suspect.

One of Wisconsin’s environmental groups is out with a critique of the state’s new wolf management plan.  Wisconsin’s Green Fire yesterday released its thoughts on the DNR’s new wolf hunting plan. The group is happy that Wisconsin wants to end its specific number for the state’s wolf population, and that the DNR wants to limit hunting and trapping. Green Fire would like to see some more protections for wolves, particularly when it comes to using dogs to hunt the wolves. Green Fire says

The Eau Claire Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm at Realityworks at 2709 Mondovi Rd in Eau Claire at 01: 04pm on Monday January 30th. The first unit on scene reported smoke in the building and called for a full structure  fire response to the facility. Heavy smoke was encountered throughout the building but crews were able to identify the  origin of the fire which was a manufacturing machine. The fire was extinguished with a fire extinguisher and

The City of Plymouth’s Chamber of Commerce has announced a new summer festival that will celebrate the city’s status as the “Cheese Capitol of the World”. The Cheese Capital Festival will be Saturday, June 24th.  Live music and a downtown cheese themed parade are all part of the scheduled activities.  

Menomonie Police Chief Eric Atkinson has provided details of a home invasion that led to a fatal January 21 shooting of a man by police. And he’s asking  two things of the community, for respect and consideration for those involved.  Atkinson is also requesting privacy for the victim of the home invasion. The shooting by police is being investigated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Chief Atkinson’s video can be viewed on the Menomonie Police Department’s Facebook page.

Mark Jensen will not tell the jury in his second trial for his wife’s death his side of the story. Jensen’s defense rested its case yesterday, without calling Jensen to testify. He’s on trial, again, for his wife’s 1998 death. Prosecutors say he poisoned her, and in 2008 he was convicted. But the Wisconsin Supreme Court later overturned that conviction, and ordered a new trial. Closing arguments will begin later this morning, and the jury may get the case by this afternoon.

We’re getting a few more answers about the Milwaukee man who died in his cell in the Waukesha County Jail last week. The sheriff’s office yesterday identified the man as 34-year-old Randy Glenn Jr. He died on January 17th, one day after he was arrested during a traffic stop. Guards say they found him in his cell, by himself, and said there were no obvious signs of how he died. The case remains under investigation.

It may be cold, but waiting a few minutes in a cold car is better than having your car stolen. That’s the thinking behind the latest warning from police in Chippewa Falls. Officers are warning people not to leave running cars unattended. Someone may take whatever is inside, or may take the car altogether. Police in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire say they don’t have any cases of someone driving-off, but they did have some cases of people walking away