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It was a double clean-up on a county highway in Dodge County. The sheriff’s office says a milk truck and a Fed-Ex truck collided outside of Rubicon, Wisconsin yesterday morning. It happened at the intersection of County Highway P and County Highway N. The wreck spread boxes along the side of the road, and ripped a hole in the milk truck that left milk pouring down the street. Both truck drivers were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

 Salchert’s Meats in St. Cloud, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for a variety of meat products. This includes product purchased on or before September 14, 2022, from its retail location. The affected products include: Smoked chicken (frozen), vacuum sealed Dried beef Beef jerky This is a Class I recall, initiated based on evidence collected during a routine inspection by state inspectors. Evidence shows that the product was produced without an approved formula, and it was not produced

On September 21, 2022, at approximately 6:03pm, Lake Hallie Police Officers received a call that a subject had entered a residence in the 2000 block of County Highway OO, Lake Hallie and the residents did not know who the subject was, and the subject was inside a dark blue Chevy Impala in the driveway. A few minutes later, a Lake Hallie Police Officer arrived and observed a dark blue Chevy Impala parked in the driveway. The officer exited his vehicle

A donation looks to fill a need in our local community. Below is the information directly from Augusta! The Augusta Area School District was recently surprised with a very generous gift. Since the fall of 2021 the Augusta Area School District has been exploring ways to help address the significant childcare shortage in the Augusta community. “The continued support Jennifer has shown the school district and the Augusta Community is really remarkable. Her ongoing passion to positively impact the lives

Prosecutors in Juneau County are moving ahead with arson charges against the owner of Beagles Bar in Lyndon Station.  The D.A. in Mauston yesterday filed charges against 43-year-old Heath Fjorden.  Investigators say he dumped gas on the basement floor of the bar earlier this month, then lit it on fire.  Firefighters were suspicious of the fire from the get-go.  Fjorden is in the hospital with severe burns, he says he was burned during a grill mishap at his home.  Investigators

 State Farm is recommending you file a claim if this week’s hail storm left your car without a windshield.  The insurance company yesterday said it is dealing with a lot of calls about damage from Tuesday’s storms.  Some folks saw baseball-sized hail during the worst of the weather.  State Farm says in addition to the claim paperwork, they will need pictures of the damage and pictures of any repair work in order to process things properly.

A pair of Chippewa Valley parents are facing neglect charges after the state says they continue to ignore their three kids. Prosecutors in Eau Claire County this week filed nine counts of neglect against James and Holly Hasledalen. Investigators say child protective services has been to the couple’s home in Eau Claire dozens of times over the past few months. Each time they found the couple’s three kids, ages eight, two, and nearly five-months-old, filthy and unsupervised. Investigators say the

An Eau Claire man’s arrest for a catalytic converter theft ended with child pornography charges. Police say 56-year-old Bradley Simons left his phone behind after he stole a catalytic converter back in May. They used that phone to track him. But investigators say they also found child pornography on the phone. He was charged for both earlier this week.

The district administrator for Flambeau Schools is no longer facing misconduct in office charges. Prosecutors in Rusk County dropped the charges this week against Erica Schley.  She was originally charged in a case that began as a complaint from her husband to a Flambeau Schools Teacher about his daughter’s grade. Charges against Flambeau’s Board of Education president were dismissed last month. Prosecutors have not yet decided on charges against Schley’s husband.

There could be new rules coming for poll watchers in Wisconsin, but not in time for Election Day. The Wisconsin Elections Commission yesterday voted to begin the process to write new rules for the people who keep an eye on poll workers on Election Day. The process, though, could take as much as two years. Commission members say they want to look at how election observers can interact with people at the polls, and what kind of access they are allowed to have.