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A fourth suspect has been charged in connection to last month’s murder of a Milwaukee mailman. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Lakisha Ducksworth lied to investigators when she told them her home surveillance cameras weren’t working. They were, and prosecutors say they caught Aundre Cross delivering her mail a few days before he was gunned down. Lakisha Duckworth is the older sister of Charles Ducksworth, one of the people who prosecutors say shot Cross. Investigators believe Charles Ducksworth was mailing drugs between

The trial for a then-14-year-old accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an elderly woman outside of the Waukesha Public Library is set to start in May. Khalil Perry pleaded not guilty yesterday. Police say he kidnapped the 87-year-old victim at knife point, robbed her, then assaulted her. Perry’s lawyers wanted him tried in juvenile court, but the judge decided to allow adult charges in the case.

Wisconsin’s largest business group says most companies are expecting a recession this year.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce released its latest Employer Survey yesterday. The survey says 39 percent of employers rated the Wisconsin economy as strong or very strong. That is a five-point drop from the summer, and well below the 53 percent who said the economy was strong just a year ago. WMC’s Kurt Bauer says just 25 percent of bosses in Wisconsin expect the economy in this country to grow over the next

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate says switching to a flat tax will likely mean Wisconsin won’t have to raise other taxes. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday said eliminating Wisconsin’s personal income tax altogether would likely mean a tax increase somewhere else. LeMahieu said moving the state to a flat tax, however, would likely mean that lawmakers could keep the state’s sales and other taxes where they are. LeMahieu this week introduced his plan to move Wisconsin to a flat three-and-a-quarter percent personal income tax

 Voters will decide if they want to change how bail works in Wisconsin. The State Assembly yesterday approved the constitutional amendment that will allow judges to consider more things, specifically a suspect’s criminal history, when deciding whether to let them out of jail. Republican lawmakers say the idea is to protect communities and keep dangerous people behind bars. Democrats say the plan would criminalize being poor. Voters will have their say in April.

There is another new chancellor at UW-Whitewater. The university yesterday said regents have chosen Corey King to lead the campus in Whitewater. King is from within the UW System, he is heading to Whitewater from UW-Green Bay where vice chancellor for inclusivity and student affairs. King replaces former Chancellor Jim Henderson who quit last spring. Henderson replaced Dwight Watson who left in 2021 because of a cancer diagnosis. Watson replaced Chancellor Beverly Kopper who left because of a sexual harassment

Wisconsin is opening the lakes and rivers to anyone with a fishing pole this weekend. This is a free fishing weekend from the Department of Natural Resources. Fishermen can head out tomorrow and Sunday without a license or stamps for trout and salmon. The DNR says the idea is to allow people a chance to experience the joy of fishing. There is a warning though, the DNR says this winter’s warm weather has left ice on many of the state’s lakes

It’s another too-warm winter for the Ice Castles at Lake Geneva. Managers with the castles yesterday said they are postponing their opening. The castles were supposed to open next week, but managers now say opening day won’t be until February 3rd, at the earliest. Southeast Wisconsin’s string of above-freezing and rainy days are not helping the ice at the ice castles.

The FBI is now offering a 25-thousand dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest in last year’s arson at a Madison pro-life organization.  The Wisconsin Family Action building caught on fire and was vandalized last May, and the FBI determined Molotov cocktails were thrown into the building.  The FBI says a person that brings forward information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspects will qualify for the reward.  Anyone with information is asked to call the

After crunching numbers, it seems the community will save millions. Below is the information as provided by Eau Claire Area School District: The ECASD would like to thank the community once again for its support of the November facilities referendum. We are pleased to announce significant savings to taxpayers from the recent bond sale to fund the facilities referendum approved by taxpayers in November 2022. At the time of the approved referendum, the proposed bond rate was 4.75% and the