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Wilson Man Picks Up OWI

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

Tanner Steven Weiss, 35 years of age, from Wilson, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16.  On January 8, 2023, at approximately 2:06 pm a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a car on Interstate 94 that was traveling west near mile marker 32 for a license plate violation. During the traffic stop, the Trooper

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Push For Competency Exam Could Delay Trial

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

The Green Bay woman accused of chopping-up her boyfriend after a day of meth-fueled sex may be looking at a delay in her trial. Taylor Schabusiness’ lawyers continue to ask for a third competency examination, they say she doesn’t understand the charges against her. Her lawyers say they haven’t been able to get their expert into the Brown County Jail to interview Schabusiness. Two other doctors have said she is competent enough for trial. Schabusiness is supposed to go on

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Weather and Road Conditions Cause Tanker Roll

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

The sheriff in Buffalo County says a tanker wreck could have been worse. The sheriff says the tanker rolled down a steep hill and landed in a ditch Saturday morning. Deputies say the truck couldn’t make it up the slick road on County Highway KK, slid backwards, then rolled down the hill. The driver was the only person in the truck, and wasn’t injured. No one is saying just what was inside the tank at the time.

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MKE Sees Deadly Weekend

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

It was a deadly Sunday in Milwaukee. Police say three people were shot, two of them died. The killings are Milwaukee’s second and third homicides of the New Year. There were two other people shot and wounded over the weekend. Milwaukee saw a record 224 homicides last year.

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EC School Board Tackles Free Lunch

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

 Eau Claire’s school board is being asked to support the push for a universal free school lunch program in Wisconsin. The school board will vote on the idea tonight. It’s one of several resolutions that the Wisconsin Association of School Boards is asking local schools to support. There is no word just what it would cost to feed every school kid in Wisconsin for free, or just where that money would come from.

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TikTok Ban Planned For WI Devices

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

Wisconsin will soon be on the list of states with a TikTok ban. Governor Evers on Friday said he’ll sign an executive order sometime this week that bans TikTok from state phones, tablets, and computers. Republicans have been calling for a ban for weeks, saying TikTok’s Chinese owners can track American users and censor the news they see. The governor says he spoke with both the FBI and Wisconsin Emergency Management officials and decided it was best to ban TikTok from state phones.

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Team Bus Catches Fire After Wrestling Meet

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

On Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 7:45 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of a coach bus on fire on Hwy 53 just south of the Barron exit. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Cameron Fire Department, MMC Ambulance, Barron and Cameron Police Departments and the WI State Patrol responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows the coach bus out of the Milwaukee area started on the fire in the rear of the

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Lions March off Lambeau With a Win

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

There won’t be a postseason in Green Bay. The Packers fell short of the playoffs by losing to the Lions last night, 20-16. Aaron Rodgers threw a late interception, and the Lions scored a touchdown with just under six minutes left in the game. This is the first time that the Packers have missed the playoffs under Coach Matt LeFluer. This also could be Rodgers’ last game in Lambeau, no one is sure what he will do next season. There

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WI Lawmakers Tackle Bail Reform

By Morgan McCarthy | January 9, 2023

Republican lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol are not wasting any time in getting a constitutional amendment on bail changes to a vote. A Senate committee will have a hearing tomorrow on the plan to change the Wisconsin Constitution to allow judges to consider more things when setting bail. The constitution right now requires bail for everyone, and stops judges from considering just how serious the crime is, or how serious the suspect’s criminal record is. The hope is to fast-track the votes in the

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Bald Eagles Returned to the Wild

By Morgan McCarthy | January 8, 2023

 A Wisconsin group that takes care of injured birds is releasing bald eagles back into the wild.  Four bald eagles were released Saturday afternoon in Sauk City after being rehabilitated by the Raptor Education Group.  The nonprofit group from Antigo said three of the birds were poisoned by lead and were receiving treatment.  Next weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will host its annual Bald Eagle Watching Days with a live raptor show at the River Arts Center at Sauk Prairie High School.

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