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Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race is drawing a who’s-who of national political figures to campaign with Republican Senator Ron Johnson and his Democratic challenger, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes less than two weeks before the midterm election.  Joining Johnson on his bus tour of the state Friday were Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, Florida Senator Rick Scott, and others Friday morning at a stop in Franklin.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stumped for Barnes at an event in Madison, with support

Fitchburg Police are warning the community about a series of scam calls targeting seniors and others.  The warning notice that went out Friday follows calls from scammers claiming to be authority figures saying a member of the person’s family has been arrested.  The caller then demands large amounts of money for cash bond to set the relative free.  First, the State of Wisconsin does not use bail bondsmen in any cases.  Second, local authorities including police, judges, and lawyers will never contact

Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board hires an independent police monitor.  Robert Copley will be paid 122-thousand dollars a year to oversee the Madison Police Department’s compliance with internal policies and procedures.  The city says Copley was previously the police open records legal advisor in Milwaukee.  He earned his law degree from Marquette.

On 10/28/22 at 12:13 PM the Wisconsin State Patrol received a call of a hit-and-run crash that occurred on I-94 eastbound at milepost 33 in Dunn County. It was reported that a blue BMW with front-end damage had left the crash scene. Dunn County Sheriffs Dept. located the BMW on I-94 and attempted to stop it. The BMW failed to stop, and a pursuit ensued reaching speeds over 100 mph. Tire deflation devices were set up but unsuccessful. Pursuing officers

We might be getting to the end of another season of Friday Night Lights, but sporting events of all seasons see parents and families in the stands to enjoy games.  For this week’s Friday Feel good we take a page from the playbook of parenting and see a dad making a SLAM DUNK decision.  A coal miner received some attention at a University of Kentucky basketball game for rushing to the arena after a day of work, still covered in dust, so he

Wisconsin is seeing hundreds of RSV cases each week.  The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said the state is averaging 800 cases each week.  Many states across the country are seeing similar spikes in RSV cases and hospitalizations, but no one is saying why.  DHS says a number of hospitals across the state say they are almost out of ICU beds for kids.  RSV cases usually peak in January, so an October outbreak is concerning.

Governor Evers is going to spend the last full week of the 2022 campaign on the bus.  The governor launched a 10-day bus tour yesterday to wrap-up his campaign for governor.  Evers’ campaign is calling it the “Do The Right Thing” bus tour.  He will visit every part of the state before Election Day on November 8th.  Polls show the governor is essentially tied with Republican Tim Michels in the race.

There are charges in Chippewa County for last month’s high speed chase that ended with a crash.  Prosecutors yesterday filed endangering safety, and hit-and-run charges against 20-year-old Chad Myszka.  He was arrested in September in Marathon County after a chase that stretched from Marathon County into Chippewa County.  He’s due back in court next week to face the charges.

Police say the woman who crashed into a Wisconsin state senator last summer was driving 100 miles-per-hour.  The Wisconsin State Patrol yesterday said Alyssa Ortman was speeding down Highway 2 in Ashland last July when she smashed into Senator Janet Bewley’s car.  Ortman’s five-year-old daughter died in the crash, she died later at the hospital.  Bewley wasn’t seriously hurt.  Troopers say the speed limit on that stretch of road is 45 miles-per-hour.  Ortman’s ex has filed a wrongful death lawsuit because of the crash.

There was a lot of talk about abortion during Wisconsin’s debate for Attorney General.  Current Attorney General Josh Kaul and Republican challenger Eric Toney met for their only debate last night.  Kaul accused Toney of being extreme because he supports Wisconsin’s law that bans almost all abortions.  Toney walked back comments that he would give local prosecutors the power to file charges in abortion cases if the A-G’s office did not.  Toney, for his part, hammered Kaul on what he says is