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The FBI is joining the hunt for Wisconsin’s Culver’s robber. The FBI last week announced a 10 thousand-dollar reward for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. Police in several communities, including Lake Mills, Janesville, Mequon, and Beloit say the same man robbed Culver’s stores between late September and just last week. The suspect is described as white, six-feet five-inches tall, weighing about 300 pounds, and driving a red, four-door Jeep Wrangler with no license

A new audit raises new questions about how Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money was spent. The Legislative Audit Bureau report from yesterday said Governor Tony Evers’ office made almost all of the decisions about how four-and-a-half billion-dollars in coronavirus stimulus money was spent, but no one wrote anything down. Auditors say they asked for policies and criteria for the money, but got nothing but press releases back. State Senator Roger Roth said that’s what happens when you give this governor almost unlimited

The lawmaker who led Wisconsin’s look into the problems and delays with professional licensing says he’s frustrated that he never got any answers. State Senator Rob Stafsholt wrapped-up his Study Committee on Occupational Licenses yesterday. He says he wanted to know why so many people, from engineers to dental hygienists, are waiting so long for the state to process their license to work. He says the Department of Safety and Professional Services stonewalled his committee, and only provided ‘misleading’ answers

There continues to be shock and anger at UW-Richland. Students and community leaders continue to plead with the university not to close the Richland campus. The UW’s president announced last month he is closing the campus because just 60 students are taking classes. Students blame the low enrollment on the lack of university support, a lack of money, and the move to regionalize the UW System. Richland County Board member Lisa Gentes is working on a resolution that asks the

Due to the extreme weather conditions occurring in the city of Marshfield,  the Parks and Recreation staff are asking patrons to refrain from driving through the Hillside Cemetery for safety reasons due to fallen branches.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board approves new regulations for PFAS chemicals in Wisconsin groundwater.  The regulations create standards for how much PFAS chemicals are allowed in groundwater before it’s deemed unsafe.  Other chemicals will also be considered dangerous under the regulations.  Anyone found guilty of contaminating groundwater with PFAS chemicals could also now face consequences.

Wisconsin has the best elder abuse protections in America.  That’s according to WalletHub, which also says Wisconsin has the best elder abuse resources and ranks third in elder abuse prevention spending.  However, Wisconsin also ranks 19th in elder abuse prevalence.  WalletHub says the state with the worst elder abuse protections is Utah.

 A former vet clinic owner in Waunakee is facing animal abuse charges.  Dr. Wesley Arnett is facing a string of allegations from former workers at the Waunakee Veterinary Clinic, as well as investigators with the state’s Department of Agriculture. Arnett Dane County prosecutors have filed six counts of intentionally mistreating animals against Arnett. One former vet tech told police that Arnett smacked dogs in the head, slammed one against the wall, and pulled one dog’s muzzle so hard it left

There are questions to answer about why a Milwaukee Public Works driver was involved in two crashes, including one that killed three people. Police in Wauwatosa say the DPW driver hit a car yesterday afternoon, then sped away. A few blocks away, officers say the same driver smashed into the back of another car. That crash started a fire that burned two cars and the city truck. No one is guessing what the driver was doing. The medical examiner’s office

 It’s life in prison for a Manitowoc man who killed his kids back in 2020. A jury yesterday convicted 38-year-old Matthew Beyer for the deaths of his son and daughter. Prosecutors say he stabbed the two to death just before a court hearing that could have given his ex-wife full custody. The judge sentences Beyer to life without the possibility of parole.