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 Health care providers in the Madison area are joining together in asking people to stay home if they don’t have serious illnesses.  University of Wisconsin Health, SSM Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter, Access Community Health Centers, and Group Health Cooperative of South-Central Wisconsin released a joint statement today saying they’re seeing longer wait times and need people with moderate and mild sickness to stay home.  The hospitals say they want to cut down on wait times and care for people with the worst symptoms.

Officials in Barron County are letting the public know about a sex offender to be released in the area. Name: Joseph BakerAge: 51Sex: MaleHeight: 6’00”Weight: 236 lbsHair: BrownEyes: HazelRelease date: 12/16/2022 Joseph will be living at 2412 Hwy 8 CameronConviction Information: Conviction date: 2016/2019Conviction: Child Pornography2 counts Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (Illinois) (Ages 7 and 8)Conditions of Supervision, not limited to:-No unsupervised contact with individuals under the age of 18-Comply with Electronic Monitoring-Lifetime GPS-Limited use of electronic devices

A firefighter is recovering after being hurt while fighting a house fire in Holeman. La Crosse fire officials say the firefighter was working the scene when he was hurt. No one was hurt in the fire itself, including the people who were inside when the fire started. La Crosse firefighters say it took several hours to get the flames completely out. Investigators are now looking for a cause.

Another staple at the Oakwood Mall is leaving. Dhimiters, which is known for its gyros, said on Facebook over the weekend that it has outgrown its spot in the mall’s food court. There is no word on just what Dhimiters’ owners are planning, but they say they are looking to make good use of their food truck. Dhimiters will close in the mall by the start of the new year.

Foxconn is getting paid once again. The state on Friday said Foxconn has qualified for eight-point-six million-dollars in tax credits and subsidies. The Evers administration says Foxconn has created just under 770 jobs and invested just over 77 million-dollars into its plant in Racine County. Governor Tony Evers rewrote the Foxconn deal in April of last year after the company failed to deliver on the 13 thousand-jobs and 10 billion-dollar factory that it once promised. Under the new deal, Foxconn

The Wisconsin congressman in charge of a committee on China says his plans go beyond just a ban on TikTok. Congressman Mike Gallagher will lead the Select Committee on China in the next Congress. He wants to use his post to restore supply chains, and ‘end critical economic dependencies’ on China. He also wants to strengthen the U.S. military, and of course he wants to ban TikTok in the U.S.  Gallagher has said for months that China’s control over the data created

It took overtime for the Badger men’s basketball team to get past Iowa.  Wisconsin leaned-on Tyler Wahl’s 21-points to grab the 78-75 win yesterday. Chucky Hepburn secured the win with a pair of free-throws with just 26 seconds left. The Badgers are off til Thursday when they take on Lehigh.

State and federal authorities are investigating the shooting death of a Milwaukee postal worker.  Authorities say the 44-year-old victim was shot and killed Friday night while delivering mail, and had been with the Postal Service for 18 years.  Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson called his death “alarming.”  The Postal Service is offering a 50-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to an arrest.  A tweet from the Postal Inspection Service says authorities are looking for a silver Audi SUV with tinted windows, and

 A Wisconsin State Patrol K-9 has died unexpectedly after eight years of service.  A Facebook post on Saturday says Roni the German Shepherd passed away Thursday at age nine.  The post says Roni joined the state patrol in 2014, working mostly out of Eau Claire, and has been responsible for seizing a large amount of contraband in his career.  The Patrol said, “We salute K-9 Roni for his dedicated service,” and “he will be deeply missed.”

Residents in Chippewa County can be confident that votes were counted accurately in the Nov. 2022 election following the completion of a post-election audit of voting equipment used in Chippewa County on Nov. 8. During the week of November 28th 2022, municipal clerks and election workers completed an audit of voting equipment in 8 reporting units (typically a ward or wards that report out election results) in City of Chippewa Falls, City of Bloomer, Town of Anson, Town of Edson,