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On Friday, September 30, 2022, at 3:06 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a motorcycle crash south of Reeve on County Road K. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with Clear Lake Ambulance, Clear Lake Police Department, Clear Lake Fire Department and Barron County First Responders all responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows a motorcycle, driven by Raymond Teigen 72 of Glenwood City, was travelling north on County Road K when he struck

On Friday, September 30, 2022, at 8:35 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a truck in the water on Red Cedar Lake just off Hwy 48, north of Mikana. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Birchwood Fire Department, Birchwood Ambulance, Chetek Fire Department Dive Team and WI DNR all responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows a truck driven by Christopher Kemmits, age 30 of Exeland, was travelling east on V, failed

Vibrant red silhouettes were on display on Friday, September 30 at the Polk County Courthouse to raise awareness of crime victims’ rights. Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, the Polk County District Attorney’s Office and the Community Referral Agency collaborated on the effort. The silhouette’s imagery is meant to remind our community that victims and survivors of crime walk among us relatively unseen.  Each red silhouette highlighted a right included under Wisconsin’s crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law and

 Milwaukee saw another half-dozen shootings over the weekend.  Milwaukee Police say six people were shot between Friday night and late last night. One of those people, a 46-year-old man, eventually died from his wounds. In addition to the shootings, Milwaukee Police say there was a deadly hit-and-run Friday night. A 55-year-old man who was crossing the street died in that wreck.

It was time to move on. That’s how the University of Wisconsin’s athletic director is framing the decision to fire football coach Paul Chryst. The school announced Chryst was out last night. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard will take over as interim head coach. Chryst went 67-26 in his eight seasons with the Badgers, including a disappointing 2-3 start this season. Moving-on from Chryst won’t be cheap, however. His contract includes a buyout clause worth nearly 20 million-dollars. But UW officials say

The third man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse wants to change his name. Gaige Grosskreutz is asking a judge in Kenosha to allow a name change because of the harassment he says he’s suffered since the shooting. The request was supposed to be secret, but it leaked online. Grosskreutz was shot in the arm after he pulled a gun on Rittenhouse during Kenosha’s night of violence in August of 2020. Rittenhouse was cleared of the charges for shooting Grosskreutz. He says

You may have had an AMBER ALERT on your phone over the weekend and we have an update for you. The sheriff in Chippewa County says they’ve found a missing 15-year-old girl, and have caught the man they say she was with. The sheriff’s office yesterday canceled the AMBER Alert for Kryssy King. She went missing Friday night, deputies say she was with 22-year-old Trevor Blackburn. He was caught in Superior late last night. The sheriff’s office says he is

They are supposed to start picking the jury that will eventually decide if the Waukesha Christmas Parade suspect will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jury selection begins today in Darrell Brooks Jr.’s trial. He is facing a life sentence for six homicide counts and a slew of other charges. Police say he intentionally sped through the parade crowd last November. Brooks will serve as his own lawyer in the case.

 Eau Claire’s new transit app goes live today. Mostly. The city is moving to the Transloc app, but it will happen in stages. The new app lets people see when their bus will arrive and will allow them to plan a trip and get reminders about which buses to take. But that will take some time. Eau Claire Transit managers say bus riders should keep their Double Map app until the new app is fully up and running.

Wisconsin is at 374 coronavirus hospitalizations and falling. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 374 people are in the hospital with the virus, including 59 in the ICU. Hospitalizations in the state have been falling steadily since August. Wisconsin’s hospitalization numbers are now in line with what we saw last spring. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.