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We now know what caused a semi truck driver to crash into a home in Winnebago County.  The sheriff’s office says the driver was on Interstate-41 in the Town of Vinton last week when he fainted, went into a ditch, crashed through a fence, and hit a home on Green Valley Road.  An eight-month-old boy was in the house at the time of the crash and died.  The sheriff’s office says alcohol or drug use isn’t suspected.

A puppy that was stolen along with a car in northeast Madison is found safe.  Police say the dog was inside a car that was stolen at East Towne Mall last week.  Police announced Tuesday the dog has been found safe, but they haven’t released any other details about the case.

Dane County’s sheriff says it’s just too dangerous to keep the entire county jail open going forward. Sheriff Kalvin Barret yesterday said he is closing the east section of the seventh floor in the jail because of its age, and because he doesn’t have enough guards to safely work the area. The decision means 65 men and women will be sent to jails in Rock, Iowa and Oneida counties. The sheriff says the closure shows the need for a new

We’re getting some more information about the shooting of that little girl in Poynette. Police yesterday said a boy under 10 shot the seven-year-old girl in the leg with a pistol. Investigators say the boy found the gun laying around the house. An adult, Andrew Long, who was home at the time of the shooting was arrested for not properly storing that gun. The little girl is expected to survive. Long is waiting for formal charges.

The student loan repayment moratorium is about to expire, and scammers have been using that to try and get money from victims. David Mancl with the Department of Financial Institutions says it’s a common scam, tailored to try and victimize people worried about their loans. DFI will be hosting a special webinar later this month to help walk people through getting aid on their student loans. You can find out more online WITH A CLICK HERE at Look Forward W

Go ahead and ignore that call. Wisconsin is now part of the national anti-robocall task force. Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday said the state joined every other state in the country on the task force. The idea is to bring multi-state lawsuits against robocalling firms that ignore the county’s do not call laws.

NMKE for the RNC. It’s going to be Milwaukee for the Republicans in 2024. Leaders in Nashville yesterday rejected their city’s bid for the next Republican National Convention, leaving Milwaukee as the only choice. Democrats in Nashville objected to the cost and security concerns of bringing Republicans to town in two years. The RNC’s selection committee already chose Milwaukee, but yesterday’s vote leaves them without any other choices. The full Republican National Committee is expected to finalize Milwaukee’s choice with

The Senate is sending a veterans’ exposure bill to President Biden’s desk. The PACT Act passed Tuesday evening with potential to expand benefits from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to almost four million veterans.  The bill looks to add extra care for vets who suffered illnesses due to exposure to toxins, including from burn pits, during their military service.  Biden is expected to sign the bill. As it connects to our state, Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator says he voted for

Did ya EAR the news? It is the end of a political era in western Wisconsin. Congressman Ron Kind yesterday hosted his final corn roast in West Salem. Kind is retiring from Congress this year after 25 years. Governor Evers and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes both turned out for yesterday’s roast. Kind’s retirement has opened-up western Wisconsin as one of a handful of possible swing seats in the November election.

Former President Trump is jumping into the race against Wisconsin’s Assembly Speaker. Trump yesterday endorsed candidate Adam Steen because of Trump’s long-running feud with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos over the 2020 election. Trump called Steen a ‘rising patriotic candidate.’ Vos and the former president have clashed over Trump’s demands that Wisconsin overturn the results of the last presidential election. Vos has said that cannot happen. Vos said the former president’s new endorsement changes ‘nothing’ in his race.