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A jury says a Dunn County killer was sane at the time of his crime. The jury yesterday said there’s no evidence that Ryan Steinhoff wasn’t in his right mind when he killed Bruce McGuigan back in 2020. Steinhoff is looking at prison time now, and not a stint in a mental hospital. He will be formally sentenced in February.

It was a good deer season for many hunters in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said the deer harvest was up 14 percent compared to last year. That means hunters bagged just over 203 thousand deer during gun season this year. This year’s good weather and healthy deer population are getting some of the credit for the jump in deer taken.

Lake Hallie is going to ask voters for more money. Village leaders last night agreed to put a tax hike question on the spring ballot. Lake Hallie is looking for at least 800 thousand-dollars more each year to help maintain its roads.

There are new questions about military ballots in Wisconsin. State Rep. Janel Brandtjen yesterday said there was an eight-thousand vote drop in military ballots between the 2020 and 2022 elections. Back in 2020 there were nearly ten-thousand military ballots cast. This year that number was under two thousand. Military members don’t have to register or show voter ID in order to get a ballot in the state. Brandtjen says the state’s Election Commission needs to find out what’s behind the huge

A new report says at least 475 thousand-dollars in coronavirus grants went to ineligible businesses, but no one really knows how much money was wasted. The Legislative Audit Bureau yesterday released a report into the We’re All In and Wisconsin Tomorrow grant programs. Auditors flagged 45 of the 172 grants they reviewed as ineligible. But no one is saying how many of the rest of the grants, nearly 600 million-dollars in all, may have gone to other ineligible businesses or scammers. Lawmakers

 The judge from the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial is running for the state supreme court. Judge Jenifer Dorow is expected to make an official announcement later today. She joins a growing field in what will certainly be a contentious race for the court. Conservatives have a 4-3 majority on the court right now, but liberals are hoping to flip that during the spring election. Dorow will face conservative former Justice Dan Kelly in the Republican primary. Kelly said he hopes

The man who lost Wisconsin’s race for governor says Republicans need to change if they want to win again. Tim Michels yesterday said Democrats in the state have an excellent get-out-the-vote operation, and used that to beat him earlier this month. Michels says the Republican Party has to modernize and launch a get-out-the-vote effort of its own. Michels says Republicans simply can’t compete by relying on volunteers. As for his loss, Michels says the abortion issue looks to have blunted the

A Beloit man convicted of killing his wife nearly three decades ago isn’t getting parole.  This week the Wisconsin Parole Commission ruled Randal Keller won’t be released, but will be eligible for parole again next September.  Keller was convicted of shooting Tina Keller to death back in 1994.

Madison is named one of the top midsize college cities in America.  WalletHub ranks Madison the eighth-best midsize college city and the 35th-best city overall compared to over 400 cities and towns.  Madison’s best category is social environment, ranking 39th.  Milwaukee is also on the list, ranking 229th overall.  WalletHub says the top overall college city is Austin, Texas.

Saturday, December 3rd at 9:30am at Phoenix Park  Come in your finest festive fashions! While Santa costumes will rule the day at this family-friendly event, anything jolly will do! Holiday sweaters, elf outfits, Christmas tree costumes, jingle bell jammies, or whatever you’ve got! Feel free to glam up your bike too! Enjoy a 6 mile route at a casual and friendly “slow roll” pace. To start, meet at the Phoenix Circle right off the footbridge between the RCU and JAMF