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Two police officers are recovering in the hospital after being shot during a standoff in Racine.  Police say a man fired several gunshots at officers while they were investigating a domestic disturbance near West Boulevard and Gillen Street in Racine late Tuesday night.  Police say two officers were hit and suffered non-life threatening injuries.  Police say the man eventually surrendered and no one else was hurt.

Madison is one of the top metropolitan areas for STEM professionals.  WalletHub ranks Madison 9th compared to the 100 largest metros in the country.  WalletHub uses over 20 key metrics for its rankings and puts Madison in the top 20 in many of them.  WalletHub says the top metro for STEM professionals is Seattle, Washington.

Due to the recent rainy, warmer weather, outdoor skating rinks at Boyd, Putnam, and Roosevelt will be closed January 18 and 19. The City Parks flooding crew will be working on flooding them. The community is asked to be patient as crews work hard to make all rinks skateable and safe for the Community. Pinehurst Warming Shelter will be hosting a free snowshoe clinic today from 5:00pm-5:45pm and will be open for Gear Share and sledding. Additionally, on Thursday, January

Marijuana leads to an arrest for a Chicago man. Derone Smith L, 34 years of age, from Chicago IL has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with two children in the vehicle under the age of 16. On 1/18/23 at approximately 8:38 AM a Wisconsin State Trooper stopped a west bound vehicle for speeding on I-94 near MM 116 in Jackson County. Upon approach the Trooper

The Augusta Area School District is proud to formally announce that the Little Beavers Early Learning Center is now open and operating. Little Beavers is currently operating in a portion of the Augusta Senior Center building. Little Beavers is an early-learning center that serves children from ages 1-5. The mission of the Little Beavers Early Learning Center is to provide quality childcare that meets the needs of each child and family in a safe, educational environment. The focus is to

The City of Marshfield Parks & Recreation Department regretfully announces the passing of Smokey, one of the male timber wolves, at the Wildwood Zoo. At the time of his death, he was almost 12 years old and considered a senior wolf. The Athens Vet staff performed a necropsy to determine the cause of death. Preliminary findings indicate that Smokey experienced a heart attack from natural causes, but further lab work is being completed to confirm the initial diagnosis. He had

The woman accused of running a house of prostitution out of her Eau Claire massage parlors won’t be spending any time behind bars. A judge yesterday sentenced Dongmei Greer to two years probation yesterday. Police arrested Greer back in 2019 after they say her employees at the Angel Massage and Lucky Massage parlors were performing sex acts for money. Greer pleaded no contest in the case.

 An adult is facing charges following a fight at an Oshkosh middle school. The D.A. filed charges yesterday against 37-year-old Charlotte Fletcher. Police say she forced her way into Merrill Middle School last week and began shouting and cursing at school staff members. Fletcher raced to the school after getting a call about her student getting into a fight with another student. Prosecutors say Fletcher was part of a group of parents, and one of them slapped Merrill’s dean of

There’s an update to Monday night’s officer-involved shooting in Kenosha County. Investigators say the man who was shot died at the hospital yesterday. The state’s Department of Justice says the man sped away from police, first in Racine County and then in Kenosha County. Kenosha County’s sheriff said Monday night that the suspect pointed a gun at deputies, who then shot the man. No deputies were injured in the shooting.

 Voters in Eau Claire will see a question about changing the state’s abortion law on their ballot this spring. The county board last night approved a non-binding referendum on Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law. Voters in Eau Claire won’t change anything with their vote in April, the question is advisory only. Critics say the abortion vote is simply a way to get more Democratic voters to the polls. Supporters say they want to send a message to state lawmakers.