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The missing Tomah woman who was found dead last month froze to death.  The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office yesterday said Felicia Wanna died of hypothermia.  She went missing just before New Year’s, she was last seen at the Walmart in Tomah. Deputies found her body about a half-mile from that store nearly three weeks later.

Public health managers in Madison are warning about a spike in overdoses from fentanyl-laced drugs.  Public Health Madison & Dane County yesterday said 10 people overdosed in 36 hours, one of them died.  PHMDC said the overdoses all came from people who used fentanyl-laced cocaine or meth.  The office also sent out the reminder that it has fentanyl test strips, so people know what is in the drugs they are using.

The governor’s latest budget proposal would send a half-billion dollars to local governments, and let them raise taxes too. Governor Evers yesterday said he wants to increase so-called shared revenue to 20 percent of Wisconsin’s sales taxes. That’d be about 575 million-dollars in the new budget. The governor also wants lawmakers to allow counties to raise their local sales taxes. Milwaukee County would be able to add a full percent to its current half-a-percent sales tax. Other counties in Wisconsin could go as

Wisconsin’s former DNR Secretary is now part of Milwaukee’s mayor’s team. The city yesterday said Preston Cole will take over in the Milwaukee Department of Administration. Cole recently left the DNR, and will start after a vote from the city council. Cole has worked in Milwaukee before, he was the Department of Neighborhood Services commissioner, and before that worked in Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works. Mayor Cavalier Johnson picked Cole himself.

A Milwaukee police officer is dead following an overnight confrontation with a robbery suspect.  Police Chief Jeffery Norman says officer Peter Jerving was an outstanding member of the community who will be sorely missed. Officer Jerving was in pursuit of 19-year-old Terrell Thompson early Tuesday morning when they got into a struggle.  Police say during the fight, Thompson shot officer Jerving, who then returned fire and killed the suspect. Jerving was a life-long resident of Milwaukee and had been on

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is raising internet safety awareness for Safer Internet Day 2023.  The DOJ says its Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is getting more and more cyber tips, an increase of 740 percent over the last ten years.  The task force also arrested over 300 people last year.  For Safer Internet Day 2023 the task force has internet safety tips online on the Wisconsin Department of Justice website.

The state is seeing its first cases of toxic shock syndrome in over a decade.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says it’s seen four cases since last July.  Wisconsin hasn’t had any reported cases since 2011.  Toxic shock syndrome is described as a rare bacterial infection that can be caused by skin wounds, surgery, and the use of feminine products.  Symptoms include sudden fever, rash, vomiting, confusion, seizures, and headaches, among others.  Toxic shock syndrome can also be life threatening.

ABOVE PHOTO: UWRF student Mayala Keita leads a dance session at the February 1 kickoff of Black History Month events at UW-River Falls. Several campus events are occurring this month to celebrate Black culture. Pat Deninger/UWRF photo. As Angel Riley scanned the audience at the February 1 Black History Month kickoff event at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, she was grateful for not only the number of attendees, but at how many white faces were gathered there. “We’re bringing people

Phill Schladweiler’s perspective on life changed after being wounded in the line of duty. “I got to the point in my life that if I’m not happy with what I’m doing and in a miserable state, why am I not changing it?” The 41-year-old veteran was a forward observer calling in air support in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. He was struck by rocket-propelled artillery shells while in a sandbag bunker. No one died – Schladweiler credits the engineers who built

The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire early this morning on Main St. On arrival, Engine 2 reported smoke showing from the residence and made entry on the 1st floor for primary search and fire attack. Additional crews made entry into the basement and worked to locate the source of the smoke. Fire was located between the basement level and the 1st floor in the floor and walls, and was brought under control as the remainder of