Listening area information we want you to know. Keep checking back, our stations will add to this page as announcements are received. Update 4/2 Listen to our interview with Jefferson County Health Officer Gail Scott HERE Listen to our interview with Fort HealthCare’s Mike Wallace HERE You can monitor COVID-19 outbreaks in Wisconsin HERE. Update…… Read more »
Wisconsin’s dairy farmers were already struggling and the coronavirus pandemic has just made things worse. Many of those farmers depend on selling their milk to restaurants, schools and the hospitality industry. About one-third of the state’s dairy products are sold in the foodservice trade – mostly cheese. Some dairy producers say the pandemic has caused…… Read more »
A Madison woman tells police she planned to hire handyman Charles Knuteson last week but changed her mind when he appeared to be drunk when he arrived. She called 9-1-1 after she saw Knuteson hit two other men who had come to help with the work. Two officers wound up with minor injuries they suffered…… Read more »
Authorities in Dane County say a man accused of killing a college student in 2008 was about to be released from jail when the homicide charges were filed last week. A judge had signed a release order for David Kahl, but he was immediately taken into custody on the homicide warrant and then transported back…… Read more »
Janesville police have arrested three suspects for an incident earlier this month when a group of juveniles say the adults tried to lure them into their car. The incident happened March 20th. Police say they took 19-year-old Ethan A. Balkema, 21-year-old Makenzee L. Jacobson and 27-year-old Michael J. Rice into custody on suspicion of disorderly…… Read more »
An armed man who was wounded by Janesville police during a Thursday confrontation is expected to survive. Officers were called to a traffic accident at about 2:45 p-m. Witnesses say the man got out of his vehicle and had armed himself with a knife by the time police arrived. The man’s name hasn’t been released. …… Read more »
The number of Wisconsin patients testing positive for COVID-19 is expanding rapidly. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports it jumped by 75 Saturday and by more than 100 through Sunday at mid-afternoon. The state’s official count was 381, but Fond du Lac County health officials say they have at least confirmed positive case which…… Read more »
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is giving taxpayers an additional 90 days to file their income tax return. The move matches one announced by the I-R-S to help people during the coronavirus outbreak. The declaration of a national emergency cleared the way for the filing deadline to be extended to July 15th. Interest and penalties…… Read more »
Twelve years after a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was killed, charges have finally been filed in the cold case. Brittany Zimmermann died in her downtown Madison apartment on April 2nd, 2008. Authorities say they interviewed hundreds of people and processed countless pieces of evidence before arresting 53-year-old David A. Kahl. He’s charged with…… Read more »
All Department of Motor Vehicle service centers in Wisconsin will be closed tomorrow (Friday) so they can be deep-cleaned and reconfigured. State officials say the changes are being made to maximize social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. When those offices reopen the following Monday they won’t be offering some services, including driver’s license and C-D-L…… Read more »
