Authorities in Marathon County say a 25-year-old man wanted for attempted homicide in Beloit has been taken into custody after a chase. Sheriff Scott Parks says his department, as part of the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, worked with the U-S Marshals Office Wednesday to arrest Isaiah Evans and an accomplice. Authorities were told…… Read more »
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reports four elderly people were wounded in a mass shooting at an apartment in Mayville. Two of the four were airlifted from the Spring Glen Elderly Housing facility to trauma centers and they are in critical condition. One of the critical patients is said to be the shooter. No names…… Read more »
The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been placed on paid leave while a complaint against him is investigated. A statement from UW System President Tommy Thompson did not disclose the nature of the complaint against Dwight Watson. Thompson says university officials will have no further comment on the personnel matter right now. UW-Whitewater…… Read more »
A work-release inmate who didn’t return to his cell is being held in the Green County Jail while he waits to make a court appearance. Forty-year-old Matthew Schmid was taken into custody in Rock County when a deputy made a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle Friday. Deputies from Green Bay picked him up later…… Read more »
Madison police report the arrest of two teenagers in the shooting death of 11-year-old Anisa Scott last week. She suffered critical injuries when she suffered a head wound last Tuesday. The family made the decision to remove her from life support two days later. Nineteen-year-old Perion Carreon and 16-year-old Andre Brown were taken into custody. …… Read more »
The Beloit Parks and Recreation Department says one of its employees has spotted a cougar at Big Hill Park. The observation was posted on Facebook Saturday and the sighting was reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. There was a previous cougar sighting five years ago by two workers in the same park. Then,…… Read more »
The UW Whitewater reports an employee at its Children’s Center has tested positive for COVID-19. Chancellor Dwight Watson says the Center is closed and rooms are being disinfected. The room where the individual worked will remain closed through August 28th. The other classrooms will be reopened and staffed Wednesday. Watson says tracking began immediately.… Read more »
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Congratulations to Sheryl Kohler of Winnebago, IL!! Do something fun, do something you enjoy…even if it’s in your own backyard. WSJY has a prize package! Our Great Escape Giveaway couldn’t be easier. Listen to your At-Work station, 107.3 WSJY during the workday (8/17-8/21 and 8/24-8/28), we’ll get you qualified for the…… Read more »
(West Bend, WI) Magnum dot Media has completed the expansion of six additional full power Radio stations and two FM Translator stations licensed to Fort Atkinson, Whitewater and La Crosse including WSJY-FM, WFAW-AM and WKCH-FM. Dave Magnum, and his late wife, Lynn, started from scratch in 1991 with an FCC license to build their first…… Read more »
The Madison professional police officer’s association said they approved a declaration of no confidence in the leadership of Mayor Satya Rhode-Conway. The board of directors for the MPPOA say it was a resolute vote with over 95% of the association’s voting membership returning a vote of ‘no confidence.’ Back in March of 2019, the MPPOA…… Read more »
