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Wildlife Officials: Could Be Good Winter For Snowy Owl Sightings

Bird watchers are being told it could be a good winter in Wisconsin for sighting snowy owls. They are considered to be among the most charismatic wildlife creatures. The Journal-Sentinel is reporting ...

Man Accused Of 5th OWI Returns To Court This Week

A 54-year-old Superior man is facing a felony fifth offense charge of operating while intoxicated. Mitchel Thomas Gray was arrested during a traffic stop. A Superior police officer ran the plate on a ...

Washburn County Deputy Given Credit For Saving Hunter's Life

The Washburn County Sheriff says one of his deputies may have saved an injured hunter's life. A woman called for help Friday night, saying her husband had shot himself in the leg, was bleeding heavily...

Chippewa Falls Hunter Accidentally Shoots Himself

A Chippewa Falls man is in the hospital after accidentally shooting himself while hunting. The Washburn County Sheriff's Department responded Sunday evening to a call from a woman saying her husband a...

Twin Lakes Brothers Shot To Death Outside Bar

Kenosha County authorities say a 25-year-old shooting suspect has been arrested in a double-fatal incident outside the Beach Bear in Twin Lakes. The incident happened Friday morning at 1:30. Investiga...

Lawmakers Say Wisconsin Well Owners Don't Know If Water Is Safe

A Democratic state lawmaker says Wisconsin will owners don't know if their water is safe to drink. That's why State Representatives Katrina Shankland says she has introduced a clean water bill. Shankl...

New Law Sees More Hunters, but Lower Yield

After Governor Scott Walker signed a bill earlier this month which eliminated the minimum hunting age, it was expected that the number of hunters venturing out to snag their first prized buck would be...

Bullets Fly In Milwaukee: 1 Dead, 5 Wounded

Milwaukee police are working four separate Friday shootings which took place over a five-hour period. One man was killed and five more suffered wounds. The first shooting was at 11:00 a-m and the fina...

USDA: State Egg Production Keeps Growing

Wisconsin continues to make more eggs as the avian flu outbreak from 2015 becomes a more distant memory. The U-S-D-A says the Badger State produced 151-million eggs in October, four-percent more than ...

Iowa County Sheriff's Office Looking For "Suspicious Man"

The Iowa County Sheriff's Office is following up on the report of a "suspicious man" who approached a boy on an elementary school playground Thursday morning. Witnesses say the man, possibly in his 60...