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I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
A false emergency call that claimed a stabbing and a fatal shooting prompted a large law enforcement and emergency response to a home in the village of Harrison on Tuesday.
At about 6.48 p.m., the Calumet County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence on Winding Trail Drive after a reported emergency.
The report was later determined to be false in an incident commonly known as swatting.
During the initial call, the caller reported that he had been stabbed in the chest and had shot his wife with a firearm.
The caller also claimed his wife was deceased.
Deputies contacted the homeowner and determined there were no signs of a homicide, weapons-related incident, or other emergency at the residence.
Deputies also determined there was no ongoing threat to the public related to the incident.
Swatting is a criminal act in which someone makes a false emergency report intended to prompt a significant law enforcement, fire, or EMS response.
Authorities said these incidents are inherently dangerous because responding personnel must treat reported emergencies as legitimate until they can safely determine otherwise.
False emergency reports also place the public and first responders at risk and divert law enforcement, fire, and EMS resources from legitimate calls for service.
Office was assisted by Harrison Fire Rescue, Gold Cross Ambulance, and Brilliant Police.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cali-Med Sheriff's Office at 920-849-2335.
The Wapaka County Sheriff's Office put out a plea Tuesday asking the public to help them find a white pickup truck that picked up a large black box that fell off the back of a truck in the Bear Creek area.
The box contained a supply of medicine belonging to a veterinarian.
It was lost in the area of Highway 45 and Blueberry Road.
The driver of the white pickup, or anyone with information that could help identify the vehicle, is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 715-258-4466.
Photos of the white truck are posted on the Walpaca County Sheriff's Facebook page.
Fondland Police say a 31-year-old sex offender is now living in the city after serving two years in prison for possessing child pornography.
Alan Morrow was convicted of two counts of possession of child pornography in Fondland County in May of 2024.
He was released from prison yesterday and is living at 457 Thomas Street.
He's on electronic monitoring and is not allowed to have unsupervised contact with minors.
and the victim, and is not allowed to consume drugs.
He will be on Wisconsin's sex offender registry for the rest of his life.
U-Washcash's annual day of giving got underway on Tuesday.
Alumni gathered at Reeve Union to celebrate the university and raise funds for student programs.
The university's goal, $250,000, and as of 4.30 yesterday afternoon, it passed that.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recently concluded the final application cycle for the Lead Service Line Community Outreach Grant.
The grant provided funds to municipal water systems to conduct community outreach and education in support of lead service line replacement projects.
With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the DNR established the grant in 2024 to bolster outreach and education efforts for lead service line replacement over the course of two application
The grant program awarded over $3.5 million to 21 communities throughout the state.
Although the bipartisan infrastructure law ends later this year, the outreach work funded by the grant will continue through 2028, among the grant recipients throwing the two grant cycles were Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, and Ripon.
The Children's Librarian for the Ripman Public Library says construction work for the library's renovation should be completed by the targeted date of September 30th.
Bob Nelson reports for Civic Media News.
Linda DeCramer says there'll still be a lot of work staff will have to do because they've had temporary workspaces while different phases of the renovation were being completed.
Staff has a lot of work to do once the contractors leave the building in terms of cleaning up, reorganizing, getting signage up.
We're even going to paint some wall.
Meanwhile, they're asking for a library patron's patience because the lower level meeting rooms won't be available until after November 1st.
The Kramer says people can call the library at 920-748-6160 to reserve one of those rooms after November 1st.
She says they
hope to have some of the rooms available before then.
I'm Pop Nelson for Civic Media News.
SSM Health recently awarded a $5,000 community health gift to the WPAN food pantry to help address food insecurity in the WPAN and Alto communities.
The gift was awarded through SSM Health's Community Health Funding Request Program.
The Waupon Food Pantry serves an average of 130 families, representing approximately 360 individuals, and provides a reliable food source for those experiencing food insecurity.
Waupon Memorial Hospital Vice President and Clinical and Operations Administrator Nicole Gill says, quote, access to nutritious food is fundamental to good health, and we are grateful for the important work that Waupon Food Pantry does every day to support our neighbors.
The John Scott Horner chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host the U.S.
History Trivia Contest next Wednesday at 6.30 p.m.
at the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon.
The event is free and open to the public.
Free wool donations will support a new flagpole at the schoolhouse.
The contest is open to individuals and teams of two to four people and there will be prizes for the best scores.
The event is limited to 40 people, contestants and spectators.
You can reserve your place by calling 920-650-650.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media
News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Health officials say they've confirmed the first case of West Nile virus this year in our state in a human
and a horse.
Both cases are in Brown County, though West Nile has been detected in other parts of Wisconsin in birds.
Even as we head into autumn, mosquito bites are still a risk.
West Nile virus can lead to mild flu-like symptoms, but health officials say most people infected with West Nile don't have any symptoms at all.
People who are older or who have chronic health conditions are at higher risk of severe illness.
There are things you can do to protect yourself.
They say to use insect repellent, wear long sleeve loose fitting shirts and pants.
use screens on doors and windows to keep mosquitoes out, and drain any standing water in your yard that may have collected in things like bird baths, flower pots, clogged gutters, or tire swings.
Meanwhile, measles has made its way to Marathon County near Wasaw.
Health workers there have confirmed a case of measles in a Marathon County resident.
They say the person contracted measles while traveling outside Wisconsin, and this case is not linked to the measles outbreak in southwestern Wisconsin.
That's where the majority of our states' measles cases have been confirmed, though in addition to the case in Marathon County, there have been single cases confirmed in Dane and Waukesha counties.
According to the DHS's website, Wisconsin has had 164 confirmed cases of measles this year.
163 of those cases were in people who were not vaccinated against the disease.
Federal investigators are now trying to figure out why a small plane carrying Republican candidate for Governor Tom Tiffany lost power and landed in Lake Wasaw.
Recovery crews pulled the Beechcraft K-35 from the water Monday, giving the Federal Aviation Administration a chance to inspect it.
Tiffany and his pilot were hurt but suffered only minor injuries after the emergency landing Saturday night.
The FAA says its investigation could take months.
A Green Bay man arrested for driving into a crowd and injuring four police officers last weekend appeared in court yesterday.
61-year-old Craig Buford is charged with three drunk driving offenses, recklessly endangering safety and fleeing or eluding an officer.
Green Bay police say they were responding to another disturbance at a food truck in downtown Green Bay around 2.30 in the morning Saturday when Buford blocked a car from leaving a parking lot.
causing another disturbance.
The criminal complaint says Buford ignored police ordering him to stop and accelerated through the parking lot hitting a woman in the knee and an officer before turning toward another group of people.
When another officer ran toward Buford, he reportedly squealed his tires and headed toward that officer.
The officer moved out of the way and fired four shots at Buford.
No one was injured by the gunfire.
Buford was arrested a few blocks away.
Police say four officers were treated for injuries, and the Green Bay downtown farmers market scheduled for the following morning was canceled.
A new report estimates tariffs have cost Wisconsin $5.5 billion since the start of 2025.
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation put the cost at about $2,100 per Wisconsin household.
The report says machinery and parts account for the biggest share, with an estimated $525 million in added tariffs.
A recent cancellation leaves Wisconsin voters with just one gubernatorial debate this October.
WTMJTV, the Milwaukee County Intergovernment Council, and UW-Milwaukee pulled the plug after Tiffany's campaign declined and Crowley couldn't confirm the original date.
The October 21st debate on WISN TV and WIS Politics remain the only scheduled meeting between Crowley and Tiffany.
It will be aired on stations across the state.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
A big win for the Brewers.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports Baseball.
The Brewers beat the Pirates 5-1 and with that they clinched the National League Central Division.
Manager Pat Murphy on the growth of winning pitcher Jacob Mizorowski this season.
The crew faces the Pirates again.
again tonight.
NFL, there may be changes on the Packers offensive line after Sunday's loss to the Vikings.
Quarterback Jordan Love was hit 18 times during that game in Minnesota.
One of the things that makes him so impressive is his ability to get the ball out accurately with pressure in his face.
Obviously up front, we got to make sure we keep him out of those situations as much as possible, but.
As you know, in the NFL, the quarterback's got to be able to make plays no matter what.
That's the Packers offensive coordinator, Adam Stenevich, with sports on Mike Clemens.
It is going to be partly cloudy today with a high in the low 70s this afternoon, a really, really nice day coming up here today.
Tonight, a few scattered showers.
We're going to drop down into the mid 50s tomorrow, mostly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 70s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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