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The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident in which a four-year-old boy was killed after falling out of a truck cab.  Officers say 45-year-old Jason Wachter of Woodman was driving on Highway C, approaching the intersection of Highway 133, at around 5:30 P-M Friday when the accident occurred. Deputies say four-year-old Kage Wachter was sitting next to the passenger door of the truck, when it swung open, and he fell out. The boy was hit by the rear tires and became unresponsive. Investigators say Jason Wachter, along with a passerby, attempted lifesaving measures, before emergency responders arrived, but the boy could not be revived. The incident remains

Not everybody was disappointed when a blizzard roared through parts of Wisconsin last month.  Granite Peak Ski Resort in Wausau set records when the season was extended — twice — to May 6th.  It was originally scheduled to end in mid-April and the resort had never been open for skiing in May.  The winter season at the location in central Wisconsin also opened a little earlier than normal.  Skiers hit the slopes November 17th, but a warm-up temporarily stopped snow production a few days later. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

One of Wisconsin’s most iconic spokesmen has died. Best known as the “Menards Guy”, Antigo native Ray Szmanda died this weekend according to his son Charles. Szmanda was a pitchman for the home improvement giant from 1976 to 1998.   Szmanda was not just the Menards Guy. Before his time with the company, Szmanda was […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Putting Madison’s love affair with Buckingham U. Badger is on parade, Bucky Badger is everywhere. Or at least everywhere in Madison and Dane County, where 85 six-foot-tall statues are on display. Local and regional artists transformed blank Buckys into individual works of art that will be on display through September 12. Great handiwork by students […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison will cover over two signs in its Memorial Union for areas named after alumni with affiliations to the Ku Klux Klan. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]