Author Archives: Mike Leischner

Season Ticket Holders, Front-Line Healthcare Workers, Get A Crack At NFC Championship Tickets
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- The Green Bay Packers have announced that an allotment of 6,500 Season Ticket Holders and front-line healthcare workers will be allowed to attend next Sunday's NFC Championship...
Mike Leischner Jan 17, 2021 Lambeau Field. MWC file photo

No Political Motivation Behind Drunk Driver at the Capitol
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A Dane County man who was caught driving drunk near the State Capitol has been arrested on suspicion of his 3rd OWI. Sheriff's officials say 44-year-old Willie Burks of Madison d...
Mike Leischner Jan 17, 2021 Arrest. MWC file photo.

Milwaukee Named Worst City for Dog Owners
BOULDER, CO (WSAU) -- Milwaukee has been named the worst city in the US for dogs. The pet food company Honest Paws recently announced their rankings for the best and worst dog-friendly cites in the co...
Mike Leischner Jan 14, 2021 Dmitry Djouce / CC

Missing Green County infant found dead
ALBANY, WI (WSAU) -- Sheriff's officials in Green County say that a missing five-day-old girl was found dead over the weekend. Sheriff and Police officials say the girl was born in a home in the Villa...
Mike Leischner Jan 11, 2021 Death Investigation. MWC file photo.

Green County officials report missing newborn child
ALBANY, WI (WSAU) -- A baby girl born on January 5th is missing in South-Central Wisconsin. Green County authorities are asking for the public's help to locate the unidentified girl, who they say was ...
Mike Leischner Jan 10, 2021 Police lights. MWC file photo.

More than a billion in lottery jackpots on the line this week
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have been rolling since late last year, and now nearly $1.2 billion in prize money is up for grabs over four days this week. The Meg...
Mike Leischner Jan 10, 2021 Wisconsin Lottery

Rep. Kind calls out protesters, Derek Van Orden Following Unrest in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) -- Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District Representative was less than complimentary of those protesting the count of the Electoral College on Wednesday, which led to clashes wit...
Mike Leischner Jan 06, 2021 Third District Congressman Ron Kind. Image courtesy: Ron Kind.

Employee Accused of Spoiling Moderna Vaccine Released on Bond
GRAFTON, WI (WSAU) -- The former employee of Arora Health Care Medical Group in Grafton accused of leaving more than 55 vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine out of cold storage made an initial court ap...
Mike Leischner Jan 04, 2021 Steven Brandenburg

No Alice in Dairyland Competition in 2021
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade, and Consumer Protection has announced that the 2021 Alice in Dairyland finals scheduled for Walworth County have been canceled. "Alice in D...
Mike Leischner Jan 04, 2021 Alice in Dairyland

Kenosha authorities bracing for protests as Blake shooting decision nears
KENOSHA, WI (WSAU) -- The Kenosha County District Attorney is preparing to announce if there will be charges against police officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last August, which has lead...
Mike Leischner Jan 03, 2021 A man wounded during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man, sits on a street in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., August 25, 2020, in this still image obtained from a social media video. INSTAGRAM / @LOURIEALEX/via REUTERS

