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Governor Evers is vetoing two bills that would eliminate state income taxes on tips and overtime pay.  Evers says the measures would create unequal treatment among workers and rely on temporary tax policy instead of long-term relief.  The proposals would have allowed deductions of up to 12-thousand-500-dollars in overtime pay and 25-thousand-dollars in tips.  Researchers say the changes could have helped hundreds of thousands of workers.  Similar legislation could be proposed as Evers’ term nears its end.

Wisconsin is joining a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order affecting voting.  The order would create voter eligibility lists and restrict mail-in ballots for people not included.  The White House says the move is meant to prevent non-citizens from voting.  Attorney General Josh Kaul says such cases are rare and current systems ensure election integrity.  Kaul joined 22 other attorneys general and a governor in asking a court to block the policy, arguing that election authority

A Milwaukee County jury finds 23-year-old Tremaine Jones guilty of killing a police officer and wounding another.  Prosecutors say Jones fired 16 rounds from a rifle after being called to a dispute in 2025.  Officer Kendall Corder was killed during the shooting, while Officer Christopher McCray was wounded.  Defense attorneys argued there was no direct evidence proving Jones fired the weapon and that he acted out of fear.  Jones was convicted on Friday, and is scheduled to be sentenced in

On Thursday, Governor Tony Evers signed Assembly Bills 596 and 597 into law. These new laws create a state matching grant program to aid homeless veterans and redirect $1.9 million to support this new program. Under federal law, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awards per diem payments to qualifying organizations that provide services to homeless veterans of up to $82.73 per day for each veteran housed. This new state matching grant program provides up to an additional $25 per day, per veteran housed,

A jury trial is being ordered for Alvin Taylor.  Taylor is the Eau Claire County man who previously admitted to the killings of four people between the years of 1985 and 1987, having said that he did so after receiving messages through the radio and television.  In 1988, Taylor was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and he has been confined to treatment facilities ever since but now is asking to be released.  No date has

Sentencing is being ordered for a Comstock man charged in connection with a fire that destroyed an adult entertainment club in Elk Mound.  Colton Jansen faced arson charges stemming from the January 2025 fire at Shooters Showgirls.  Jansen was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect earlier this year.  He has now been ordered to undergo 15 years of mental health treatment.

A Chippewa Falls man accused of sexually assaulting minors is taking a plea deal.  Prosecutors say that 21-year-old Keegan Peterson victimized two children under the age of 13 between May 2021 and June 2023.  Peterson was charged in December with repeated sexual assault of a child.  He has pleaded no contest to amended charges and been sentenced to sixty days behind bars plus two years of probation.

La Crosse residents are being advised that city hydrants will be flushed beginning Monday.  The twice-yearly effort is designed to clear out built-up sediment.  Folks are advised that they may experience some discoloration and occasional drops in water pressure in the coming weeks.

An emergency burn ban ordered for La Crosse County is being lifted.    The order had been implemented due to a perceived danger of fire.  Recent precipitation has now led officials to lift the order.