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Early voting in Wisconsin is officially underway for the spring election.  In-person absentee voting for those in the Badger State were allowed to start dropping off ballots to local polling places yesterday.  Absentee ballots must be dropped off by the end of the day on the Sunday before the April 7th contest.  Check online with your local government to find the closest polling place to you.  The biggest race on the ballot this spring is for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

A former funeral director is pleading guilty to charges in St. Croix County.  Benjamin Hanson had worked for a funeral home that handled arrangements for 92-year-old Minnesota resident Alyce Peterson back in 2001.  Her skull was found by Boy Scouts in the town of St. Joseph in 2002 eventually leading to charges last year against Hanson.  He has now pleaded guilty to a charge of hiding a corpse and will be sentenced at a later date. 

Sentencing is being ordered for a who was the subject of a brief manhunt in Eau Claire back in May of last year.  Authorities say that Leo Lacey pulled a firearm on another individual at the Smokeclaire Tobacco shop.  The incident was reported to police and a search for the suspect began.  Lacey was arrested a day later.  Lacey has been sentenced to five years and four months in federal prison after being convicted on weapons charges while still facing

Charges are being filed against a an arrested in La Crosse this week.  Police say they witnessed 42-year-old Andrew Austin taking part in a drug deal on Monday.  Austin was later taken into custody after officers stopped him and found more than twelve grams in his vehicle.  Police say they later found suspected fentanyl in his underwear when he was searched at the La Crosse County Jail.  

Photo credit: Let’s Go Wisconsin Facebook La Crosse-based Kwik Trip is unveiling a new mascot.  The character is a six-foot-tall rooster mascot named Red.  Red made his debut appearance this week at an event at Emplify Health by Gundersen and will spend the next six weeks visiting children’s hospitals and Kwik Trip locations. CLICK HERE TO SEE RED!

Governor Tony Evers is signing a new bill into law that aims to ease overcrowding in hospitals. The “Next of Kin” bill will let immediate family members approve transfers from hospitals to rehab centers for incapacitated patients without getting court-appointment guardianship. Officials with Emplify Health by Gunderson say they’ve been wanting for this bill to pass because it would help ease crowd issues at hospitals. Officials say the bill passing is helping the hospital’s goal of caring for the entire

As high school graduation neared for Brecken Anderson in 2022, she was laissez-faire about her future. “I didn’t want to choose at 18 what I was going to do for the rest of my life,” Anderson said. While many of her classmates were finalizing college plans, Anderson was unsure whether she wanted to continue school at all. That’s when her mother, who worked in student services at Eau Claire North High School, stepped in. She saw her daughter struggling to

Authorities are identifying an Eau Claire man as the person who died following a weekend motorcycle crash in Buffalo County.  The accident happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Highway 37 in the Township of Modena.  The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says that 73-year-old Andrew Mellor went off the roadway and into a tree.  He died at the scene.

Criminal charges are being filed against the daughter of Wisconsin State Senator Jesse James.  James represents the state’s 23rd Senate district — a district that includes Barron, Clark, Price, Rusk, & Taylor Counties and portions of Chippewa, Dunn and Marathon Counties.  James’ 31-year-old daughter — Elizabeth Johnson —  is accused of stealing funds from the senator’s campaign.