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It’s a not guilty plea from the man accused of killing a woman and leaving her body in a suitcase in Chippewa County. Jose Dominguez-Garcia was in court yesterday to enter his plea. He’s accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend back in 2020, and leaving her body in a suitcase at an abandoned farmhouse along County Road T, just north of Eau Claire. Dominguez-Garcia’s trial is scheduled, for now, to begin next March.

It looks like there will be layoffs coming when Jennie-O closes its plant in western Wisconsin. The company announced plans back in January to end turkey harvesting at the plant in Barron. This month, Jennie-O said 38 people will lose their jobs. The company says everyone who works in harvesting at the plant will have an opportunity to apply for other jobs. If they don’t get one of those jobs, they will be let go.

Wisconsin is getting another round of federal money for clean energy. Governor Evers yesterday said the state’s Public Service Commission is getting just under eight million-dollars from the Biden Administration’s Energy Innovation Grant Program. The money is earmarked for renewable energy and energy storage, energy efficiency, and comprehensive energy planning. The PSC is not saying just which projects will do what, or when the money will be spent.

High school athletes in Wisconsin will not get paid, at least not yet. The WIAA, the group that manages high school sports in Wisconsin, yesterday rejected a name, image, and likeness proposal. WIAA officials say NIL is coming to high school sports, and suggested the proposal as a way to stay ahead of any new laws or lawsuits. But local athletic directors say the proposed rules didn’t work, and said there were just too many unanswered questions.  But both the

Milwaukee’s Public Market is the best in the country. USA Today put the market in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward atop its 10 Best public market list. Detroit’s Eastern Market, and Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market were ranked second and third. Voters nominated public markets from across the country, and USA Today said a panel of experts then put together the Top 10 list.

A new factory will bring jobs to about 200 people in Portage. The Wisconsin Battery Company started construction at a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. The company says the plant will start with 75 openings when the plant opens next year but will hire dozens more each quarter until it gets to full staffing capacity. WBC says it focuses on technologies that replace typical battery chemicals with more sustainable options.

The winner of Wisconsin’s first Best Burger contest will be chosen one week from today.  Eligible burgers for the Wisconsin Beef Council Title must be made with 100-percent beef and be on the menu year-round. Nominations were taken from the public through March 24, and the top eight were chosen as finalists. Six of them are in Southern Wisconsin, and the other two are in central and northern counties. A full list of contestants is available WITH AN EASY CLICK

Wisconsin is distributing 75-thousand dollars in youth firefighting training grants. The Madison Area, Fox Valley, and Northcentral Technical Colleges will get part of the money, along with the Kewaunee County Junior College. The Youth Volunteer Firefighter Training Program says it’s looking to boost recruitment by pairing students to local fire service opportunities. It says rural, volunteer stations are having an especially hard time with retaining firefighters.

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 10:15 PM, a Lake Hallie Police Officer observed a red Chevy S10 Pickup truck parked near the front of Aldi Grocery Store, 3064 Commercial Blvd, in the Village of Lake Hallie after store hours. A check of the registration showed the license plate expired in 2011 and had an expired registration associated with it. The officer activated her emergency lights and siren to stop the vehicle, at Highway 124 and Highway 53 but the

American families struggling with food insecurities, may not know a program created to help them has just updated its food offerings. Katie Gray Reports. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.