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 As Wisconsin’s primary consumer protection agency, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) receives tens of thousands of requests for assistance and resources each year. In 2022, DATCP worked to resolve more than 11,000 consumer complaints, successfully reached settlements in several investigations, and returned millions of dollars to Wisconsin consumers. “DATCP’s Consumer Protection team is an essential resource for both consumers and businesses in our state,” said DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski. “I am proud of the hardworking team

The following was released from Sheriff Hakes after an inspection of their facility: On December 14 th 2023 in accordance with Wisconsin State Statute 301.37(3) the inspection consisted of a tour of the facility to asses the safety, sanitation, adequacy, and fitness of the facility; dialogue with the staff and inmates; and review of facility records and documentation. There were no violations noted during this year’s inspection. The inspector (Brad Hoover) went onto say, “My observations during the inspection revealed

A Wisconsin man’s second trial for killing his wife has ended the same as his first, with a guilty verdict.  It took a jury six hours to convict Mark Jensen yesterday of the 1998 crime.  Investigators say he poisoned his wife with antifreeze, then smothered her in their Pleasant Prairie home.  Jensen claims she took her own life.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered a new trial after dismissing some evidence from the first case.  Jensen will be sentenced to life in prison, but a

Chippewa Falls is looking to make more parts of town off-limits for sex offenders. The city attorney is working on an update to Chippewa Falls’ sex offender ordinance that would keep sex offenders from living near daycares and schools. The update may also require sex offenders to tell their neighbors.

There are new vaccine rules for Wisconsin schools and daycares. The state’s Department of Health Services announced the requirements yesterday.  Starting this month, students must get a meningitis vaccine in the seventh grade, and get a booster by their senior year of high school.  DHS is also moving the whooping cough vaccine from sixth grade to age 11.  As for daycare centers, they can no longer take a parents’ word about chicken pox cases and will need proof from a doctor or

Are you feeling a little “ewww” after checking out a book? Some folks are sick after visiting the library in Eau Claire. The library yesterday said it’s gotten a number of reports of people coming down with a stomach bug after a visit to the library. The library is not saying just what the stomach bug is, but the description sounds a lot like the norovirus. Library managers are stepping up cleaning and sanitation as they continue to investigate the

One of the conservative justices running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court says he’s not going to offer his support if he loses the primary.  Former Justice Dan Kelly said during a candidate forum this week that he can’t endorse Judge Jennifer Dorow because he’s not sure she’s truly conservative.  Kelly said he was ‘burned’ by his endorsement of Justice Brian Hagedorn two years ago, and doesn’t want to be tricked again.  Kelly and Dorow are running for the Supreme Court this spring. 

The president of the UW System addresses the results of a new free speech survey. President Jay Rothman yesterday said the survey, which was released yesterday, ‘provides a foundation’ for the university to ‘evaluate critically’ speech on campus. The survey says more than half of students said they don’t feel comfortable sharing their opinions on controversial topics, even if they want to. It also says about a third of students said the university should dis-invite speakers if some students find

We’re going to learn more about the 2022 election in Wisconsin today. The Wisconsin Elections Commission is set to meet this morning. Commissioners are expected to talk about the Voting Equipment Audit and the Election Accessibility Audit. WEC has already said there were far fewer complaints about last November’s election than the 2020 election. The Elections Commission is also expected to talk about a redesign for the state’s absentee ballot envelopes.

A lot more people are going to buy Powerball tickets between now and Saturday night. Lottery officials say no one won last night’s drawing, so the jackpot for Saturday will be at least 700 million-dollars. The lump-sum cash option on that is 375 million. No one has won the Powerball jackpot since before Thanksgiving.