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The City of Madison is asking residents to vote for their favorite snow plow names.   More than twelve-hundred names have been suggested.  Those names have been narrowed down to the top 15 per snowplow.  Voting opens today on the website AND YOU CAN SEE THE PLOWS AND ENTER THE CONTEST WITH A CLICK HERE.

Dunn County officials announced on Monday, Jan. 23, that a planned reconstruction of a substantial portion of Highway B east of Menomonie that was planned for 2023 will have to be delayed until 2024. “Highway B is our most heavily traveled county road in Dunn County and is utilized by a large number of businesses.” -Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner “This unfortunate delay in this major road project is due to circumstances beyond our control,” said Dustin Binder, county highway

President Biden has ordered flags to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on January 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, California. Flags should remain lowered until sunset, Thursday, January 26, 2023.

The latest march for abortion access at the Wisconsin Capitol came with a lot of talk about the past, and more talk about the future. The latest Women’s March in Madison brought hundreds of people to the statehouse yesterday. They were there for what would have been the 50th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. A lot of people in the crowd talked about this spring’s election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. They hope that electing a liberal justice will end Wisconsin’s near-total ban on

A home invasion and stolen car report in western Wisconsin ended with the suspect being shot dead. The sheriff in Dunn County says a man broke into an apartment in Menomonie, fired a gun, and stole a car. A few hours later officers spotted that car and pulled it over. That’s when the sheriff says authorities shot and killed the suspect. A Dunn County deputy along with an unspecified number of officers from the Menomonie Police Department have been placed on leave

One of the FBI’s most wanted suspects died in his Milwaukee jail cell over the weekend. No one is saying how Octaviano Juarez-Corro died. Guards found him dead yesterday morning. Juarez-Corro spent years on the run for the execution-style shooting of his estranged wife and four others in Milwaukee’s South Shore Park back in 2006. He was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list in 2021, and caught in Mexico a year later. He was being held in Milwaukee ahead

 It’s a reminder that this winter’s ice isn’t as strong as in years past. The sheriff in Goodhue County, Minnesota says six trucks fell through the ice on their side of Lake Pepin over the weekend. The trucks were parked on the ice because there weren’t any parking spots on the beach. No one was hurt, and deputies say they towed all six trucks out of the water. This winter has been warmer than last, and DNR managers say fishermen

The Wisconsin Senate is ready to vote on the governor’s appointees. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu last week said he is sending over 200 appointees to state against, boards, and commissions to the Senate for up-or-down votes. The nominees will first have a hearing in front of a statehouse committee. The Senate didn’t approve any of the governor’s major nominees during his first term. Le Mahieu was quick to say that just because they are getting a vote, that doesn’t mean the

Wisconsin’s governor is going to lay-out his plan for the state. Governor Tony Evers will deliver his State of the State speech tomorrow night. There’s no official preview, but the governor will likely talk about finding more money for local schools and local governments in Wisconsin. Much like his inauguration speech, he’s also expected to talk about restoring abortion access in Wisconsin. Republican leaders at the Capitol are also set to deliver a response tomorrow night. The governor will speak at 7

Get ready to hear a lot more about Wisconsin’s race for the supreme court. Liberal justice Janet Protasiewicz on Friday announced a 700 thousand-dollar ad buy in the race. Protasiewicz is one of two liberals running for the high court, and she has raised the most money out of any candidate. She is facing fellow liberal Everett Mitchell, as well as conservatives Dan Kelly and Jenifer Dorow in the February primary. The top two vote-getters will move on to the April