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The next green energy project in Eau Claire looks to be headed for the roof of one of the city’s fire stations. The city’s capital plan calls for a new solar array for the roof at Fire Station Number Five. There’s already a solar panel at Fire Station Number Eight, out by the city’s airport. City planner Ned Noel said both projects will help Eau Claire meet its goal to be carbon neutral by 2050 and the city’s 100 percent

Who doesn’t want to spend a few beautiful summer days along the Milwaukee lakefront? Republican National Committee boss Ronna McDaniel said that’s why Milwaukee was the obvious choice for the 2024 Republican Convention. The RNC voted to pick Milwaukee on Friday. Afterwards, McDaniel said Milwaukee hit it on every single level.’ We’re still waiting to see just when the RNC will come to town in two years.

There will soon be more places to charge electric cars and trucks in western Wisconsin. Xcel Energy last week said it is looking at a new strategy for electric vehicles. The plan is to add charging stations at gas stations, shopping centers, apartment complexes, and transit hubs. Xcel says they want to charge  cars, trucks, and even city buses. There is no word when the charging stations will be built, or in which communities. Xcel says it is looking at communities

Eau Claire is looking to borrow two million-dollars to get the library expansion over the hump. The city council will vote tomorrow on whether to ask for a two million-dollar loan from the state to bridge the gap between the end of construction on the library, and the time when donations start to roll-in again. About seven million-dollars of the library’s 18 million-dollar price tag is being paid for with private donations, but not all of that money has been

Hunters could be coming to the Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville. The city council will consider a plan at tonight’s meeting whether to allow bow hunters to cull some of the deer that are thriving in the gardens. City leaders say there are just too many deer in the park, But there are, as expected, some people in Janesville who don’t want the deer hunted out of the park. The plan is up for its first reading tonight.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations are once again up over 500 people. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 533 people are in the hospital with the virus, including 79 in the ICU. The 533 number is up over 50 people since last Monday. Wisconsin is seeing the same kind of hospitalization numbers is saw back in the spring. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

As expected, Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators split their votes on the Democrat’s spending package. Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin voted for the 740 billion-dollar package, saying it will raise taxes on corporations and move this country closer toward the Democrats’ clean energy goals. Republican Senator Ron Johnson says the spending package will only make inflation in this country worse, and says it will unleash the IRS on millions of Americans who are not millionaires or billionaires. The plan passed with only Democratic votes.

There’s a lot going on today and not just the kick off of a new work or school week.  It’s National Happiness Happens Day.  It’s also National CBD Day for those who choose to use the natural hemp product.  And when the sun goes down, you can observe Global Sleep Under The Stars Night. 

Dane County is investigating allegations of impropriety at the Henry Vilas Zoo.  Retired judge Valerie Bailey Rihn was placed in charge of the probe into the zoo’s management staff and practices this past Thursday.  The county wants to find out whether there is evidence to back up allegations of racism, union activity retaliation, unequal discipline, animal neglect and employee general discontent due to a hostile workplace.  Investigator Bailey Rihn’s initial findings are expected to be released in report form on

The 31st annual Mustard Festival is in the history books.  The event was held in Middleton yesterday at the National Mustard Museum.   The museum’s curator Barry Levenson says the festival celebrates mustard’s contribution to the culinary arts.  Levenson says the museum has the largest collection in the world of mustards – 65-hundred mustards to be exact.  Those interested can learn more online with a AN EASY CLICK HERE.