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One of Wisconsin’s largest dairy groups wants to change how farmers are paid for milk in this country. The Edge Dairy Cooperative yesterday unveiled its plan to help dairy farmers in Wisconsin exist under the government’s milk-pricing system. The biggest proposed change would be more transparent pricing and timely payments. Edge wants farmers to know not only how much they are being paid, but how milk processors decided on that price. The group also wants to end exclusive contracts and volume limits, and

Republican voters got a look at three of the four candidates running for governor in Wisconsin at the first debate last night in Green Bay. Frontrunner Tim Michels skipped the debate, and his opponents made sure to make it an issue. Republicans Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson, and Tim Ramthun all criticized Michels for not showing-up. They all also criticized Michels’ out of state homes, and whether he is committed to the state. As for the issues, all three agreed on election integrity,

One Wisconsin Congressman wants Congress to stop the Biden Administration from using school lunch money to push schools to accept new transgender policies. Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman yesterday filed what he’s calling the Stop WOKE Meals Act. It’s a plan that would have Congress stop the Department of Agriculture from withholding school lunch money from schools that keep distinctions between biological boys and biological girls. Grothman says no one would have dreamed that money for school meals would be used as leverage

 La Crosse County says it’s changing its mowing strategy to help the butterflies. The county yesterday said it won’t mow the grass along county highways until October. That’s when the county says monarch butterfly season ends. The plan is part of an effort by the state’s Department of Transportation to increase monarch butterfly habitats.

Across the country, many animal shelters are past their max capacity as they wait to place animals in forever homes. For example, Miami-Dade County Animal Services’ Doral shelter is nearly full with more than 500 pets ready and waiting to be adopted.  In the last month alone, it has taken in more than 12-hundred Animals. Locally, our shelters are looking for families to foster, connect, and keep precious pets. Click here if you think you might be able to add a new member to your

The RCU Foundation announced that local charities will receive $27,500 following the 2022 Rock the Riverfront featuring the Charity Classic. This year’s event benefited three Veteran-focused charities that work with Veterans and their families to provide needed items and support services throughout a Veteran’s life after active service. Rock the Riverfront featuring the Charity Classic includes a 10K and 2 mile walk/run, and two youth races. Due to the weather, the in-person Rock the Riverfront events on Saturday, June 25

The man accused of shooting and killing a coworker at a manufacturing company in Janesville will go to trial.  Kevin Todd appeared in court this morning where he pleaded not guilty and was bound over for trial.  Todd’s accused of shooting and killing one of his coworkers at Precision Drawn Metals back in April.  He’s charged with first-degree intentional homicide.

Milwaukee is named one of the top places in the U.S. to celebrate Fourth of July.  WalletHub says Milwaukee is the 15th-best city for Fourth of July celebrations.  WalletHub says Milwaukee has the tenth-best celebrations and the 19th-best attractions and activities.  Madison also makes the list at 72nd overall.  WalletHub says the top city for Fourth of July is San Francisco.

Milwaukee’s tally from its latest violent weekend is five dead. Milwaukee Police say three people were killed Friday, including a double homicide on the city’s west side. There was also a deadly shooting on Saturday, and another one yesterday. Milwaukee Police are also looking into an overnight shooting that left one person wounded.

Wisconsin is among the states that continue to react after the Supreme Court decision heading into the weekend. Madison may have had Wisconsin’s largest abortion protests. Thousands of people turned out Friday, then hundreds more turned out Saturday to speak about the end of Roe v. Wade. Wisconsin is one of about two dozen states where the end of Roe means the end of abortion. Madison’s protesters want someone to do something to change the state’s laws and make abortion legal again. “It’s