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The November election is all but over. The Wisconsin Elections Commission yesterday said all 72 counties have completed their vote canvasses. That means the local votes have been counted and sent to the state. The Commission says statewide candidates have until Friday to ask for a recount. After the recount window closes, the Elections Commission has until December 1st to certify the election results. When it comes to the close races in our state, the Republican in the race, Amy Loundenbeck, yesterday

Waukesha’s moment of silence to remember the victims of last year’s Christmas Parade had everything you’d expect, a huge crowd, tears, and a push to continue to move forward. Hundreds of people crowded into Cutler Park yesterday afternoon to mark the one-year anniversary of the Christmas Parade massacre that left six people dead and more than 60 others injured. Local leaders spoke, including Governor Evers and Waukesha’s mayor. Mayor Shawn Reilly told the crowd Waukesha showed how strong it is 

There’s a change coming to the top of Kwik Trip. CEO and President Donald Zietlow yesterday said he will retire at the end of the year. He’s been the boss at Kwik Trip for the past 22 years, but has been with the company for over 50 years. Zietlow has been credited with Kwik Trip’s growth and with helping the company become a staple across Wisconsin. His son, Scott, will take over as CEO next year.

City leaders in Eau Claire are ready to approve the city’s new budget, even though no one is certain just what it will cost taxpayers. The city council is scheduled to vote on the new, 50 million-dollars city budget today. Last week, city officials said they were still working out how much the new budget will cost property tax payers. Voters in Eau Claire okayed a one-and-a-half million-dollar tax increase earlier this month. That new money is earmarked to hire

Wisconsin lawmakers are going to have to decide what to do with another record surplus. The Department of Administrator yesterday said the state’s budget surplus is expected to hit six-point-six billion-dollars next summer. The Republicans who will write the state’s next budget says the extra money will give them ‘flexibility,’ and could help pay for tax cuts. Governor Evers’ administration is looking to spend some of the money. State agencies have asked for an extra three-and-a-half billion-dollars in new spending next

Wisconsin’s attorney general says a new abortion law in the state would scuttle his lawsuit over the state’s near-total ban on abortions, but it wouldn’t end all legal challenges. Attorney General Josh Kaul sued over Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law back in July. Yesterday he said if lawmakers approve a new law next spring, that new law would end his legal challenge immediately. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’s open to a new law that allows for abortions in cases of

Arrests are made in connection with a deer theft in Columbia County.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a buck was stolen from a property near Portage and Wisconsin Dells Saturday.  The DNR says it used tips from Facebook to track down the deer.  The suspects’ charges haven’t been announced and they haven’t been identified.

Wisconsin gas prices are down big time to start Thanksgiving week.  Triple-A says the statewide average is three dollars and 36 cents a gallon, down over 30 cents from this time last week.  In Madison the average is three-44 a gallon, down 22 cents from last week.

Approximately 20% of the U.S. population suffers from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM). GERD results in chronic heartburn, gagging and backflow of fluid from the stomach into the esophagus. Other symptoms may include: Alex Boettcher, nurse manager of post-operative care at HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals says there’s no known single cause of the disease, but the reflux happens when the muscle barrier between the esophagus and the stomach malfunctions or

It is the desire of Hope Gospel Mission for everyone to enjoy a special meal on Thanksgiving Day! We will offer the meal as a curb side pick-up/ drive-through as well as a dine in option. For those that wish to dine in, there will be a short program at 11:30am with the meal to follow. No reservations needed. The traditional meal is free to everyone and will include turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, cranberries, dinner rolls and