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Wisconsin transportation officials have filed a plan with the federal government for funding to build charging stations for electric vehicles across the state.  Officials say the program would cost 78-million dollars and funding would come from the federal infrastructure act.  Under Wisconsin’s plan,. charging stations would be located every 50 miles and no more than a mile off the exits of major fuel corridors in the state.   

A federal program that provides an academic, financial and individual support system for 28 students each year has been renewed at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Funding for the McNair Scholars Program has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Education for another five years beginning Oct. 1, 2023, for $261,888 annually, totaling $1.31 million. One year remains on the current grant cycle. UW-Stout’s McNair program, which began in 2009, has supported about 150 first-generation, limited income and underrepresented college students. It provides dedicated advisers

The Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) announced Sun Country Airlines’ service to and from EAU is now on sale. Sun Country Airlines will begin service to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) December 1, 2022, and to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Ft. Myers, FL starting December 19, 2022. “We are pleased that Sun Country will be expanding their offerings from their original proposal…” Travelers interested in making reservations can visit www.suncountry.com or call SunCountry reservations at 651-905-2737. “Travelers in

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is asking for your help to find a dog that bit a woman on, Friday, August 5th, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. The bite occurred at the Otter Creek Dog Park in Eau Claire, WI.The person with the dog was described as a white male with short black or dark brown hair, around 5’ 7”, and in his 60’s. He was described to be wearing a blue shirt and blue shorts. The dog was described

There’s no pause in the political ads in Wisconsin. Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels yesterday launched a new ad calling Governor Tony Evers and President Joe Biden ‘two peas in a pod.’ The content of the ad is nothing new, but the ad itself is a sign of how strong Michels campaign against Evers will be this November. Michels spent 12 million-dollars of his own money on the primary, and is expected to spend millions more for the November election.

One of Madison’s lawmakers wants a full investigation into the Gableman investigation. Democratic state Senator Melissa Agard yesterday asked for a full audit of the investigation into the 2020 election. Agard says she wants a full accounting of the million-dollars that have been spent in the Gableman investigation so far. She says the probe into the last presidential election has been one of the most blatant misappropriations of tax dollars in the state’s history.

There are new “buns” in an old building. The city yesterday celebrated the opening of The Oscar Apartments on the site of the old factory on the city’s north side. There are 110 new apartments, with half of them being held for people over 55.

The man accused of running down three Girl Scouts in Chippewa County is taking his case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Colten Treu filed an appeal with the high court this week. It comes after an appeals court shot down his request for a new trial. Treu says his lawyers didn’t fully explain his guilty plea. Treu pleaded guilty to killing the girls and one of their moms’ back in 2018. Police say he was high while driving down the road.

We could finally get a price tag for Eau Claire’s school referendum. The city’s school board is expected to set that number at its meeting on Monday. School leaders are planning to ask voters for money to repair or expand Putnam Heights Elementary, North High School, Memorial High School and South Middle School. The district’s Director of Business Services says Eau Claire Schools can’t wait any longer to raise taxes and make the improvements.

The new steps at the Devil’s Punchbowl in Menomonie are the latest sign that things are back to normal. The park reopened this week. The new steps are designed to help people get in and out of the area without having to trample the local plants, or risk the rocky terrain. Park managers say they expect a lot of visitors for the rest of the summer, and are asking people to skip the park if the parking lot is full.