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There is no word who has been reported as part of Wisconsin’s investigation into clergy sex abuse, nor is there any word on when the cases occurred.  Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday updated his investigation on its one year anniversary. Kaul said his tip line has gotten a thousand calls, and fielded just over 200 complaints. He says the tips have produced one criminal case. But Kaul is not saying just when the reports of abuse occurred. Catholic Church leaders in

Governor Evers’ climate change plan would mean huge changes for where Wisconsin gets its electricity. The governor yesterday released his Clean Energy Plan.  The proposal would boost investment in solar and wind projects, push more people toward electric cars, and aims to have the state carbon neutral by 2050. But accomplishing that may be difficult. Wisconsin gets just over 40 percent of its electricity from coal, and another 35 percent from natural gas. The governor’s report says just over four percent of the state’s

The mask requirements at Eau Claire’s airport and on city buses are no more. Managers at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport on Monday said they will allow flyers to come and go without masks. Managers at La Crosse’s airport said the same thing. Eau Claire’s city buses are also dropping their mask requirements. Eau Claire Transit Manager Thomas Wagener says masks are recommended, but not required.

There is a push to save the pool in Chippewa Falls. A local woman, Katie Crise, has started an online petition to save the Bernard Willi Pool. City leaders earlier this month announced plans to close the pool for good after this summer, saying it’d cost too much to repair or replace the pool. Crise says people need a place to go and relax during the summer. She says over 900 people have signed her petition so far. She plans

There’s an effort underway in Waukesha to build a new baseball field to honor the youngest victim of the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. Jackson Sparks’ family wants to renovate the field where he used to play, and call it the Sparks Complex. The project has a one-point-three million-dollar price tag, and the hope is to have the renovation complete by next summer.  City planners in Waukesha are waiting to approve the idea.

Facebook wants you to help celebrate Earth Day this Friday.  The social media platform recommends visiting its Climate Science Center, where climate news and everyday actions people can take to help the environment are showcased.  On Messenger, the company is releasing a custom sticker pack and 3D Avatar stickers. 

ABOVE PHOTO: Glendali Rodriguez, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs Cybersecurity has become an issue of personal, national and international concern, with internet attacks harming individuals, businesses, government institutions and drawing scrutiny in U.S. elections. Americans lost $6.9 billion in cyber crime in 2021, according to the FBI. Graduates from a new program at University of Wisconsin-Stout will be ready to help. A Bachelor of Science program in cybersecurity approved April 7 by the UW System Board of Regents will train

 The brother of a Boston Marathon bombing victim is planning to run the race again.  Henry Richard said that after crossing the finish line Monday.  He did it at almost the exact time two bombs went off in 2013, killing his eight-year-old brother and two others.  He said he did it for Martin and their entire family.  He was among nearly 30-thousand people who took part, representing every state and more than 120 countries. 

A Sun Prairie girl is named this year’s Dane County Fair “Fairest of the Fair”.  Hayden Paske won the competition this week and will officially be crowned at the Dane County Breakfast on the Farm in June.  She’ll serve as the Dane County Fair’s official ambassador and will make appearances at the fair, which runs from July 21st to the 24th.

We could have to wait until the fall to get some answers about the on-going investigation into Eau Claire County’s Department of Human Services. Sheriff Ron Cramer yesterday asked that search warrants in the case be sealed for another 180 days. Cramer has been investigating a million-dollar ‘error’ in DHS’ budget for nearly two years. Some of the search warrants in the case were supposed to be opened yesterday, but that’s now been pushed back to October. The sheriff says