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Wisconsin’s election managers are sharing Elections 101 lessons with local high schools that include a lesson on lowering the voting age. The state’s Elections Commission unveiled four new videos, and four lesson plans for high school teachers yesterday. Three of the videos and lessons are basic, covering voter ID, working at the polls, and who gets to vote in Wisconsin. The fourth talks about lowering the voting age. The Commission’s lesson plan says teachers should build a ‘Socratic Seminar’ on the

The DNR says there’s no reason to fear reports of a wolf in Eau Claire County. The state says it got a ‘credible report’ of a large wolf last week. The DNR’s Randy Johnson said it’s not surprising because this is the time of year when wolf sightings peak. He says younger wolves are heading out on their own. He says you’ll want to be a bit more careful with your pets, but he said there’s nothing to fear. Wisconsin is home

 Wisconsin’s Assembly Speaker is fighting a subpoena from the January 6th Committee.  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday challenged the subpoena in court.  The Democratic-led committee sent Vos the subpoena last week.  The Committee wants him to testify about his conversations with President Trump regarding Wisconsin’s 2020 election results.  Vos said yesterday that all of his conversations with the former president came after January 6th, and he was clear that Wisconsin could not overturn the 2020 election results.  The January 6th Committee is set

 The Pentagon continues to send more work to Oshkosh.  Oshkosh Defense yesterday announced it has landed a 263 million-dollar contract to produce trailers for the Army.  They are officially called the Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System.  Oshkosh Defense already makes the trucks that haul the trailers.  The contract lasts for five years.  It’s not clear if the work will be done in Wisconsin or at another plant.

On September 23, 2022 at 10:34pm, the Sawyer County Dispatch Center received a 911 call of a person and a vehicle on fire on River Road in the Town of Hunter. Sawyer County deputies assisted by Sawyer County EMS and the Round Lake Fire Department responded to the scene. Upon arrival, deputies observed a vehicle in the roadway totally engulfed in flames. Lying in the roadway next to the vehicle, was the motionless body of a subject that was also

In October, people all over the world celebrate the feast day (Oct. 4) of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis is known as the patron saint of animals, and his life of love and service is followed by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, the founding institute of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS). In honor of the Feast of St. Francis, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital will host “Blessing of the Animals” events – free and

It was another deadly weekend in Milwaukee. The county medical examiner is investigating six homicides that happened between Friday night and last night. At least four of the deaths were shootings. Milwaukee Police say there’s no evidence that the shootings are connected. There’s no word about suspects, motives, or arrests in most of the cases.

The debate over debates is on-going in the race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin.  Democratic candidate Mandela Barnes on Friday agreed to two debates, and challenged Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson to a third.  Barnes says he is committing to the Wisconsin Broadcast Association’s debate next Friday night, and a debate hosted by Milwaukee TV station WTMJ the next Thursday.  Barnes also wants Johnson to appear at a forum hosted by the Main Street Alliance and the Wisconsin Farmers Union, which is scheduled toward the

Brett Favre’s involvement in a Mississippi welfare scandal has cost him his radio gig, for the time being.  Milwaukee’s ESPN Radio affiliate has paused Favre’s Monday morning appearances.  The decision comes as information continues to come out that shows Favre was more involved in the scheme than first reported.  Text messages show he knew the money he was paid for speeches was actually meant for low-income families. Favre will not be on the radio this morning.

For the second year in a row nearly three-quarters of kids in Eau Claire schools say they feel welcome.  The city’s school district released the results from its latest survey of students and parents.  The numbers show 76-percent of kids say they feel like they belong, while just 14-percent say they don’t.  That’s a slight drop from last year, but that’s because more kids said they didn’t know this year.  Eau Claire School Board President Tim Nordin said he’s concerned