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 Chandler Halderson cannot skip-out on his sentencing hearing. A Dane County judge yesterday refused Halderson’s request to not be in the courtroom later today. He will be given a life sentence for killing, then butchering his parents last summer. Today’s hearing will be a chance for his other family members to speak. The only real question about Halderson’s fate is whether he will be eligible for parole.

Nearly 200 people at the Day Street mill in Green Bay are waiting to see what happens with their jobs. Georgia-Pacific yesterday announced it will close the mill completely by the fall of next year. Some pieces of the mill, however, will close sooner than that. Tissue manufacturing, for example, will end in May. Georgia-Pacific says the 190 workers at the Day Street mill will be allowed to apply for other jobs within the company. G-P says the Day Street

Older drivers in Wisconsin have until the end of the month to renew their drivers’ licenses. The DMV yesterday said drivers over 60 who saw their licenses expire in January or February must get a new one by March 31st. The DMV closed its offices during the coronavirus, and gave older drivers more time to renew because of the pandemic. Drivers up to 64-years-old can renew their driver’s licenses online.

It’s now legal for people in Wisconsin to see if their drugs contain fentanyl. Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed a new law that legalizes fentanyl testing strips. The strips allow drug users to see if their pills or powders contain fentanyl. The Wisconsin Medical Society says fentanyl overdoses spiked during the coronavirus outbreak. Doctors hope the new law can help reduce the number of accidental overdoses in the state.

Usually a ground-breaking involves shovels, but not at UW-Eau Claire’s new science building. School leaders yesterday took sledge hammers to a wall at Putnam Hall, which is going to be demolished, to make way for the new building. Plans are for a ten thousand-square foot facility that will allow students to work with doctors at the Mayo Clinic. The price tag for the new building is just over 250 million-dollars.

Over two-and-a-half million chickens are going to be put down to try and contain Wisconsin’s bird flu outbreak. The state’s Department of Agriculture says there are over two-point-seven million birds at the Jefferson County farm where the bird flu was detected. The state says it’s monitoring all other farms within six miles of the outbreak, to make sure the bird flu doesn’t spread. This is Wisconsin’s first bird flu outbreak since 2015.

Add Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes to the list of people who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus. Barnes said on Twitter yesterday that he tested positive, but says he doesn’t have any symptoms. Barnes says he is quarantining for five days, and has halted his public appearances. Barnes is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat this year. Barnes says he is vaccinated.

There are now under 300 people in the hospital with the coronavirus in Wisconsin. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said just 252 people are hospitalized with the virus, that includes just 53 in the ICU. Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers have steadily dropped since their omicron-related peak in January.

A Wisconsin dentist is facing up to ten years in prison after being convicted for intentionally breaking patients’ teeth.  Prosecutors say Scott Charmoli broke patients’ teeth using a drill after convincing them they needed a crown procedure.  He would then take an X-ray of the broken tooth to file claims with insurance companies.  He filed more than four-million dollars in claims with just one insurance company over a three year span.  The new owner of the dentistry where Charmoli worked

It’s high time the High Bridge is back! There will be Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 11 a.m., at the west entrance of the High Bridge, near First Street. The historic High Bridge, which serves as a scenic pedestrian trail crossing the Chippewa River, was initially closed to the public on June 21, 2021 after a tree limb damaged a railing during a storm. Over the following days, additional changes in the condition of the bridge were