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Governor Tony Evers says modern changes to Wisconsin’s 1849  abortion law makes it unenforceable. The governor and Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday filed a lawsuit in Madison that asks a judge to block Wisconsin’s near-total ban on abortions from taking effect. Wisconsin is one of about two dozen states where abortion became illegal with the end of Roe. The governor says changes made under former Governor Walker cancel-out the original law. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said the state’s abortion law can, and

The DNR is looking into a spike in dead fish in the Fox River and Green Bay. Researchers don’t have any answers yet, but say they’ve gotten a number of reports of dead fish washing-up along the shores. The first dead fish started washing-up about two weeks ago. DNR scientists say there’s nothing that stands-out from their tests just yet. They are hoping to collect more samples.

A Barron County woman who tried to trade her child for drugs and money will spend one month in jail for her crime. A judge in Barron yesterday Amanda Eyman from Cameron 30 days in jail and probation after that. Investigators say she met a man online and offered her young child to him. She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of neglect back in April. The man who Eyman offered her child to, Paul Osterman, is facing both local

Linda the owl is back home at the zoo in Baraboo. Zookeepers at the Ochsner Park Zoo yesterday said they captured Linda and have returned her to captivity. Linda was one of two owls, and four animals that were released from their cages during a break-in at the zoo earlier this month. Police say a 34-year-old Indiana man is the suspect in the case. Zookeepers originally said freedom could be deadly for Lina because she doesn’t know how to feed

There is a search for three young men who robbed a graduation party in Wauwatosa over the weekend. It happened Saturday in Wauwatosa’s Olde Hillcrest neighborhood. Police say three men rolled-up in a stolen car, walked into the backyard party, pulled out guns, and stole wallets and phones. There is some security camera footage of the robbery, but it’s from across the street and grainy. Tosa Police say they are looking for the three suspects.

It’s looking more and more likely that the city of Eau Claire will ask for a tax increase this fall. The city council last night said it wants to move forward with a referendum on the November ballot. No one is yet saying how much the city will ask for, or just what the tax hike would pay for. The city’s move comes as Eau Claire Schools are considering their own tax increase question this fall. Polls show there’s enough

There is a real worry about power shortages in Wisconsin this summer. The state’s largest business group, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, yesterday held a meeting with a member of the state’s Public Service Commission to highlight the growing demand for power, and the shrinking supply. Commissioner Ellen Nowak says she’s not hitting the panic button, but says the worry about blackouts should be a wake-up call. The operators of the Midwest’s power grid have been warning for weeks that fossil fuel power plants are

It’s back to court for Wisconsin’s special election investigator. The liberal group American Oversight yesterday filed a new lawsuit against Michael Gableman, asking the court to stop him from deleting or tossing away any records connected to his investigation. Gableman admitted last week that he doesn’t keep ‘every scrap of paper’ connected to his investigation into the 2020 election in the state. A Dane County judge has repeatedly told him that he must. American Oversight wants the judge to issue a

The Boys and Girls Club of Chippewa Falls has an extra 100 thousand dollars for its expansion. The Royal Credit Union Foundation gave the Boys and Girls Club the donation yesterday. Mollie Hogan with the Boys and Girls Club says the money will help them utilize the new center that they just moved into last year.

Talk radio legend Howard Stern is teasing a presidential run on his Sirius-XM radio show Monday.  Trey Thomas reports.