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The first checks for the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack are in the mail. The United for Waukesha Community Fund yesterday said it is going to send over six million-dollars to 560 people who were either hurt in the parade, or who saw the attack. The families of the six people who were killed in the parade will each get 200-thousand-dollars. The rest will be split among the 60 or so who were injured, as well as first

Wisconsin’s Attorney General is suing the maker of firefighting foam in the state for forever chemical pollution. Attorney General Josh Kaul filed the lawsuit yesterday that accuses Johnson Controls and its subsidiary Tyco Fire Controls of lying about pollution at its testing site in Marinette for years. Kaul says the chemicals in the foam have leached into the soil and groundwater. There are no official standards for PFAS chemicals, only advisories from both the state and federal government. Kaul wants

Wisconsin has crossed another threshold in its fight against the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said there are now fewer than 300 people hospitalized with the virus across the state. The Hospital Association says just 248 people are in the hospital, including just 53 in the ICU. You have to go back to the end of July of last year to find hospitalization numbers that low.

Milwaukee’s newspaper will now be printed in Illinois. The Journal Sentinel’s parent company, Gannett, yesterday said it is closing its West Milwaukee printing plant and instead will print all of its Wisconsin papers in Peoria, Illinois. In addition to the Journal Sentinel, the move affects the paper in Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Manitowoc, and several other smaller communities. Gannett managers say the printing switch should not impact the content of the paper, or what is delivered online.

It’s another first for Fiserv and the Deer District. Fiserv is hosting some of Friday’s NCAA Tournament games, including Wisconsin’s Friday night match-up. That means the Deer District will be open for fans. In fact, fans will get a jump on the action on Thursday when the Deer District will open so fans can watch Marquette’s game against North Carolina. Thursday is also the day for fans to watch practice. That will be open to the public. The Badgers begin their

Buying a butter burger in Madison will help feed someone in Ukraine. Three Madison Culver’s will donate their profits today to World Central Kitchen, which is helping to feed people impacted by the war in Ukraine. Culver’s owner-operator Susan Bulgrin says she wants to step-up and make sure people fleeing the war at least have the basics. The Culver’s on Todd Drive and Cottage Grove Road in Madison, and the Culver’s in McFarland are all participating.

One person’s hurt after a small plane crash in southern Wisconsin.  The Green County Sheriff’s Office says two people in a 1975 Cessna were practicing landing techniques at the Brodhead Airport in Decatur Sunday afternoon when they had mechanical issues, ran out of runway, and flipped.  The pilot wasn’t hurt while the passenger was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is suing two companies accused of PFAS discharge.  The lawsuit accuses Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco Fire Products LP of failing to tell the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources of a recent hazardous spill in Marinette County.  Kaul wants the companies to pay penalties, clean up the spill, and conduct an investigation.

On March 13, 2022, at approximately 11:23pm, a Lake Hallie Police Officer, was notified that Chippewa Falls Police Department (CFPD) was in an active pursuit of a green Honda Civic heading into the Village of Lake Hallie. A Lake Hallie Officer responded to assist and learned that CFPD had terminated the pursuit on CTY OO at 30th Ave. The Lake Hallie Officer observed the vehicle traveling eastbound on CTY OO from S Joles Pkwy at a high rate of speed

West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (WCWRPC) is administering two grant programsfor Eau Claire County. The programs were established using a portion of the funding provided to Eau Claire County under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); the County has allocated a total of $2,000,000 for these grant programs. Eau Claire County ARPA Recovery Assistance Grant Program Component #1 will provide $5,000 grants to eligible businesses and nonprofits in the County to assist with recovering from the economic impacts from