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Wisconsin’s state treasurer is the latest to look to pull the plug on any Russian investments. Treasurer Sarah Godlewski yesterday asked the State of Wisconsin Investment Board to see what investments the state has in any Russian companies or funds, and make a plan to dump them. Godlewski says Wisconsin should not be in business with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Several other states and private companies have already called for the same kind of thing.

Milwaukee County’s D.A.’s office isn’t saying there’s no evidence of voter fraud from the 2020 election, instead prosecutors are saying there is no evidence that several voters in nursing homes were sent ballots without requesting one.  Prosecutors yesterday said they will not be filing charges against state Elections Commissioners Ann Jacobs and Mark Thomsen.  The D.A.’s office said in a statement that “there has been no evidence submitted that any of the individuals who received ballots did not request them.”

A man accused of killing another man and burning his body near University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is pleading not guilty.  Pedro Santiago-Marquez pleaded not guilty this morning to first-degree intentional homicide and being involved in mutilating a corpse.  He demanded a speedy trial and had his trial set for April 18th.  Santiago-Marquez is accused of killing Jason Mendez-Ramos over a drug debt back in September.  Two other men are also facing charges in connection with the crime.

Two men are recovering after a drive-by shooting in west Madison.  Police say the men were shot outside a business near Odana Road and Grand Canyon Drive early Sunday morning.  The victims were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  So far no arrests have been made.

Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that his office has obtained a civil judgment against Wisconsin Veneer and Plywood, Inc. (Wisconsin Veneer) requiring it to pay a $75,000 monetary penalty for alleged violations of the State’s air pollution control laws that occurred at Wisconsin Veneer’s Shawano County manufacturing facility. According to the Complaint, the facility uses a wood fired boiler that combusts scrap veneer, sawdust, wood chips, and wood bark. Uncontrolled emissions from the boiler are vented to the atmosphere

Chippewa Valley Technical College is offering an open house in March where more than 115 programs will be represented – making it easier than ever to seek out a career that’s right for you. “The Spring Open House is a great way to explore programs at CVTC,” said Luke Hurlburt, CVTC college specialist. “All of our college programs will be represented, and people can learn about those from our instructors. This is a way for people to find their future.”

It was a domestic violence situation that escalated. That’s how Milwaukee Police are describing a Saturday night officer-involved shooting. It happened about 11:30 p.m. near 19th and Hampton. Police say they got a call about a domestic disturbance and arrived to find a man armed with a gun. At some point, an officer fired at the man and wounded him. MPD says the shooting is under investigation. The suspect is recovering. Prosecutors have not said when or if formal charges

An over 150-year-old tavern in Middleton is damaged by a fire.  Club Tavern Restaurant and Bar on Branch Street caught fire around midnight Saturday, with flames damaging interior walls and the ceiling.  No one was hurt in the fire and there’s currently no damage estimate.  The cause hasn’t been determined.

Wisconsin has some of the highest overall taxes in the country.  WalletHub says the average Wisconsin resident pays over 83-hundred dollars in taxes a year, seventh-highest in the U.S.  WalletHub also says state taxes are over 22 percent higher in Wisconsin than federal taxes.  The state with the lowest overall taxes is Alaska and the state with the highest is Illinois.

There could be another big-check coming to folks in Menomonie. Governor Evers is set to be in the area later today. No one is saying just what the governor will be speaking about, but he is crisscrossing the state to hand out money from Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus haul. As of now, it looks like the governor will be at Menomonie City Hall at 12:30-p.m.