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.”
Read MoreIt 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
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreWisconsin 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.
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreJust about everyone should have their lights back on after western Wisconsin’s stormy weekend. Xcel Energy crews say a couple of hundred people didn’t have power yesterday after storms swept across the area. Folks in the Hayward and Cable areas were hit the hardest. Across the state, other places were hit by a punch from Mother Nature as well. It was a tornado. The National Weather Service is confirming that a tornado touched-down late Saturday night southeast of Stoughton. There
Read MoreWisconsin’s two U.S. Senators want to end protections for gray wolves. Both Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin last week introduced a plan to delist the wolves. It comes after a federal judge in California issued new protections for wolves in Wisconsin and most of the rest of the country. That decision ended Wisconsin’s wolf hunt for the foreseeable future. Johnson and Baldwin’s proposal would allow hunters and trappers to once again manage the gray wolves that are growing in the northern
Read MoreYou could soon see dogs at more restaurants in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers on Friday signed a new law that allows the state to write new rules for more pet-friendly businesses. The law specifically states that businesses cannot ban dogs from places that sell pre-packaged food only. The new law is one of 15 that the governor signed last week.
Read MoreRepublican lawmakers in Wisconsin are looking to challenge the state’s new political map in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans filed their challenge to the map on Friday, just one day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided to go with a map drawn by Gov. Tony Evers. Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court say the map segregates voters by race, which is not allowed under the federal Voting Rights Act. Republicans at the Capitol are asking the state court to hold-off on implementing the
Read MoreWisconsin could have 400 people hospitalized with the coronavirus by the end of the day. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 443 people were hospitalized with the virus across the state, including 77 in the ICU. Wisconsin’s hospitalization numbers have plummeted since their peak in early January. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.
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