Home

Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #167 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Fri., June. 3, 2022, in honor of former Wisconsin State Rep. Sheryl K. Albers-Anders, who passed away on May 28, 2022, at the age of 67.  “Representative Albers-Anders demonstrated a deep commitment to service in all aspects of her life, whether it was to her family while working to support her family’s farm or to her

The Ulrich Trust has committed to an additional donation of nearly $300,000 for outdoor rest rooms, a dedicated concessions stand and an officials’ room for the outdoor sports facilities at Memorial High School. Construction begins Monday, June 6 with a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 am at Memorial. Speakers include Superintendent Mike Johnson, Memorial Principal Dave Oldenberg, Memorial Athletic Director Kevin Thompson with Memorial athletes and Ulrich Trustee Webster Hart. The Trust supported track and field renovations at Memorial in 2019-2020

Three people in Wisconsin have life-threatening injuries after their hot air balloon gets hit by a train.  Authorities say the balloon collided with a freight train last night in downtown Burlington, about 30 miles southwest of Milwaukee.  Three adults were critically injured, and two of them were flown to Milwaukee area hospitals.  No one is sure what caused the balloon to go down near the tracks.  Police say the crash is under investigation.

 It’s drunk driving charges for the woman who police say drove across the footbridge at Phoenix Park. Prosecutors filed OWI charges yesterday against 28-year-old Amanda Larscheid. They say she’s the one who was caught on video early Tuesday morning driving across the bridge. Eau Claire Police said on Facebook this week ‘Can’t believe we have to say this, but please do not drive on the Phoenix Park footbridge.’

There could be a vote coming on a new alert in Wisconsin. Chippewa Valley state Rep. Jesse James this week filed a draft of legislation to create a Lily Alert in the state. A Lily Alert would cover local cases of missing children where there’s not enough for a statewide AMBER Alert. It’s named after Lily Peters, the 10-year-old Chippewa Falls girl who was murdered back in April. Her dad knew she was missing, but police said there wasn’t enough for

The black-and-whites in Chippewa Falls are now mostly green. Chippewa Falls Police yesterday said they bought two more hybrid police cars. That brings Chippewa Falls’ green fleet total to four out of five squad cars. Chief Matt Kelm says going hybrid will save the city money and fuel. The old squad cars got about nine-miles-to-the-gallon, the new hybrids get 19.

Former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah has been cleared, again, in a deadly 2016 officer-involved shooting. Two special prosecutors yesterday said they will not bring charges against Mensah for the shooting death of Jay Anderson Jr. in a Tosa park back in 2016. Anderson’s family said there are unanswered questions about the shooting, and a Milwaukee County judge said there was probable cause to look into charges. Investigators say Mensah shot and killed Anderson after Anderson lunged for a gun

The coronavirus doesn’t count as a ‘business interruption.’ The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday that 17 businesses in the state cannot collect insurance payouts because of their coronavirus-related losses. The ruling reversed a decision from a Milwaukee County judge. The businesses said the virus forced them to close and cost them customers and profits. Their insurance company, Society Insurance, said their policies didn’t cover coronavirus losses. The court said ‘business interruption’ usually means something like a fire that destroys a business,

There’s a merger in the works between two of Wisconsin’s largest hospitals. Bellin Health and Gundersen Health yesterday said they are deep into discussions of a planned merger, and hope to have the details worked-out in the next few weeks. There is no word what the merger may mean for patients, the group’s hospitals, or employees. Bellin and Gundersen have facilities across the state. The two companies say they are waiting on the required regulatory review before finalizing the merger.

There is a new pride flag flying about the Wisconsin Capitol. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said the Progress Pride Flag will fly above the statehouse all month long. Wisconsin has flown the traditional, rainbow pride flag each year of Evers’ time in office, but the progress pride flag now includes a design for other members of the LGBTQ+ community. June is Pride Month.