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A lot more people died of drug overdoses in Wisconsin last year. New numbers from the CDC show that 17 hundred people died from an overdose in the state in 2021. That’s a 14 percent increase from the year before. Doctors say fentanyl is to blame for the spike in deaths.

One Republican lawmaker is looking for the next step after Governor Evers vetoed a plan that would have allowed nurses in the state to do more. State Senator Patrick Testin will hold a news conference with Wisconsin’s Nurses Association today. They are looking for a way forward after the governor turned down a proposed law that would have allowed advanced practice nurses to work in hospitals and clinics with less supervision. Testin has said the plan would have allowed for

The investigation into the 2020 election here in Wisconsin is on-hold until there are some rulings from a couple of judges. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said he is pausing former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation until a series of lawsuits surrounding the case are settled. Vos says there’s no need to continue investigating what they already know. Gableman is waiting for rulings on his subpoena powers and whether he can compel the mayors of Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and

Wisconsin’s two U.S. Senators voted exactly how you thought they would on the abortion plan on Capitol Hill. Republican Senator Ron Johnson yesterday voted against the proposal, while Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin voted for the plan. The proposed law would have created a national abortion law that would have allowed for abortions almost without limit. Johnson said the plan would have ‘eviscerated’ state-based pro-life laws, and gone far beyond what Roe v. Wade allowed.

 Public health managers in Wisconsin are on-board with the proposal to ban menthol cigarettes. A coalition of doctors and public health groups yesterday said the FDA’s proposed rules that would ban menthol cigarettes and cigars will help stop some people from smoking, and will help the African American community. Dr. Geoffrey Swain, the President of the Wisconsin Public Health Association, says tobacco companies have marketed menthol cigarettes to young people for far too long. The proposed ban must work its way through the process

Madison’s mayor doesn’t want to miss-out on the millions of dollars coming from Washington, D.C. for more trains. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway yesterday said the city is moving ahead with a study to see where a new Amtrak station could be built. She noted that the Biden Administration’s infrastructure plan includes a 500 percent increase for passenger rail. The mayor wants to look to see where Amtrak can grow its service, both in Madison and across the state.

May is Water Safety Month and the YMCA of the Chippewa Valley is teaching skills to individuals of all ages on how to be safe in and around the water. To continue to teach these skills to our communities,they need your help. “Educating children how to be safe around water is just as important as teaching them to look both ways before they cross the street,” said Lori Kleist, Eau Claire YMCA Aquatics Director. “The YMCA teaches children of all

Several homes are evacuated in Beaver Dam after a semi truck crashes and spills ethanol.  The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the truck crashed on Hemlock Road between Highway 151 and County Road A around nine o’clock this morning.  The sheriff’s office says it’s working to contain the spill and people won’t be allowed back into their homes until the cleanup is complete.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is taking steps to limit the number of spongey moths at two state parks.  The DNR says it will be spraying for moths at Devil’s Lake State Park and the Kettle Moraine State Forest Southern Unit from the middle of this month to early June.  The DNR says it wants to limit the population because the moths eat leaves off the trees, which could kill them.

On May 11, 2022, at approximately 1:58 AM, the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual who advised of a structure fire at a residence. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Menomonie Fire Department responded to the incident address of N2910 370 th Street in the Township of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Upon arrival, the single story home was a fully involved working structure fire. It was quickly reported that an individual was trapped inside the