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Wisconsin is getting two-point-three million-dollars from Turbo Tax. Attorney General Josh Kaul made the announcement yesterday. Wisconsin’s money is part of a nationwide, 141 million-dollar settlement with the company. Kaul says Turbo Tax charged customers for tax services that should have been offered for free. More than 76 thousand people in the state paid too much for their tax returns.

A western Wisconsin State Representative is worried about the future of gifted and talented programs in the state’s schools.  Warren Petryk yesterday said Governor Evers’ veto of his legislation will leave kids behind. Petryk helped get a bill passed that would tally gifted and talented offerings at schools across the state, and track whether schools were offering enough gifted classes to enough students. Governor Evers vetoed the plan, he says because there wasn’t any funding for it. Petryk said gifted and talented

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers are ending the week up from last week. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said 254 people are hospitalized with the virus, including 46 in the ICU. Both of those numbers are up from last week at this time. Wisconsin continues to be far below its omicron-peal of 22 hundred coronavirus hospitalizations. For more from WI DHS CLICK HERE.

Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the National Park Service (NPS) is distributing $57,675,000 in historic preservation grants for states, territories, and partnering nations, and $16 million to more than 200 Tribal historic preservation offices.    “These grants play a critical role in helping us preserve our history and culture,” -Kind Wisconsin is set to receive nearly $1,191,000 through State and Local Preservation Grants and the Ho-Chunk Nation is set to receive nearly $70,000 through Tribal Historic Preservation Office Preservation Grants.   

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in backyard flocks in Pierce and Sauk counties. Birds on both sites will be depopulated to prevent spread of the disease. Eleven counties in Wisconsin have been confirmed with HPAI in domestic flocks. Flock owners are encouraged to continue practicing strong biosecurity measures to protect their birds from the virus. This includes washing hands, disinfecting equipment, restricting access to birds, and

Planned Parenthood Wisconsin has a plan if Roe v. Wade is overturned.  Planned Parenthood says it will refer abortion patients to Illinois if they’re no longer able to get abortions in Wisconsin.  Clinics in Wisconsin would still handle aftercare to alleviate increased demand in Illinois.

Over 106-Million dollars worth of new construction projects are approved across southern Wisconsin.  Governor Tony Evers  says the projects will help improve the lives of Wisconsin residents and provide better care to veterans and people with disabilities.  The projects were approved by the Wisconsin State Building Commission earlier this month.

A traveling exhibition featuring art from Van Gogh is coming to Madison later this year.  Immersive Van Gogh will open at the Greenway Station Shopping Center in Madison on November 24th and run through January 8th.  Lighthouse Immersive says the experience allows viewers to go inside Van Gogh’s art with the help of projectors.  Tickets are currently on sale online at Van-Gogh-Madison-dot-com.

On Thursday, May 5th, 2022, at approximately 11:14 AM, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a male subject trapped underneath a large tractor tire on a farm located at W5673 Pine Avenue in the Town of Little Black, Taylor County. The caller further reported that the male subject may be deceased.  Taylor County Law Enforcement, along with Taylor County EMS were dispatched to the scene and found the male was removed from underneath the

Menomonie, Wis. –University of Wisconsin-Stout Print Club and printmaking faculty in the School of Art and Design recently incorporated road construction equipment into their creative process.  After carving large fiberboard plates, most of which are hand-carved and around 3 by 4 feet in size, the group inked and pressed the prints on fabric at a Steamroller Printmaking event on the sidewalk outside of the Applied Arts Building and Micheels Hall on April 29.  Between 20 to 25 prints were pulled and are