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Another round of Wisconsin citizen-soldiers are heading-out on deployment. Governor Evers was on hand yesterday to help send-off members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron. The troops are headed for the Middle East for a tour with coalition forces. This is the seventh time the 128th has headed to the Middle East since 2001.

A new report from a state government panel suggests higher prices, higher taxes, and fewer places to buy alcohol as a strategy to fight heavy drinking in Wisconsin.  The report from the State’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse says too many people in Wisconsin, both adults and young people drink too much. The report says higher taxes and higher prices could keep some people from binge drinking. The group also says stopping the sale of alcohol at gas stations might

There is another candidate running for sheriff in Eau Claire County.  Jail Sergeant Kevin Otto jumped into the race as a Democrat yesterday. Otto has worked at the Eau Claire County jail since 1999, he’s been a sergeant since 2010. Otto is the latest to want to replace out-going Sheriff Ron Kramer. Detective Don Henning is running as a Republican.

La Crosse may be getting out of the concert business.  A city panel is looking at the feasibility of privatizing the La Crosse Center. The La Crosse Center has been home to concerts, graduations, and all manners of other events over the years. The current center director is retiring soon, and city leaders say now is the time to see if a private company could step-in and manage it. There’s no word when a decision is expected.

Parents of young athletes will soon get a primer on possible heart attacks.  Governor Evers signed a new law yesterday that requires the state’s Department of Public Instruction to work with the WIAA on a warning sheet for parents about the possibility of sudden cardiac arrest. That includes information about EKG’s that can be used to diagnose heart problems in young athletes. The law is inspired by Kai Lermer, a 16-year-old athlete at Waukesha North High School who died suddenly

Wisconsin’s election managers are reaching-out to thousands of people who may have moved in the state.  The Elections Commission is looking to mail postcards to anyone who has changed their address since the last election. The idea is to make sure voters still live where they are registered. But the Elections Commission is not going to drop anyone who has moved, or simply doesn;t respond. Commission managers are telling local clerks they will have to decide what to do about

One of the men charged in connection with a La Crosse homicide has his bail set at 500-thousand dollars.  Karvel Freeman of Madison appeared in court this week on first-degree intentional homicide and other charges.  Freeman’s accused of helping Nelson Brown shoot and kill Ernest Knox back in January.  He’ll be back in court next month.

The City of Wausau is out of free water bottles to give to residents.  The city started handing out free water bottles Monday in response to PFAS being found in the drinking water.  The city ran out of water bottles by 3:00 p.m.  The city says to check back to its Facebook page for updates.

WI State Patrol Troopers responded to a grass fire in the median of I-94 just north of exit 98 nearNorthfield. Poor visibility from heavy smoke caused a two vehicle crash, blocking both eastbound lanes of traffic for approximately an hour and a half.

ABOVE PHOTO: Heidi Lieffort, of UW-Stout’s Center for Limnological Research and Rehabilitation, takes water samples from Horse Creek in Star Prairie to check phosphorus and chlorophyll levels. University of Wisconsin-Stout will receive $306,108 in support from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin this year to enhance its water-related academic programs. “UW-Stout is extremely grateful for the resources provided via the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin…” -Rodriguez The funding is part of a statewide initiative, backed by the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony