None of the two million-dollars Governor Tony Evers is sending to Milwaukee to help with the city’s violent crime problem will go towards new police officers. Instead, the governor says the money will allow Milwaukee to hire private contractors to do the ballistic work for shootings in the city. The governor says some of the money will go for gear, and some of the cash could go toward overtime for officers in Milwaukee’s downtown area. Governor Evers is also promising
Read MoreTwo of Wisconsin’s largest dairy groups say a new study shows you cannot blame cows for all of the polluted wells in western Wisconsin. The Venture Dairy Cooperative and the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance yesterday said the latest Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology report from the University of Wisconsin shows that twice as many wells were contaminated by people than by cows. The report comes as Wisconsin looks to impose new regulations on farmers because of high fecal matter levels in wells in southwestern Wisconsin. The dairy groups say they’re willing to
Read MoreThe search for a missing Menomonie man continues on the Red Cedar River. Originally, a call came in on May 17th at At 3:23 p.m., multiple agencies responded to Riverside Park, 890 Hudson Road in the City of Menomonie. Dunn County 911 had received a report of a 23 year-old-man who went under the water while swimming in the Red Cedar River, but never came up. His friends attempted to save him but they could not get to him in
Read MoreABOVE PHOTO CREDIT: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amber A. Weingart, Navy Office of Community Outreach As the nation pauses this Memorial Day to remember fallen service members, a native of Osseo, Wisconsin, has special responsibilities honoring fallen comrades in the nation’s capital with the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. “We offer honors for high-ranking officials and ceremonies, such as sporting events.” “I’m in the color guard,” said Seaman Marina Hall, who joined the Navy one year ago. “We offer honors
Read MoreIt’s officially Burger Week in Madison. All this week dozens of restaurants will be competing to have the best burger in Dane County. The event runs through Friday and the winner will be announced on June 8th. You can see a full list of participating restaurants and vote online at cap-times-dot-com.
Read More‘Tis the season for graduation parties! Be sure to include food safety as part of your plans. Events where food is often left out for long periods of time can leave the door open for uninvited guests—bacteria that can make people sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year 17,000 residents in Eau Claire County will become sick from consuming unsafe food. With warmer temperatures, foodborne illness rates increase in the summer. Warmer temperatures can
Read MoreA call into ECPD last night resulted in someone being taken to a facility for help. Below is the information from ECPD: Last night, dispatch received a 911 call from a person asking for help, providing little information, and hanging up. Dispatch worked on gathering additional information and trying to get a location of where the call was coming from. Eau Claire Police Officer Derek Jack located the distressed person on a bridge who was quickly climbing over the other
Read MoreMilwaukee’s weekend shooting total may grow. Police say six people were shot and wounded between Friday night and early yesterday morning. Yesterday’s shooting victim was a 13-year-old girl. Milwaukee Police say a 16-year-old boy was wounded in a double shooting Saturday. All of the victims survived. Milwaukee Police say they are looking for suspects in each of the shooting cases.
Read MoreOne person is dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting in La Crosse. It happened about 1:30 yesterday morning on the city’s south side. Police say the person who died had been shot several times. There’s no word about suspects or a motive in the case.
Read MoreWisconsin is starting the week with about 350 people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 343 people were hospitalized with the virus, including 53 in the ICU. Those numbers are about where they were to start the week last week. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.
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