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Wisconsin’s state superintendent of schools is stepping into the debate over lessons on race and LGBTQ issues. Superintendent Jill Underly yesterday released an op-ed that defended school policies on gender and race as creating safe spaces and saving lives. Undelry said adults, particularly policymakers, cannot ‘sit by’ and allow harassment of students because of their ‘gender, immigration status, race, sexuality or gender identity.’ Underly didn’t point to any specific policies, but her op-ed comes just days after Governor Evers vetoed

The next night out for Brewer fans could be on the team. The Brewers yesterday announced a player-led plan to pay-off bar tabs at certain bars, on Friday away-game nights for the rest of the season. The catch is that no one will know which bar until the tab is paid. The move comes after pitcher Corbin Burnes paid off the tab at Leff’s Lucky Town in Wauwatosa on Opening Day last week. The Brewers are calling the effort ‘This

State lawmakers have some questions about what the Wisconsin National Guard is doing about sexual misconduct. The legislature yesterday announced a series of summer hearings, including one on the guard’s misconduct procedures. Lawmakers say the plan is to ‘study’ the issue. The move comes after a 2019 investigation into misconduct at Madison’s Air National Guard base. That investigation led to the replacement of the base’s commander last year.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is helping Wisconsin residents celebrate Earth Day this week.  On Friday, the DNR will host Work Play Earth Day, in which various events will be held at Wisconsin’s state parks.  A full list of events is available online at D-N-R-dot-Wisconsin-dot-gov.

Attorney General Josh Kaul announces that as part of the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s (DOJ) continued effort to improve the criminal justice response to sexual assault, DOJ is offering regional sexual assault training courses for prosecutors across the state. “These trainings will assist prosecutors who do the vital work of fighting for justice for survivors and ensuring that criminals who commit sexual assault end up behind bars.” -KAUL The trainings will equip prosecutors with the knowledge and tools necessary to

The WAXX Cares project for the month of April is “Sofas For Service.”   It’s a way to make sure we don’t just “sit by” while our Veterans and hero’s lack basic household items. Last year (2021) “Sofas” helped 128 area veterans furnish their homes with furniture, beds, kitchen wares, small appliances and other miscellaneous household items.  CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CAUSE.

One of the suspects in the theft of the Hatched Baby in La Crosse will pay a fine to avoid jail time. A judge yesterday ordered Matthew Reich to pay just over 66-hundred dollars in restitution as part of a diversion agreement. Reich pleaded no contest to charges that he received stolen property. He was caught last fall with the Blue Baby from the Hatched Baby sculpture that used to sit in front of La Crosse’s city hall. The artist

There is no word who has been reported as part of Wisconsin’s investigation into clergy sex abuse, nor is there any word on when the cases occurred.  Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday updated his investigation on its one year anniversary. Kaul said his tip line has gotten a thousand calls, and fielded just over 200 complaints. He says the tips have produced one criminal case. But Kaul is not saying just when the reports of abuse occurred. Catholic Church leaders in

Governor Evers’ climate change plan would mean huge changes for where Wisconsin gets its electricity. The governor yesterday released his Clean Energy Plan.  The proposal would boost investment in solar and wind projects, push more people toward electric cars, and aims to have the state carbon neutral by 2050. But accomplishing that may be difficult. Wisconsin gets just over 40 percent of its electricity from coal, and another 35 percent from natural gas. The governor’s report says just over four percent of the state’s

The mask requirements at Eau Claire’s airport and on city buses are no more. Managers at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport on Monday said they will allow flyers to come and go without masks. Managers at La Crosse’s airport said the same thing. Eau Claire’s city buses are also dropping their mask requirements. Eau Claire Transit Manager Thomas Wagener says masks are recommended, but not required.