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Nearly three-quarters of all Wisconsin towns rely on trucks to bring them their groceries, gas, and just about everything else, but there is a growing shortage of truck drivers.  Lawmakers at the state capitol listened to trucking experts yesterday as part of a push to have the state support the trucking industry. Wisconsin’s Supply Chain Committee is considering a plan to help train, recruit, and in some cases pay bonuses to new truck drivers.  State Rep. Bob Brooks from Saukville says inflation and

Add Eau Claire County to the list of places where coronavirus cases are falling rapidly.  The city-county health department yesterday said positive cases are down 70-percent from just two weeks ago.  Eau Claire County is now averaging 74 positives per-day.  That number was above 240 per-day back in January.  Despite the drop, the health department continues to suggest that people wear masks and get their coronavirus vaccinations.

There’s more money available for local communities to look for forever chemicals in their water.  Governor Tony Evers’ office yesterday said Wisconsin will use 600-thousand-dollars in federal funds to pay for local water testing.  The governor has focused on PFAS testing during his time in office.  There’s no list yet as to just which communities will see a share of the new money.

Prosecutors in Wisconsin would need a judge’s permission before dismissing gun charges against felony suspects under a new plan at the Wisconsin Capitol.  Lawmakers held a hearing on the proposal yesterday.  The idea, Republican state Senator Van Wanggaard said, is to make sure the prosecutors don’t toss-out weapons charges as part of a plea deal or to avoid a lengthy trial.  Wanggaard said too many felons are getting away with carrying guns in the state.  Democratic Senator Lena Taylor from Milwaukee said Wisconsin is not going

An investigation’s underway after a house exploded in central Wisconsin.  The explosion happened in the Town of Saratoga Monday night and caused the house to catch on fire.  No one’s hurt and the cause of the explosion and fire is unclear.

The trial of a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Shawano County, Wisconsin is delayed.  Garland Nelson will go trial for the double-murder in February 2023.  Nelson’s accused of killing Justin and Nicholas Diemel in 2019 and hiding their remains across Wisconsin and Missouri.  He was originally scheduled to go to trial this June.

The Madison Police Department plans to hold several public forums on the possibility of putting body cameras on all officers.  The first forum is Thursday at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Memorial Union.  A second in-person event is scheduled for February 24th and online forums are scheduled for February 17th and March 3rd.  Online preregistration is required for the in-person events.  The Madison City Council has approved spending 83-thousand dollars on a body cam pilot program but the plan has been delayed until

A new children’s museum is open in Sun Prairie.  The Explore Children’s Museum has ten interactive exhibits and several exhibits that rotate throughout the year.  The museum officially opened at the beginning of the year but the grand opening takes place today.  The museum opens at 9 a.m. seven days a week. CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE THE DETAILS

If you have ideas about what you would like to see in our community, your ideas are welcome! Eau Claire County will be conducting 3 virtual community engagement sessions to prepare for Board strategic planning in May. The sessions are designed to learn from our community about what is important to them, and how it effects the services the County provides.The sessions are planned for 90 minutes each and will be held virtually. You can sign up for Tuesday, March

On February 7, 2022 at 9:49pm Marshfield Police responded to a call in the 800 block of E. Harrison St. reference a 19-year-old Stratford male who was pointing a handgun at two people inside of a residence, threatening to kill them. The male suspect fled the residence prior to police arrival. Marshfield Police received additional information that the suspect went to a residence in the 1300 block of N. Peach Av. (a short distance away) and again pointed the handgun