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Kids in Wisconsin high schools could soon be required to take a class on credit cards and savings accounts. A group of Republican lawmakers are pushing a proposal that would require a lesson in financial literacy before kids can graduate. The class would cover everything from balancing a checking account to the pitfalls of credit cards. Many schools already teach personal finance, but lawmakers want to make it a requirement for all schools.

Voters will be able to use ballot drop boxes in the February primary after all.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court of Friday issued a 4-3 ruling that allows cities or counties to collect ballots in the drop boxes for the February 15th primary.  After that, the court says, they will take a look at the issue again.  Swing justice Brian Hagedorn sided with the court’s liberal justices in saying the February election is just too close to change the rules now.  The court’s

ThedaCare in Appleton is no longer trying to get a judge to force some of its team members to stay in jobs they do not want.  The company on Friday dropped its lawsuit against Ascension Northeast against seven members of its interventional radiology team.  ThedaCare CEO Imran Andrabi told The Post-Crescent they instead want to focus on finding people to fill the positions.  ThedaCare asked a judge to stop the seven from leaving for Ascension, but the judge last week

A man contacted police and reported a street sign down and some branches in the roadway at the intersection of WAUSHARA ST/N APPLE AVE. The damage appeared consistent with a large truck having a difficult time making a right turn from N Apple Ave onto Waushara St. The street name sign was attached to wooden electrical pole that did not appear to receive damage. There are no suspects at this time. The street department was notified. 

Two men face charges after a traffic stop. It was during this traffic stop that two 24-year-old Marshfield males provided false names to this Officer. During the investigation the identity of the two males was learned. Charges for obstructing an officer will be directed to the Wood County District Attorneys Office for review. 

No injuries were reported, but multiple crews were on scene of a Rice Lake Fire. At approximately 11:40 am on January 29, 2022, the Rice Lake Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 936 Linden Avenue in the City of Rice Lake.  The fire was placed under control at 12:01 pm.  The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.  An initial damage estimate for the garage and contents is approximately $100,000.00. 

A person is dead after gunfire broke out following a high school basketball game in Beloit.  Police in Beloit say the shooting happened after the game between Beloit Memorial High and LaFollette High last night.  So far there is no word on what provoked the shooting nor whether it had anything to do with the basketball game.  Investigators are only saying an adult male died in the shooting.  There are no reports of other injuries.  The case is still under

Hello. Welcome to your Saturday and thank you for starting it with us. As we near the end of January, we are taking our standard approach to begin the weekend. The week can sometimes feel stressful and overwhelming, so on these mornings we take our “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a way to take a peek back on events in the pages of history that have happened on this in the past before we head out into a new

Preliminary estimate on damages after a fire in Marshfield are $60,000 to the structure and $2,000 to contents. It was a bit before 2:30 on January 28th when Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched forsmoke coming from the roof of a home. Upon arrival smoke was coming from the soffit area of a single-story ranch home. All occupants were confirmed to be out of the home. Fire crews made an aggressive attic attack which extinguished the fire. All fire

Three head coaches at UW-Madison get contract extensions.  Badgers head football coach Paul Chryst, womens volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield and womens soccer head coach Paula Wilkins got their contract extensions confirmed on Friday.  The three contract extensions run through January of 2027