Wisconsin communities are getting more than 273-million dollars for clean drinking water. The Department of Natural Resources says more than eighty communities will split the money through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. Milwaukee and Watertown will both get millions to replace lead service lines. Other communities will get money for additional clean water infrastructure projects.
Read MorePrice County Sheriff Brian Schmidt reports his office is conducting a death investigating near the area of State Highway 13 and Whitby Road in the Township of Hackett. On November 3, 2024, at approximately 8:56 p.m., a deceased individual was located along State Highway 13. A portion of State Highway 13 is currently closed. There is no known threat to the community. This is an ongoing investigation. Additional information will not be released at this time.
Read MoreA wanted man out of Minnesota is now behind bars in western Wisconsin. The sheriff in Polk County says his Emergency Response Team arrested 32-year-old Jack Guy on Saturday. Guy is wanted by authorities in Hennepin County, Minnesota on second-degree murder charges. The sheriff’s office says they were able to arrest Guy without an incident. He’s in the Polk County jail and waiting to be taken back to Minnesota.
Read MorePolls are showing a tight race just ahead of the presidential election. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki on former President Trump’s easiest path to victory. The final NBC News poll released Sunday shows Vice President Harris and Trump locked in a dead heat. Each candidate received 49-percent support in the national poll. It’s similarly close in key swing states. Vice President Harris holds slight leads in Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Georgia according to new polls from the New York Times,
Read MoreThe federal government is going to be watching the polls in two small western Wisconsin communities tomorrow. The Department of Justice over the weekend said it will have people watching the polls Lawrence and Thornapple in Rusk County. The DOJ will also be monitoring the polls in Milwaukee and Wausau. Lawrence and Thornapple made headlines because local election managers initially refused to use electronic voting machines. Wausau made headlines earlier this fall when the mayor there removed the city’s ballot
Read MoreThe Packers never really had an answer for the Lions, Detroit swarmed Green Bay in a 24-14 win yesterday. It rained all game, and that didn’t help. But neither did Jordan Love’s pick-six interception. Love was listed as questionable entering the game with a groin injury. The loss drops Green Bay to 6-3, and leaves them in third place in the NFC North.
Read MoreThe Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says a construction worker is dead following a crash in a construction zone on Interstate 90. It happened Thursday night around 9:30 p.m. near the 46-mile marker in the Village of Oakdale area. The Sheriff’s Office says an eastbound vehicle rear-ended another vehicle, which collided with a road surface machine. The construction machine was being operated by 35-year-old Andrew Skupniewitz. The driver and passenger in the first vehicle were taken to the hospital for undisclosed
Read MoreA deadly crash remains under investigation. On Friday, 11/01/2024, at approximately 3:59 PM, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to the S15000 block of County Road D, for a two-vehicle crash. A passerby called 911 after they had located the crash in the roadway. Each vehicle was occupied by a single occupant who was transported to a local hospital. One driver was treated for serious, non-life threating injuries and released. The other driver died at the hospital as a
Read MoreHello. Welcome to your weekend and to November. Wowsa-how did that happen?! It seems time flies by faster all the time (even when we are set to turn it back…CLICK HERE for a friendly reminder) and as we get to this time of year, it can be a rush of holidays, joy, stress, and emotions. We get it. That’s why we like to take some time on Saturday morning to simply slow things down a bit. It is an intentional
Read MoreWe fall back in time this Sunday with the end of Daylight Saving Time. The time change affects people in different ways — some may experience Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. Dr. Don Bucklin with WorkCare says it’s hard to shift to starting our day in the dark and ending it in the dark. Clock changes also disrupt our sleep, metabolism, and stress levels. Changes in sleep can make us feel tired or irritable, and even increase our appetite. Disrupting
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