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Three judges in Madison are setting the stage for the court to draw Wisconsin’s next political map. The federal judges yesterday allowed a lawsuit brought by Democrats and some activist voters to move forward. That lawsuit claims lawmakers and Governor Evers won’t be able to agree on new boundaries for Congress and statehouse seats, so the court should step-in and draw them. The judges say they will allow lawmakers to try their hands at a map first. But the court also

Milwaukee County’s clerk is thumbing his nose at the man leading one of Wisconsin’s election investigations. Clerk George Christenson says the request from former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gablemen to save any and all voter data from the county’s voting machines raises a lot of questions. One, Christenson says the request to keep that data is off, because clerks already save that information for almost two years. Two, Christenson says the email that he got looks like it could be a scam

The new chief of the Green Bay Police Department is officially sworn-in.  Chris Davis comes to Green Bay from Portland, Oregon where he was deputy chief.  Davis says gun violence, mental health issues and substance abuse are just a few of the issues his officers will face and his goal his to make Green Bay the safest city in America.  Davis succeeds Chief Andrew Smith who retired in May.

Several positive COVID-19 tests is forcing the UW marching band to cancel rehearsals.  University officials say band practice has been canceled for the next two days.  The Madison campus vaccination rate is over 91-percent.  Officials say anyone who is vaccinated but came in close contact with a band member doesn’t need to quarantine.  But if symptoms develop the university health services should be contacted to set up an appointment for a test.

Wisconsin Business World announced on Wednesday it is launching two statewide business-focused competitions in partnership with Kwik Trip for students in grades 6-12. Students will choose to create a marketing plan for a new product for Kwik Trip convenience stores or a training video to showcase the soft skills they feel are important to build a strong corporate and customer culture. Wisconsin Business World is awarding $500 cash prizes to the top three entrants in each of the competitions. The

Important changes were required to be made to this fall event! The Chippewa County Recycling Program is unable to accept any clean sweep hazardous waste items on October 23rd due to a temporary backlog of containerized hazardous waste destined for incineration. This includes paints, stains, poisons, fertilizers, antifreeze, gas, oil, batteries, or fluorescent bulbs. Please hold your hazardous waste in a safe location until the next event. The Environmental Protection Agency explained the situation in an August 10 memo. “In

The UW Extension of Eau Claire County says corn and soybean production are on track for the year. The agricultural educator for Eau Claire says Chippewa Valley had inconsistent and frequent dry spells at the start of the summer so they were worried about production. They say regardless of the dry spells, rain came at just the right time. They anticipate corn and soybean harvest to wrap up in November.

The father of one of the people found dead in rural Dunn County on Sunday wants justice. Damone Presley led a small vigil yesterday near where his daughter Nitosha and three others were found shot to death on Sunday. Presley said his daughter didn’t deserve to die. Dunn County’s sheriff says the victims are all from Minneapolis. There’s no word on who killed them or why.

Two Democratic congresswomen are calling for a full investigation into how the Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy are being treated. Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Minneapolis Congresswoman Ilhan Omar yesterday demanded answers. The call for an investigation comes after a slow trickle of stories about shortages and poor conditions at Fort McCoy. Some of the 13-thousand refugees at the fort say there’s not enough to eat, and they don’t have any new or clean clothes to wear. As we are

Wisconsin lawmakers want to make sure parents know exactly where their kids’ schools are spending their money. Lawmakers held a hearing yesterday on a plan to create a statewide school spending transparency website. Senator Mary Felzkowski says the idea is to take all of the state and local numbers and put them in one, easy to use location. She says local schools and the state’s Department of Public Instruction already have the spending numbers, it’s just a matter of putting them