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Xcel Energy customers in Wisconsin could be next to see their power bills go up. The company yesterday asked Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission for a 20 percent electric rate hike. Xcel says that would add another 20 dollars to the average homeowner’s power bill. Xcel says it needs to charge customers more to cover the cost of adding new green energy power sources.

The top Republican in the State Assembly says Democrats are dragging-out his investigation into last year’s election.  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said his review of last year’s vote could stretch into next year.  Vos said Democratic leaders, including Attorney General Josh Kaul, are ‘doing everything possible’ to stop former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman from getting answers about the 2020 election.  Vos also said yesterday that he’d sign-off on more subpoenas if Gableman said they are needed.

They are fishing with electrified lines and loudspeakers near La Crosse. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is joining with teams from Minnesota to try and clear invasive carp out of the Mississippi River. Fishermen are using electric shocks and loud noises to herd the fish into ‘cells,’ then they are taking the fish out of the river. The last round of carp fishing like this found 34 carp in the river near La Crosse. Both Wisconsin and Minnesota are doing all they can

It’s the time of year when the state of Wisconsin is telling drivers to hit the deer. The state’s Insurance Commissioner on Monday said this is the time of year when car-vs-deer accidents peak. Drivers need to be aware, particularly at dusk and dawn. The Insurance Commissioner says it’s better to hit a deer, than to swerve and possibly hit a tree or another car.

The public is being warned about scammers claiming to be a multi-million-dollar Powerball winner. The name of Manuel Franco of West Allis, who won a 768-million-dollar jackpot in 2019, is being used in text messages, phone calls and emails looking for personal information.  Recipients of the bogus messages are told they’ve been chosen to receive money from Franco. The Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin is reminding the public against giving out any personal information.

The seven-day average for new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is trending downward in Wisconsin.  However, the state Department of Health Services reports the death rate is rising.  The seven-day average for new cases is about 18-hundred a day, for deaths the average is 13, and the seven-day positive test rate is seven-point-three percent. CLICK FOR MORE FROM THE WI DHS. The CDC says with the exception of one county, the rest of Wisconsin remains at high risk for coronavirus transmission.  The one place

Each year, Chippewa Valley Technical College offers free services to veterans during a one-day event. This year, the college welcomes veterans to campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, to receive these free services. “This is our way of saying ‘Thank you for serving our country,’” said Don Raymond, respiratory care practitioner instructor. “We have so many programs at CVTC that offer services, like respiratory therapy students and lung tests or dental hygiene students and dental

The ECPD recently released a press release regarding an incident that happened in Altoona recently. Below is the Press Release and link to a video: On October 22, 2021, Demetrio A. Jackson, DOB 07/27/1978, died at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital following an incident that took place on October 08, 2021 in the City of Altoona, WI. We offer our condolences to the friends and family of Demetrio Jackson. On October 08, 2021, at 3:28 in the morning, the Eau Claire

First Responders Children’s Foundation, the national non-profit organization that provides financial relief to the families of first responders who have been injured or killed in the line of duty,today announced that Sergeant Robert Zoubek of Park Falls, Wisconson, will be the recipient of its 2021 Law Enforcement Hero Award at A Celebration of First Responder Heroes, the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Awards Gala and Concert, in tribute to National First Responders Day. Honorees have performed selfless acts of bravery every day in their commitment to public service and

Wisconsin’s election managers can expect even more questions from lawmakers in Madison. The State Senate yesterday announced it will begin an investigation into last year’s vote ‘in the coming weeks.’ Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said the problems unearthed by last week’s election audit are driving the new investigation. LeMahieu said the Senate investigation will look at whether election laws were violated, and what the future could be for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. There are already two open election investigations in the