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It could soon be a felony to abuse animals in Wisconsin. The state Senate passed a plan yesterday that increases the penalties and broadens the definition of animal abuse. What is now a misdemeanor abuse charge would be changed to a felony. And, what is currently a felony would be bumped-up to include a six-year prison sentence. Animal rescuers say the update will go a long way to protecting animals and punishing abusers in the state. The plan next heads to

There’s another thing for deer hunters to be on the look-out for in western Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says it’s found epizootic hemorrhagic disease in samples from deer in La Crosse County. The disease is not harmful to people, but it can kill deer. Many deer with the disease try to cool down in the water, so many deer carcasses are found near the water. DNR is asking hunters to report any deer they may find with the

There’s talk of a ‘disconnect’ in donations to the refugees at Fort McCoy. Some of the 13-thousand refugees at the base say they are having trouble getting halal meals and worry that some of the clothes that are being donated are not ‘culturally competent.’ UW-Eau Claire history professor Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton says people in Wisconsin need to remember that the Afghan culture is much different than what people here are used to. She says cultural disconnects can lead to problems.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers have ticked-up a bit. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said just over 11-hundred people are in the hospital with the virus. That’s up a bit from last week. The Hospital Association says ICU numbers are down a bit as just over 320 people are in the ICU with the virus. Doctors and nurses don’t track how many people are hospitalized solely because of the coronavirus versus how many are in the hospital for something else but

The Republicans who control Wisconsin’s legislature have made their case to change some of what’s possibly being taught in the state’s public schools. Lawmakers yesterday approved a series of education reforms that would do everything from require schools to share lesson plans with parents, to teach cursive and civics, and ban teaching racial and gender stereotypes. That’s being called a ban on critical race theory. Nearly all of the plans are doomed. Governor Tony Evers is expected to veto them as

Wisconsin’s governor is suggesting that election clerks across the state get lawyers as the state Assembly continues to ask questions about last year’s election. The governor yesterday said he thinks clerks should be ‘lawyered-up’ so they don’t have to prove the 2020 election was a good election. The governor says everyone knows it was. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman continues to ask elections clerks around the state for evidence from the November 2020 vote. He says he wants to know

Mayor Tom Barrett yesterday said the city is applying to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Milwaukee was supposed to host last year, but the coronavirus struck and left Milwaukee with a ‘virtual’ convention that meant no one actually came to the city. Barrett says Milwaukee knows what it takes to land the convention and expects to be a top contender.

Generac is talking about millions of dollars in investments and hundreds of new jobs. The company yesterday said its planned expansion in Pewaukee could mean more than 700 new jobs. Generac CEO Aaron Jagdfeld says they are investing more than 53-million-dollars into the expansion. About 300 of the new jobs will be in sales, and those jobs will be headquartered in the old American Family Insurance building off I-94 in Pewaukee. The state of Wisconsin is guaranteeing another nine-million-dollars in tax credits

They’re hiring at Fiserv Forum. The arena, and its food distributor Levy, are hosting a hiring event today from 4 until 8 p.m. They are looking for bartenders, servers, attendants, cashiers, runners, cooks, hosts, and supervisors. All of the jobs are part time, but pay starts at 15 dollars-an-hour for non-tipped workers. If you’re interested, bring a resume to Fiserv Forum’s atrium later today.

Governor Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers are proposing a multimillion-dollar package to boost the state’s agricultural industry.  The governor says farmers have always been the backbone of the state and the package creates new programs to better bolster the workforce and support the mental health of farmers and their families.  The 25-million-dollar package includes 20-million-dollars to help Wisconsin food banks purchase food directly from Wisconsin producers.  An additional 400-thousand-dollars would be used to expand the farm-to-school program.