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The flames are out, but firefighters in Fort Atkinson will spend a few more days keeping an eye on an old warehouse that burned to the ground last week. The city’s fire department said on Facebook yesterday that the flames at the warehouse burned for more than 96 hours. The fire started on Tuesday and was so hot that it used-up Fort Atkinson’s entire water supply. Firefighters pulled-back and let the fire burn itself out. There’s still no word what

Eau Claire is among the fastest growing communities in Wisconsin. Last week’s Census numbers show Eau Claire added about seven-thousand people over the past decade. In a slow-growth state like Wisconsin, that is enough to make Eau Claire one of the fastest-growing cities. In fact, many communities in western Wisconsin added people. The Census shows growth in Chippewa, La Crosse and Monroe counties as well.

There’s already a redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin. A handful of voters filed the lawsuit on Friday, claiming the state’s current political map is unconstitutionally out of date. The suit asks the federal court to draw a new political map. Lawmakers are supposed to do that. But, Democrats and advocate groups in Wisconsin don’t want Republicans to draw a map that favors their party. Wisconsin lawmakers drew the current map after the 2010 Census, but the court ordered them to tweak two assembly districts because of

There’s more criticism for Wisconsin’s unemployment office. State Rep. Barb Dittrich on Friday blasted the Department of Workforce Development for its handling of unemployment overpayments. Dittrich says DWD is sending notices about overpayments to thousands of people, but it is not answering questions or allowing people to appeal their fines. In some cases, Dittrich says people are getting their letters after the date DWD set for a repayment plan. Dittrich says DWD cannot continue to mistreat the people of Wisconsin. The state’s

It’s the latest milestone number for Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccination effort. The state’s Department of Health Services on Friday said 50-percent of people in the state are now fully vaccinated. DHS says 53-percent of people in the state have gotten at least one shot. The goal is 70-percent vaccinated, though no one is saying when Wisconsin will hit that mark. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

There is a push to extend unemployment benefits to the people in Wisconsin who lose their jobs because they don’t want to get the coronavirus vaccine. A handful of Republicans last week suggested expanding benefits to cover anyone who is fired because of a vaccine mandate. The lawmakers say government shouldn’t be punishing people for making a healthcare decision. Governor Evers’ office says the governor will veto the plan if it reaches his desk.

Everyone in and around Milwaukee should have their power back. We Energies yesterday said all of the more than 200- thousand people who lost power during Tuesday’s storms should have their electricity restored. Crews worked through the weekend to turn the lights back on in the hardest hit neighborhoods. WE Energies last week said Tuesday’s storms caused the largest power outage in the company’s history.

Saturday’s Packer game was a first. It was the first time since 2019 that Lambeau Field was open to capacity. Packer fans flooded into Lambeau to watch the first preseason game of the year. The Packers started last year without fans, then eventually allowed just 10-thousand fans into the stands for the NFC Championship. Fans will be allowed in all season long this year. The Packers say they are not planning for any restrictions.

Portions of the city of Fort Atkinson are being monitored by the EPA after a massive warehouse fire.  Yesterday, WKOW reported environmental protection personnel are keeping an eye on air and ground water quality near the site of the fire on Oak Street.  It took nearly all the city’s water supply as well as a hundred-50-firefighters working over 96-hours to complete the pull down of the warehouse fire that started last Tuesday.  The warehouse used to store military equipment parts

A man lost his life in a motorcycle crash. It was on Saturday, August 14, at approximately 12:43 a.m., when the Menomonie Police Department was dispatched to one vehicle motorcycle crash near the intersection of Hwy 29 West and River Road in the City of Menomonie. When officers arrived on scene, they found a motorcycle on its side near a driveway to the Menomonie Community Services Department building. Officers located a 38-year-oldmale that appeared to have been ejected from the