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Governor Tony Evers is putting the brakes on legislation passed by Republicans he says is designed to create more hurdles to voting.  The governor says Republican-controlled states and legislatures across the country are taking up similar measures to try to discredit the work of election officials and cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election.  Today, the governor vetoed six Senate bills and one Assembly bill.  The restrictions include limiting events that help citizens return absentee ballots and

Thick black smoke is seen for miles over the city of Fort Atkinson.  Firefighters spent much of the day battling a large blaze at the industrial park in the 700 block of Oak Street.  It’s not yet known how many businesses are affected.  People were asked to avoid the area and some people were being advised to evacuate.

Results from the first year of a nationally recognized farm-level sustainability project in southwestern Wisconsin were released today, and the partners in the initiative are encouraged by what they see. The dozen participating farms demonstrated that their conservation practices contribute to significant reductions in environmental pollutants reaching streams and rivers. The analysis is part of a pilot project aligned with a first-of-its-kind framework for sustainability projects that helps farmers determine what conservation practices are most effective for their individual farms

Clark County is mourning the loss of one of their own. It was on August 8th when two Clark County Highway Workers were sent to a tree that was across a rural two-lane County Highway. They arrived at the scene at about 1:00 AM and started to remove the tree. At about 1:15 AM, one of the workers called 911 and said that a vehicle struck them. When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered that a vehicle had struck the

As many schools tackle the mask question, we have a local update. Kids in Menomonie schools don’t have to wear masks to class. The city’s school board last night voted not to require masks for kids and teachers this fall. About a dozen parents spoke at last night’s meeting, with many of them wanting the option to decide for themselves whether their kids need to wear a mask. Both the state of Wisconsin and the CDC are ‘strongly recommending’ face masks for

While Wisconsin’s coronavirus case numbers are jumping, the state’s coronavirus death toll is flat. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported over one-thousand new cases of the virus, bringing the state’s seven-day positivity rate to over seven- percent. But while more people are testing positive, they are almost all recovering. DHS says Wisconsin is reporting an average of just one coronavirus death per-week. Doctors say the vaccine is lessening the virus’ impact, and they say treatments are much better than last year.

A suburban Milwaukee state Senator wants to change the Wisconsin Constitution to give lawmakers more say over how federal dollars are spent in the state. Republican Dale Kooyenga is ready to introduce a constitutional amendment to extend the legislature’s spending power to include federal money sent to the state as well. He says lawmakers already decide how state money is spent, and they should decide how billions in federal money is spent as well. Kooyenga hopes to approve the amendment before January,

There are more people living on the streets in Eau Claire. Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council wrapped-up its homeless count last week, and organizers say there are 32 people who are homeless in the city. That number was seven back in January and was the same seven last July. The WDEOC’s Nathan Dougherty says there are likely more than just 32, but that’s just the number that staffers counted.

All the recent rains have closed some trails in La Crosse. The city yesterday closed the Grand Crossing and Willow Trail near the La Crosse River Marsh because of high water. The trails will stay closed until further notice. More rain is expected in La Crosse today and for most of the week.

Not everyone wants to see Governor Evers create a new prescription drug program for the state. The governor proposed his Less for RX plan last week as he wants to see how the state can make it cheaper for people to get their medicine. But Eric Bott, with Americans for Prosperity in Wisconsin, says the governor could make drugs cheaper tomorrow by ending Wisconsin’s minimum markup law. That law requires certain things to be sold for more than what people in other