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Wisconsin’s new state budget doesn’t spend as much as Governor Evers wants, but it does spend more. The state Assembly approved the 87-and-a-half billion-dollar, two-year state budget. That’s far less than the governor wanted, but it is about four-and-a-half-billion-dollars more than the current state budget. Republicans say the new spending plan cuts taxes by about a thousand-dollars for the average family, and it sends more money to schools. Democratic lawmakers say it doesn’t send enough money to schools and doesn’t

Nearly 100-thousand people in Wisconsin will be getting a postcard from the state’s Elections Commission. Election managers yesterday said they are sending the postcards to voters who may have moved. It’s part of the regular clean-up of the state’s voter rolls. Anyone who has a different address for their driver’s license and voter registration will get a postcard. People can then re-register, or local clerks may drop them from the registration list.

It’s the latest milestone number for Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccine effort. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said just over 50-percent of people in the state have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. That comes to just over two-point-nine-million people. DHS says 46-percent of people in the state are fully vaccinated. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

 President Joe Biden says his bipartisan infrastructure agreement is a landmark national investment.  The president was in our area today, touting the bill in La Crosse.  He says modernizing our infrastructure will create millions of good-paying jobs.  Biden highlighted that the plan will replace tens-of-thousands of lead pipes and it will ensure high-speed internet is available to every American family, including in rural areas. President Biden says his bipartisan infrastructure agreement is a “blue-collar blueprint” to rebuild America. Biden says

It is a cry being heard across the country.  The Red Cross needs blood donations.  A number of blood drives are scheduled across the state and Green Bay has dozens scheduled in July.  Severe weather and COVID-19 have taken a toll on blood and platelet donations this year.  Officials say the 4th of July holiday is notorious for car crashes and other emergencies which increase the need for blood dramatically.

A body recently recovered from the Mississippi River has been identified. We now know that it was 63 year old  David G. Lacher from Winona, MN. No foul play is suspected. It was on Friday, June 25, 2021 at about 10:30AM the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a body in the Mississippi River near Aghaming Park in the Town of Buffalo directly across the river from Winona, MN. Emergency crews from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,

 A new milestone on the road to COVID pandemic recovery. More than 100-thousand doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Eau Claire County. The City-County Health Department says there are two more pop-up vaccine clinics this week.

A fireworks complaint turns into a call for backup in Eau Claire. Police detailed what happened in the department’s notable case log. They say officers responded to a home Sunday on a noise complaint and found a man with a gun. Police drew their guns and requested backup before the person dropped what was actually a B-B-gun and cooperated with officers. They say the person was not threatening officers or anyone else with the gun. It appears no arrests were

 The NCAA’s Division I Council is recommending the body end its rules blocking athletes from benefiting financially because of their talents.  University of Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz thinks it’s the right call.    The Division I Board of Directors will consider the recommendation tomorrow.  Eight of the 21 states that have passed laws letting college athletes make money from their name, images or likeness will see that change go into effect starting Thursday.  The NCAA is concerned some universities will get an

President Biden is expected to talk about roads, bridges, and agriculture during his stop in western Wisconsin.  NBC’s Tracie Potts lays out what he’s expected to cover.  The President is due in La Crosse later today. The visit is part of his sales pitch for his infrastructure plan. That plan may be doomed, however. What looked like an agreement on Capitol Hill has fallen apart in recent days because of political bickering. NBC’s Tracie Potts reports the plan is drawing some