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Police officers in Wisconsin can only use a chokehold if their life is in danger. Governor Evers yesterday signed a new law that bans chokeholds in most cases. It is one of several police reforms from the legislature. The governor said he supports the idea of police reform and wants lawmakers to do more. The Assembly also approved a new use of force plan, but Democrats say it’s watered-down and not something they support.

Eau Claire Police say people can stop many of their packages from being stolen with just a few easy steps. Officers yesterday offered their tips to stop porch pirates. Officer Riley McLennan says doorbell or security cameras, delivery notifications, and just being aware are always the best bets. Police say neighbors also have to look out for each other. McLennan says if you see something suspicious, don’t be afraid to report it.

La Crosse’s Houska Park is going to be for the homeless for the next few weeks or months.  La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds yesterday said the city is allowing people to live in the park until La Crosse can come-up with a better, long term solution. The decision also means the homeless will be moved out of Cameron Park. The mayor says Cameron Park was too small and had too many businesses nearby to accommodate the homeless.

If it’s not from a cow or a goat, it may be labeled nut-squeezings on the supermarket shelf in Wisconsin. The state Assembly yesterday okayed a Truth in Milk and a Truth in Meat law. State Rep. Travis Tranel says the idea is to make sure that milk is labeled as milk, and things like oat milk or almond milk are not. Tranel says not only do customers need to know what they are buying, but Wisconsin should support its dairy farmers. Menomonie

 The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says Governor Evers now gets to decide if there will be more ‘shenanigans’ in elections in the state. The Republican-controlled Assembly yesterday approved a series of election reforms they say will close the loopholes that were exploited last year. Among the changes are new rules for absentee and indefinitely confined voters. All of the reforms are most certainly doomed. Governor Evers has said he won’t sign any new laws that make it more difficult for

More students are applying to more UW schools. The UW System this week said applications are up 30-percent since 2019. That includes increases in minority students and first-generation college students. UW System managers say the decision to no longer require and ACT test, and the UW System’s single application process helped drive those numbers up.

The Post Office’s new mail trucks will not be made in Wisconsin. Oshkosh Defense yesterday said they will make the new trucks in South Carolina. Oshkosh Defense President John Bryant says the decision to build the trucks in Spartanburg, South Carolina came after a look at the company’s supply chain and worker needs. Oshkosh has said the contract to make the new mail trucks will mean one-thousand new jobs.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash. It was on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at approximately 12:10 p.m., the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a motorcycle accident with an unresponsive male who wasn’t breathing  and was lying in the ditch approximately a quarter mile south of State Highway 64 on County Road E in the Town of Hammel, Taylor County. The caller further indicated it appeared the accident occurred sometime during the night.

On June 22, 2021, at 10:45am, the Sawyer County Communications Center received a 911 call from a woman who was hiking with a group of others along Peterson Road in the Town of Lenroot. The caller reported a male driving a white car had pulled up to them asking to borrow money. When told they didn’t have any money, the subject pulled out a gun and threaten harm. The subject then fled southbound on US Highway 63 toward the City

Governor Tony Evers will consider a bill that changes the age young Wisconsin drivers can get their learner’s permit.  The bill passed today would allow instructional permits at age 15 which is six months earlier than the current age.  The probationary license age would remain 16.