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Be honest about getting vaccinated. That’s the plea from Chippewa County Public Health Director Angela Weideman. She says the county is ending its mask requirement for vaccinated people only. But Weideman also said yesterday that the county is pretty much trusting people to be honest about whether they got the shot. She says unvaccinated people who lie pose a risk to other people and a risk to the community at large. CLICK HERE FOR LOCAL HEALTH INFO.

It’s unlikely that anyone changed their mind about Wisconsin’s proposal to keep womens’ and girls’ sports for biological women and girls, but various sides presented their opinions. We will show you different sides so you can decide. Lawmakers sat through about three hours of testimony on the plan yesterday. Supporters say keeping trans athletes out of womens’ and girls’ sports in high school and college will protect women and girls who simply want to compete fairly. They say trans athletes have

Investigators say it’s too early to know just what caused the fire at the closed Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids, but the company says it may have been lightning. Crews from a half-dozen fire departments fought the fire at the mill Tuesday night. The damage was mostly contained to one of the mill’s stacks. No one was hurt. A company spokesperson yesterday said the mill was apparently struck by lightning. Verso closed the mill last year but still owns the property.

The small plane that was stuck in the trees in the Kettle Moraine State Forest is now unstuck. A helicopter removed the plane from the treetops yesterday. It had been there since a crash two weeks ago. No one was injured in the crash, and all five people on board were rescued by rope teams. Investigators say it appears that the plane lost power, but the pilot was able to crash land it into the tree canopy.

The Wisconsin legislature is expanding its investigation into just what outside non-profit groups did during the November 2020 election. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said he’s hired two former law enforcement investigators to lead the probe. Vos says they will have broad scope and subpoena power to try and figure out what the outside groups did with six-million-dollars in election ‘grants.’ Those grants, most notable to Green Bay, Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, and Kenosha, have been the subject of a legislative hearing for

The head of Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction says schools across the state need more money than ever. State Superintendent Jill Underly yesterday said schools have been changed forever because of the coronavirus, and she said they need more money than ever. Top Republicans at the state Capitol say Wisconsin has over two-billion dollars in stimulus money to spend solely on schools over the next two years. They are suggesting that the state may not send schools any new dollars. Underly says if

Business owners in Wisconsin say they can’t find people to interview for jobs, much less find anyone who wants to work. Businesses and business groups went before lawmakers yesterday to once again ask that Wisconsin roll-back the enhanced federal unemployment benefits that they say are keeping people at home. Bevco Engineering CEO Chris Shult told lawmakers they can’t even find people who are willing to talk about coming back to work. Governor Evers and Democrats at the Capitol are insisting that Wisconsin will stay in the

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding those using the state’s waters about the importance of life jackets.  Sue Danielson reports.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced a policy change regarding COVID-19 restrictions.  The team today says vaccinated fans will no longer need to wear masks at American Family Field.  The new policy goes into effect June 1st.  Fans who are not vaccinated are advised to continue wearing masks.

The statewide COVID-19 death toll now tops seven-thousand.  The Department of Health Services confirmed five new coronavirus deaths in the last 24-hours which increases total number of deaths to seven-thousand-and-three.  There were 330 new COVID-19 cases reported today to boost that total to 609-thousand-289. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.