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The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s latest ruling may make people think twice about trying to break-up a fight or deal with an unruly customer. The court ruled 4-1 yesterday that a man who was kicked out of a Saukville bar back in 2014, and hit his head, can sue the man who kicked him out. Jacob Tetting worked at the bar but wasn’t working that night. He claimed immunity from the lawsuit because he said the other man was trespassing. The court shot

Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccination numbers show more people are getting their second shot. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said nearly 40-percent of people in the state are now fully vaccinated against the virus. DHS says 45-percent of people in the state have had at least one dose. The numbers show the gap between one shot and both shots is closing. But that also means fewer people are getting a shot. DHS says just over 14-thousand doses have been handed-out

Wisconsin’s governor wants to spend some of the state’s billions in federal stimulus money on faster internet. Governor Evers yesterday announced a plan to spend 100-million of the state’s two-point-five-billion-dollars in American Rescue Plan money on broadband internet. Republican lawmakers say they support internet spending but want to make sure that the money is spent wisely. The governor says ‘unserved’ and ‘underserved’ communities can start applying for the money in June.

Arson investigators in Menasha say the fire at the old Whiting Paper Mill wasn’t an accident. The fire department said on Facebook yesterday that the fire was ‘not caused by an act of nature.’ Investigators are not saying what caused the fire, but they say their probe is still ongoing. The fire gutted the old and abandoned mill earlier this month. Crews are waiting to tear down what’s left.

Trapping data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) indicates that the gypsy moth, an invasive insect from Europe that feeds on the leaves of more than 300 tree species, is now established in Eau Claire and Richland counties. As a result, both counties have been placed under state and federal gypsy moth quarantine, joining most of eastern and central Wisconsin already considered to be infested with the pest. This is the first time since

 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports 481 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours.  That boosts the total number of cases to 606-thousand-755.  There were 13 deaths confirmed in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 69-hundred-and-71. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

One hundred-million-dollars in funding to expand high speed broadband will soon be available.  Governor Tony Evers says the funds are federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act.  The governor says to qualify for the grant program projects have to meet certain U.S. Treasury guidelines. 

 A popular show on the History Channel is coming to Wisconsin.  American Pickers will be in the Badger State and also in Minnesota in July looking for treasures hidden amongst private collections.  The show features Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz on their travels across the country.  If you think you have an interesting collection of unusual items you can email the show at American Pickers WITH A CLICK HERE.

The Buffalo County Health Department will be holding another free, walk-in vaccine clinic this Friday, May 21st from 12pm-4:30pm at the Milton Town Hall (S2794 State Road 88, Fountain City, WI 54629). They will be administering the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, which is known as the “one and done” COVID-19 shot. Both Wisconsin and Minnesota residents who are 18+ are welcome to attend. There is no cost to the vaccine, but interested individuals are recommended to bring their insurance cards to help with administrative

Prevea Health, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a 3-D and digital, mobile mammography unit to provide residents in rural areas greater access to breast health screenings. The mobile mammography unit is equipped with mammography technology that has the capability to provide 3-D and/or digital images. It also features two changing rooms and a waiting room and is staffed by a registered mammography technologist. Starting June 9, 2021, the