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There’s now a call to send troops to Milwaukee to try and get a handle on the city’s violent crime problem. State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo yesterday said Milwaukee is ‘war zone-like,’ and said local leaders have failed to keep people safe. Sanfelippo’s suggestion comes after a weekend where nearly 20 people were shot and five people were killed. Governor Tony Evers immediately dismissed Sanfelippo’s call, saying it’s not the National Guard’s job to patrol Milwaukee. The governor said more mental

There is a huge racial disparity when it comes to the coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said in all, just over 49-percent of people in the state, or two-point-eight-million people, have gotten one dose of the vaccine. But, DHS says two-point-three-million of those people are white. Just over 100-thousand Black people in the state have gotten the shot. In raw numbers, that’s more than any other minority group in the state, but it is a

Nearly 100-thousand postcards are in the mail in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Elections Commission this week sent the postcards to voters who have not voted in years. The idea is to make sure voters are registered at their current address. The postcards ask voters to confirm they are living at that home, or register at a new address. The postcards are being sent to anyone who has not voted since 2016.

Green Bay’s mayor says he didn’t break the law by working with an outside group that reportedly took over the city’s election operation last fall. Mayor Eric Genrich yesterday made the case that he didn’t break the law because there is no state law that prohibits cities from working with groups like the Mark Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life. The mayor is asking the Wisconsin Elections Commission to dismiss a complaint against his office and the city’s clerk. Republicans say

The CDC is putting a leash on certain dogs entering the U.S.  Sara Bartlett has the story.

 It’s been a bad year for wildfires in Wisconsin.  Sue Danielson reports.

 A massive chemical plant fire in Illinois could burn up to seven days.  The fire that started Monday morning is located about four miles south of Beloit and about 75 miles southwest from Milwaukee.  Fire crews say there’s still about half-a-million gallons of oil that continues to burn.  Anyone within three miles of the scene should wear a face mask due to poor air quality.  Winds are blowing the smoke southwest, and away from Wisconsin.  There’s no timeline on when the

A Fond du Lac man is being held on multiple charges, including taking a hostage.  Thirty-two-year-old Travis Bruemmer allegedly took a hostage while under a 14-day quarantine at Dodge County Jail.  Bruemmer faces additional felony charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, strangulation and suffocation, battery by prisoner, and substantial battery after reports say he attacked a woman performing a medical exam on him.  On Monday he was placed on a 200-thousand dollar cash bond and could be sentenced to 82-years if

The Chickasaw Nation Productions’ documentary “First Encounter” from the Chickasaw Heritage Series will air at 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 19, on Trempealeau County Community Media (TCC) channel 18 and in high definition on channel 618 in Wisconsin. The Chickasaw Heritage Series is a video project initiative from Chickasaw Nation Productions designed to inform, educate and entertain audiences about the resilient and persevering spirit of the Chickasaw Nation. To learn more, CLICK HERE. For more information CLICK HERE.

 A unique training program that prepares students to be heavy equipment operators in just six weeks is the first winner of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) Entrepreneurship Support Grants targeting programs working with diverse and underrepresented populations. “SOFTEC Education is exactly the kind of program Wisconsin should invest in to help people get the training they need to be successful in the workforce,” Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes said. “It’s also a great community partnership between a nonprofit working with