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 Wisconsin legislators are starting the budget process from scrap.  The Joint Finance Committee voted today to ignore proposals from Governor Tony Evers who was hoping to raise taxes and get more federal aid.  Beaver Dam Representative Mark Born tells Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the budget will be based on the 2019 budget.  He believes there’s enough of a surplus to fill any gaps.Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is not happy with the legislature’s decision to ignore his budget proposal.  He tells The Milwaukee Journal

Run The Jewels, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Shaquille O’Neal will all be part of this year’s Summerfest.  Milwaukee festival organizers revealed the artists today, which also include country star Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, and the Jonas Brothers.  Chris Stapleton and Sheryl Crow will also be performing.  Summerfest was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.  This year’s festival is taking part in September instead of its typical June-July dates to make sure people get the COVID vaccine.

 Three Dunn County institutions are partnering to offer a free Community Vaccination Clinic at University of Wisconsin-Stout. UW-Stout, Mayo Clinic Health System and Dunn County Public Health will hold the clinic from 1 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, in the Multipurpose Room at the university’s Sports and Fitness Center, 220 13th Ave. E. The center is part of the athletics complex on the south end of campus. Parking will be available in lots 4 and 29 near the building.

Police say a man is facing more than 20 years in prison after he barricaded himself inside his house and threatened to blow it up. Barron County jail records show 35-year-old Kevin Swartz was arrested Monday and charged with bomb scares, disorderly conduct, battery to a law enforcement officer, drug possession and terroristic threats. In a criminal complaint, police say Swartz claimed he had dangerous explosives, so officers evacuated neighbors from their homes. A standoff lasted about six-hours before the

The Eau Claire County Humane Association is looking for supplies to help them take care of new kittens on the way. They say they need a few things to help care for the kittens until they’re able to be adopted. They’re looking for kitchen scales, dry and wet kitten food, reusable bags and syringes to feed the babies. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM ECCHA.

Restaurants and bars across the state are reopening and expanding capacity limits, but they need employees. The Lakely at the Oxbow Hotel in Eau Claire is planning to reopen June 1st. They’re now looking to fill several positions including a hotel night auditor, a housekeeping manager, and a housekeeper. The restaurant is hiring a prep cook, line cook, and dishwasher. CLICK HERE TO SERVE UP MORE DETAILS.

Three Eau Claire police officers are being honored for rescuing a father and his eight-year-old son from falling into an icy river in December. The Eau Claire Police Department says Officers Kaveney, Prock, and Stephens were recognized by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association this week for their quick, lifesaving actions.

It will likely take a little while to get more answers about a late night fire that brought several Eau Claire County fire departments to the Township of Clear Creek. Crews from Strum, Fall Creek, Augusta, Osseo, and Eau Claire all responded to  the fire last night. No one is saying what burned, but they would only call it a structure fire. There are no reports of any injuries. There’s no word on what started the fire.

It’s probation for a Chippewa Falls woman accused of stealing from her family. A judge yesterday said Jennifer Eyerly doesn’t have to spend any more time behind bars. She pleaded guilty to two felonies and five misdemeanor charges. Prosecutors say she spent eight thousand-dollars on a credit card that she took-out in her mother’s name. They also say Eyerly stole her family members’ social security numbers by promising them jobs in Chippewa Falls, but those jobs never existed.

Eau Claire’s minor league baseball team is hoping to be back on the field by the end of the month with fans in the stands. The Eau Claire Express is hoping for 50-percent capacity at Carson Park when they return May 31st. That’d be about 19-hundred fans. Express GM Jacob Servais says they want to provide as normal an experience as the can. Tickets for the Express are on sale now.