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A man from the Dells is likely headed to Michigan soon to face charges for his role in the plot to kidnap that state’s governor. Brian Higgins last week dropped his appeal of the order to extradite him to Michigan. Prosecutors say Higgins helped with surveillance in the case, and offered the other members of the plot his night vision goggles. The FBI says members of a Michigan militia planned to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer and possibly put her on

Thousands of people who owe on their power bills across Wisconsin are in-line for some help. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said he’s going to spend 21-million-dollars to help pay down utility bills for 36-thousand people in the state. That comes to just over 580 dollars-per-person. Anyone part of the state’s WHEAP program is likely already eligible for the help.

People in Chippewa County are going to have to keep wearing their masks outside. County health director Angela Weideman yesterday said the county is not changing its mask policy to get in-line with the CDC. At least not yet. The CDC says fully vaccinated people can take off their masks in most outdoor settings. Weideman says it takes some time for the state to reconsider its rules, and then for the county to follow.

UW-Eau Claire yesterday said it will allow graduates to bring two guests to this spring’s graduation ceremony. Chancellor James Schmidt says the university knows how important college graduation is to families, but also said the school is also limited by coronavirus safety measures. In-person graduation is set for May 15th.

The speech from President Biden is drawing mixed reviews, but there will be a DC connection to Wisconsin soon. The White House yesterday said Harris will be in town on Tuesday. But no one is saying why she is coming, where she will visit, or what she will do. Those details are expected to come over the next couple of days. We’ll show you different sides so you can decide. And when it comes to sate reaction, Wisconsin’s Republican U.S.

The Democrats who will help write Wisconsin’s state budget say the state’s three billion-dollars in stimulus money should be off-limits. State Senator Jon Erpenbach yesterday said the stimulus money ‘has nothing to do with’ the state budget that lawmakers are currently writing. Erpenbach said he’d like to know how Governor Evers intends to spend the stimulus money, but he says he’s not looking to spend any of it on the state’s day-to-day needs. Governor Evers has said he should have details

A little over one-in-three of the protesters bailed out of Madison’s jail last summer went on to commit new crimes. The State Journal reviewed the numbers and found that 25 of the 70 people bailed-out by social justice activists committed crimes after their release. The paper says the tally includes 108 felonies and 49 misdemeanors or municipal code violations. Many of those charges are for bail jumping, but prosecutors also filed weapons and armed robbery charges, and at least one

A group of conservationists is calling Wisconsin’s wolf hunt politically motivated and harmful. The group, Wisconsin’s Green Fire, released its report yesterday. The report says hunters took too many alpha males and bred female wolves, and said that could eliminate pup production in 60 percent of the state’s wolf packs. Green Fire also says the hunt damaged relations with the Ojibwe Tribes, and showed the gap between regulators at the DNR and state lawmakers. Hunters in Wisconsin bagged 218 wolves during what turned-out to

Wisconsin’s state parks are opening-up a bit more, starting tomorrow. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said playgrounds and observation towers will finally open in parks across the state. There will also be new rules for pavilions and snack bars, more people will be allowed in each. Camping and hiking are already back to pre-coronavirus levels. DNR expects big crowds at state parks this summer as people continue to navigate the virus and the state’s reopening.

 A bill signed by Governor Tony Evers today will require lessons about the Holocaust and other genocides be taught in Wisconsin social studies classes.  More information with Sue Danielson: Wisconsin Act 30 will require students from grades 5 through 12 to have studies to include the pervasiveness of anti-semitism and the recognition of the tragedy of the Holocaust.  The bill requires school districts, independent charter schools and private schools to participate in providing instruction on the topic of genocide.