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The woman already in prison for stealing from a local animal shelter is looking at more time for stealing from the government. Nicolle Wilson this week pleaded no contest to charges that she cashed-in on fake Paycheck Protection loans. Wilson is already serving five years for stealing 71-thousand dollars from the Eau Claire County Humane Association. No one is saying just how much she got in her PPP scam.

A Milwaukee judge is not going to allow prosecutors to charge the teenager accused of shooting eight people at the Mayfair Mall as an adult. Judge Brittany Grayson yesterday ruled that the 15-year-old’s case should remain in juvenile court. That means the teen could be released in a matter of months. Milwaukee County prosecutors argued that the teen needs to face real punishment for the shooting back in November. The teen’s lawyers say he’s doing well in a juvenile facility

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is not happy with the state’s first wolf hunt. DNR wildlife director Eric Lobner yesterday said he wishes he would have closed the season sooner. Hunters and trappers in the state bagged 216 gray wolves in just three days. DNR’s goal was just 120. Lobner says they ‘could’ve and should’ve’ closed the hunt before Wednesday. Hunters were supposed to have seven days to harvest wolves, but they were so quick to hit their quota that

Wisconsin’s governor is taking the credit for an overhaul at the state’s unemployment office that passed nearly unanimously though the state legislature. Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed the law that will update the computers at the Department of Workforce Development. He said it was his special session that pushed lawmakers to act. But we will show you different sides so you can decide, the Republicans who control the state legislature say the governor could have acted on his own months

Not singing the national anthem before a Brewers or Badgers game would be a crime if state Senator Patrick Testin gets his way. Testin yesterday introduced a plan that would require the national anthem be played or sung at any venue built with taxpayer dollars. That includes almost every professional stadium in Wisconsin as well as college and high school fields. Testin says the national anthem reminds us of what we have in common and is a tradition that dates back over

There are some people questioning why Wisconsin’s attorney general has decided to take on student loan forgiveness. Republican state Rep.  Dave Murphy says student debt is not a criminal matter, or a solely Wisconsin matter, so it makes little sense that A-G Josh Kaul would make it an issue. Kaul this week joined 15 other A-Gs in asking Congress to forgive up to 50-thousand-dollars in loans per-person. Brett Healy, with the MacIver Institute, says Kaul is looking to take what should be a

It is going to be a somber end to the week for the families of the five people who were killed at the Miller brewery. Today is the one year anniversary of that shooting. Victim Jesse Valle’s family says they are trying to focus on the positive and remember him as a hard working family man. There is a plaque outside the brewery that remembers the victims and honors their loss.

Best Buy is closing more stores amid the pandemic.  The electronics giant revealed today it also laid off five-thousand workers this month after slashing jobs last year.  Most positions were full-time and will be replaced by new part-time hires.  Best Buy already shut down 20 stores over the last two years.  In that time, online sales have jumped.  It used to be 20-percent, but the retailer expects to hit 40-percent.

The Mondovi Ladies Holiday Luncheon, an annual celebration of female entrepreneurship, was honored as a source of pride in the area by Chippewa Valley Energy and Cenex®, the energy brand of CHS. As part of this award, the Mondovi Business Association, which the holiday luncheon is part of, received a $5,000 grant to support event programming.   In 1963, a women’s volunteer group was formed and quickly became the foundation of female entrepreneurship in Mondovi. Today, the group’s main event is the holiday luncheon that raises essential funds for