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No one in Wisconsin is going to miss out on extra food stamp money. Governor Evers yesterday said he’s reached an agreement with the USDA to keep the state eligible for the extra benefits. Wisconsin lost its eligibility when the state Supreme Court struck down the governor’s emergency order late last month. In the two week since, the state’s Department of Health Services issued new rules to maintain eligibility. In fact, the new rules mean Wisconsin will see more benefits. Originally, the state was eligible for

At least they can say they voted on something. Republican lawmakers in Madison yesterday approved their plan to spend Wisconsin’s two-billion-dollars in federal stimulus money. The plan is doomed, however, as Governor Evers has already promised to veto it. There are also questions about whether the Republican plan to use some of the stimulus money to pay down debt and cut taxes violates Congress’ spending rules.

They are hiring in Lake Hallie. Menards yesterday said it is looking to hire as many as 60 people to work at its newly-opened distribution center in Lake Hallie. The center is at the old Shopko site. Menards says it’s taking applications for the new jobs at its website.

It’s pretty much a full return to normal at Wisconsin’s state parks. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said all outdoor spaces in parks can return to 100-percent capacity. Indoor spaces, like concession stands, are still limited to 50-percent capacity for the time being. DNR saw record crowds last year because of the coronavirus and expects large crowds once again this year.

The Wisconsin police officer who shot and injured Jacob Blake is back on the job.  The Kenosha Police Department won’t discipline Officer Rusten Sheskey for shooting Blake several times in the back during an arrest attempt last August.  The department found that Sheskey acted within policy.  He finished a period of administrative leave last month.  Earlier this year, prosecutors decided not to charge Sheskey for the shooting that left Blake paralyzed from the waist down.

The officer who shot 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright just outside Minneapolis and her police chief are resigning.  Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott announced Officer Kim Potter, the cop who shot Wright, and Police Chief Tim Gannon are both leaving the force.  The City Council also voted to relieve the city manager of his duties, which includes overseeing the police department.   Elliott says he is appointing two senior commanders to play a critical leadership role in leading the department through

An expert on police use-of-force says former police officer Derek Chauvin was justified when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck.  Former police officer Barry Brodd testified for the defense today.  He said Chauvin was following his police training during the arrest and was acting with objective reasonableness.  Floyd had drugs in his system and Brodd said suspects on drugs sometimes “don’t feel pain” and can have “superhuman strength.”  The prosecution rested its case earlier today and had previously called their

The State Department of Health is reporting 922 positive cases of the coronavirus over the last day.  That pushes the total number of cases to over 586-thousand-600.  There were ten additional deaths confirmed today as the death toll nears 67-hundred residents. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

A motion filed in the 2005 murder case of Teresa Halbach reveals a possible new witness for Steven Avery’s defense.  Avery’s lawyer is asking the court to allow the new witness statement from a newspaper delivery driver who recently came forward.  WLUK-TV says the written statement claims the driver saw a nephew of Avery’s and another man moving the victim’s vehicle on to the Avery Salvage Yard property five days after she was killed.  The driver says he told Manitowoc