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It’s that time of year.  Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services is reporting the state’s first human case of West Nile. DHS says the person is from northeast Wisconsin, but they are not getting any more specific than that. Human West Nile cases tend to peak in August and September as more people head outside. Last year, 33 people were confirmed sick with West Nile in Wisconsin.

Harley Davidson is dealing with more pink slips.  The company yesterday said it laid off 40 people in its general merchandise division.  All of them work in Milwaukee.  Harley didn’t offer any other specifics about the layoffs.

Prosecutors in Chippewa County may be able to use some of the evidence in the other case against the young man accused of killing three Girl Scouts last fall.  A judge yesterday said some of the evidence from a Rusk County case against Colten Treu may be admissible in his trial in Chippewa Falls. Treu was arrested with meth and marijuana about a month before the hit and run of a local Girl Scout Troup picking up litter along side

They are hiring at Huffcutt Concrete.  The pre-fab structure maker in Lake Hallie yesterday announced plans to add 150 jobs over the next five years. The company recently expanded its facility.  Huffcutt makes pre-cart storage buildings, restrooms, and storage facilities that are shipped across the country.

A Democratic lawmaker from Stevens Point wants to find four-million-dollars in the state budget to fight chronic wasting disease.  State Rep. Katrina Shankland yesterday introduced a plan that would spend two-million on CWD collection, and another two-million-dollars on CWD research. Shankland says CWD is a threat to Wisconsin’s deer population, and she wants to get a handle on the disease before it’s too late.

Wisconsin will not be one of the states getting some of the 12-billion-dollars that the maker of OxyContin is offering.  Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday rejected the settlement offer from Purdue Pharma.  At least twenty other states are accepting the offer.  Kaul said he wants justice, and doesn’t think the settlement offer will bring that.  The rejected settlement is part of the on-going battle between Kaul and lawmakers over a new law that requires him to get permission before settling lawsuits.

Wisconsin Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson are calling on Wisconsinites to remember the losses and courage of September 11, 2001.  In tweets today Baldwin said survivors and first responders carry the weight of that day with them always and it’s important to stand by them and families of those who were lost.  Senator Johnson visited the 9/11 Memorial this week in New York City where there was a Homeland Security hearing.  He says people need to go there to be reminded

The Wall That Heals is in Manitowoc for a display that opens at the County Expo Center.  The free exhibit runs from September 12th to the 15th and will be open 24 hours.  The wall is a three-quarters-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.  The names of all 58-thousand-people who served and died are inscribed on the wall, including many from Manitowoc County.

Eau Claire County Board Supervisor Brandon Buchannan is stepping down from his position.  Buchannan recently announced he’s moving away from Eau Claire, opening up a position on the board.  The board is seeking applicants to fill out the rest of Buchannan’s term until the next election in April.  Supervisor Colleen Bates says it’ll take about 30 days to fill the seat once the application announcement is posted.

A home is destroyed following a fire in Rusk County.  The Bruce Fire Department says the fire broke out yesterday at a house on Tate Road in Thornapple and required three different fire departments to respond.  It took hours to put the fire out but no one was hurt.  It’s unclear what caused the fire.