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A bit before 10 on December 24th, Black River Falls Fire Department and Black River Emergency Medical Service were dispatched by the Jackson County Emergency Dispatch Center (EDC) to Highway 54 East and Koranda Road in the township of Brockway for a semi crash with diesel fuel on the road way.  On arrival the department found a semi tractor and trailer lying on its side across both lanes of Highway 54. The driver had exited the tractor and was reporting

Governor Tony Evers says he thinks Foxconn will eventually sit down and renegotiate its deal with the state. The governor told Channel 12 yesterday that he thinks Foxconn will eventually renegotiate its package of tax incentives.  Foxconn has said that it is living-up to the promises made in the deal signed by former Governor Walker. Evers’ office has said Foxconn won’t get any of the three billion-dollars in possible tax breaks because the company has downsized its to-be-built manufacturing facility

There was court action on Monday concerning a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Superior, Wisconsin.  The Minnesota Court of Appeals said the state’s public utilities commission has to consider potential environmental impacts before approving contracts for the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, which is being proposed by Minnesota Power and the Dairyland Power Cooperative.  Initially, the public utilities commission approved the Minnesota Power stake in the project without requiring the review, but environmental groups appealed the decision.  In a statement, Minnesota

La Crosse police reported nine drunk-driving arrests over the weekend.  The police department says two of the drivers are facing their third charge of operating while intoxicated.  A fifteen-year-old was also arrested for violating the absolute sobriety law.  This was for the period between Thursday and Sunday.

A La Crosse woman is reimbursed for fraudulent charges to her Domino’s Pizza account.  Reports indicate someone under the name “Mohammad Ali” put in carry-out orders for Domino’s locations in Burnsville and Lakeville, Minnesota, both near the Twin Cities, on the woman’s account.  Police are investigating.

Investigators in Rice Lake say this month’s drowning of a two-year-old little girl was nothing but a tragic accident. Police offered a few new details into the little girl’s death. Police say she woke-up and left the house on her own that early December night, and hers were the only footsteps in the snow. The little girl drowned in the Red Cedar River. Prosecutors say no one will be charged in the case.

It’s amazing what a one-off news story can do. The city council president in Wausau says she’s considering ending the city’s decades-old ban on snowball fights after the little-used law made national headlines. City Council President Lisa Rasmussen says stories about the law come-up like a bad penny. She wants to see if Wausau can quickly change the rules, and take snowballs off the no-no list.

Prosecutors in Eau Claire say two people are behind bars for being a part of a drug ring with a Minneapolis connection. The D.A. filed charges against 26-year-old Tamara Howlett and 28-year-old Terrell Wilson for dealing cocaine and marijuana out of their home. Investigators say the two would buy drugs in Minneapolis, then resell them in Eau Claire. Howlett is in jail and due in court in late January, while police say Wilson is still at large.

The Republicans at the statehouse in Madison are looking to cut taxes. Just how large of a cut remains to be seen. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald on Friday said the specifics of the tax cut proposal are still being worked-out. Fitzgerald says lawmakers want to figure out a way to cut property taxes across the state after a report last week said property taxes are going-up by nearly five-percent this year.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be one justice short if it decides to hear the case about cleaning-up the state’s voter rolls. Justice Dan Kelley yesterday said he will not participate in the case. But he is not saying why. Kelly is running for reelection next spring, and the case involving the proposed voter purge is sure to be an issue in the race. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued to get the Wisconsin Election Commission to follow state law and drop voters who’ve