Wisconsin state Republicans want to cut income taxes by about 250-million dollars. Republicans released their plan Friday but it doesn’t include anymore funding for education, as Governor Tony Evers called for. The plans shows about two-million people would be eligible for the tax cuts and single filers would see a tax decrease of over 100 dollars. The plan says singles who make more than 120-thousand dollars and married couples who make more than 144-thousand dollars wouldn’t be eligible.
Read MoreIt’s primary week for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Jill Karofsky and Ed Fallone are running against former governor Scott Walker appointee Daniel Kelly. Karofsky is a Dane County circuit judge and Fallone is a law professor at Marquette. The primary takes place Tuesday and the last two candidates remaining will compete in the general election.
Read MoreThe Flying Eagles Ski Club in Eau Claire has a good showing at this year’s Flying Eagles Invitational. Four Flying Eagles won their events over the weekend while six others finished in the top three in their events. The Itasca Ski Club had the most wins with five.
Read MoreAttacking your own lawyer in court and punching the county sheriff are good ways to get sent to prison. A judge on Friday sentenced 31-year-old Ryan Denning to three more years in prison. He’s already serving a two-year sentence. The new sentence is for headbutting his lawyer in court back in 2017, then getting into a fight in jail, and punching Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk.
Read MoreA western Wisconsin man already in prison for shooting at police in Jackson County is looking at another sentence. An Eau Claire County judge last week sentenced 21-year-old Quentin Labansky to five years in prison for stealing a car in Eau Claire. That car theft started the police chase last May that ended with a shootout. No one was hurt. Labansky is serving eight years for shooting at authorities.
Read MoreWisconsin’s eleven Indian tribes will update lawmakers on their needs today. The annual State of the Tribes will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Capitol in Madison. Ned Daniels, Jr., who is the Chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Community will deliver the speech. Tribal leaders in Wisconsin have been speaking to lawmakers and leaders at the Capitol since 2005.
Read MoreFirefighters in Fon du Lac are looking for the cause of a fire that left a car dealership in ruins. Flames destroyed the building at the Be Smart Auto Mall last night. Crews say several cars also went up in flames. No one was hurt as the car dealership was closed. Investigators say it could take some time to determine the cause of the fire.
Read MoreA former Badger football player is surrendering to police in connection with a double homicide. Marcus Randle El turned himself in to Chicago police Saturday afternoon. Randle El is accused of shooting Seairaha Winchester and Brittany McAdory in Janesville in the early morning hours on February 10th. The investigation remains active as police are still interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence. He played as a wide receiver for UW from 2004 to 2007. He is the brother of former Steelers wide
Read MorePreparations are underway in Alaska for the 48th annual Iditarod sled dog race. Jon Jeffries fills us in. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT ALL THE BARKING IS ABOUT
Read MoreJ.J. Watt and fiancée Kealia Ohai are married. NBC15 reports the two professional athletes tied the knot in a ceremony in the Bahamas yesterday in the presence of family and friends. The former Badger and Ohai had obtained their civil marriage license last week in Harris County, Texas. After Watt’s college years in Madison he has since become a standout defensive end with the Houston Texans as well as a major non-profit cause fund raiser and philanthropist. Ohai is a
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