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Dairy farmers in Wisconsin are producing more milk with fewer cows. The latest numbers from the USDA show milk production in Wisconsin, and across the country, is up just over one-and-a-half-percent from this time last year. The new report says farmers are doing it with slightly fewer cows. Wisconsin is still the second largest milk producer in the country. California remains the largest.

Chris and Wendy Attoe, and all of their children, are going to get the VIP treatment at the Wisconsin Capitol. The couple from Chippewa Falls is being honored today as the Governor’s Outstanding Adoptive Parent Award winners. The Attoes have adopted six children over the years, and they also have one of their own. They say they’ve always wanted a big family and found that adoption can give that to them while making the lives of kids in the foster system better

Speeding leads to a drug arrest in Marshfield. It was just after 2 on Sunday morning when Police stopped a vehicle for speeding. Upon speaking to the driver, an odor of marijuana was detected. Based on this, the driver was searched and 5 individually packaged baggies of Fentanyl and 11 individually packaged baggies of cocaine were recovered from a hidden pocket near the his pants zipper. 36 year old Quaheem Omond Moore was arrested for: • Possession with Intent to

Natural resources officials in Wisconsin say safety is essential when hunting.  There are reports every year about injuries from tree stand accidents and most times the hunter failed to wear a safety harness.  Hunters are advised to carry a cell phone or two-way radio and wear a full body harness when using tree stands.  Nearly 550-thousand hunters purchased licenses last year in Wisconsin.

Road conditions may have been a factor in a deadly accident that happened just before 8 on Tuesday morning. A Wisconsin State Trooper responded to a two-vehicle crash on US HWY 8 west of Cranberry Lake Road in Rusk County. A Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 28 year old Richard Smith from Bruce was traveling westbound on US HWY 8 when the driver lost control and eventually collided head-on into a Dodge Ram pick-up truck which was traveling eastbound. The driver

On Monday at 8:30 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one vehicle accident at the intersection of Hwy 25 and Hwy A south of Barron. When deputies arrived the lone occupant of the vehicle was treated and released for minor injuries and was taken into custody on suspicion of Operating a Motor Vehicle while under the Influence of Alcohol 15th offense.66 year old Mark Johnson of Rice Lake is being held in the Barron County

There’s a reward being offered for information on a California man missing in northern Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Department of Justice Silver Alert Facebook page says the family of 89-year-old Norbert Dantzman is offering five-thousand dollars for information that leads to him being found.  The family says Dantzman was in Wisconsin to celebrate the anniversary of his family buying a farm in Sawyer County.  He was last seen leaving his hotel in August.

The Water Street development in Eau Claire is voted down.  The plan was to build a two story apartment and commercial building at the former BMO Harris bank on Water Street, though some people in the neighborhood wanted a drive-through restaurant as well.  Both plans were voted down by the Plan Commission Monday night.  The city council will have the final say at a later meeting.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters it’s illegal to bait deer in some counties.  The DNR says baiting is illegal this year in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Barron, Buffalo, Polk, Trempealeau, Washburn, Burnett, and Pepin Counties.  People caught baiting could face hundreds of dollars in fines.

There is an E Coli outbreak in Wisconsin, but no one knows what is making people sick. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said 20 people have been reported sick with E Coli since last week. The cases are spread across the state, so there is no one source for the outbreak. Public health managers say they are trying to find a tie that binds the cases together.