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The City of Beloit says a proposed casino is a step closer to reality.  Officials said today a significant step was taken in the process when the Bureau of Indian Affairs said a final environmental impact statement is now available.  The next step towards approval of the Ho-Chunk Casino will be a public comment period, before Governor Evers weighs in. 

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is down a penny-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-83-cents, a penny higher than the national average.  Drivers in Racine are paying the highest price at the pump at two-96-a-gallon.  The lowest average price can be found in the Janesville-Beloit area at two-70 for a gallon of regular gas. 

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind and other local legislators joined Xcel Energy and SolarConnect Community subscribers on Thursday to celebrate the completion of the program’s second solar garden at a ribbon cutting near Cashton, Wis. “This is another exciting day for Xcel Energy and the founding members of our SolarConnect Community program,” said Mark Stoering, president, Xcel Energy-Wisconsin. “This project completes the second phase of a program that allows subscribers to benefit from another source of renewable energy in our service

A Stanley man will go to prison after pleading no contest to multiple crimes including methamphetamine delivery, theft, and escape.  Reports say Keith Nelson was arrested during a trade setup in Boyd in February where Nelson was supposed to sell drugs to an informant in exchange for a car.  Nelson was also accused of selling stolen welding equipment in October of last year and escaping a work release facility in May of last year.  He’ll be sentenced in August. 

A Wisconsin woman who lost her fiancée in a wrong-way crash is advocating for tougher OWI laws in the state.  The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says Ryan Schultz was hit by a wrong-way driver with four OWI convictions just north of Beaver Dam last Sunday, killing him.  His fiancée Alyssa Van Gorder is now supporting two bills that are in the state House that would create stricter penalties for people convicted of OWI and deadly OWI crashes.  Schultz’s funeral is scheduled for

A bill is in the state legislature that would crack down on white collar crimes like phone scams and money laundering.  Reports say the bill would create an up to ten-year prison sentence for any scam topping ten-thousand dollars.  Anything over 100-thousand dollars would create an up to 12-and-a-half-year prison sentence. 

A Chippewa Falls campsite is under new ownership.  The Pine Harbor Campground held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon for owners Brett and Suman Bullock.  The couple plans to add cabins and seasonal sites and make space to host weddings and events.  Pine Harbor is hosting an open house on June 15th to show off its planned additions. 

An Eau Claire health organization has officially opened a new facility for men.  Yesterday Hope Gospel Mission held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Hope Renewal Center for Men on Mercantile Drive.  The facility will help men in the area who struggle with addiction and homelessness.  Hope Gospel Mission also hopes to have a women and children’s center open across the street by this fall. 

The coroner in Las Vegas says the death of an Appleton man in the city’s jail is a homicide.  Nicholas Farah died in restraints in the Clark County Jail back in March.  He’d been arrested for acting strangely at a local hotel.  The coroner says Farah died from asphyxia during the restraining process, but also said that meth contributed to his death.  It’s unclear what the ruling will mean for the two jail guards who are being investigated for Farah’s

Schools across the state of Wisconsin could soon be banned from giving kids who can’t pay for lunch something different than those who can.  A legislative panel yesterday held a hearing on the so-called Lunch Shaming law.  Milwaukee State Senator Lena Taylor says the state should not be punishing kids because mom and dad didn’t send some lunch money.  But other lawmakers worry that if kids don’t have to pay for lunch, then they won’t pay for lunch.