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Authorities around Wisconsin are warning about meth showing up in kids’ Halloween candy this year.  The Grant County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook Wednesday a picture of candy laced with the drug that was found in southern Wisconsin.  The sheriff’s office wants parents to check kids’ candy for similar issues.

A contagious virus that affects dogs is being reported in the Chippewa Valley.  Kindness Animal Hospital in Chippewa Falls says it treated two dogs for kennel cough on Tuesday.  Kennel cough is a virus that causes dogs to develop a bad cough.  Some dogs can fight the virus off themselves, but some will need to get a vaccine.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Police across the Badger State are reminding drivers that trick or treaters will be on the streets in big numbers in some areas.  Authorities say drivers need to be extra careful and watch for kids darting across the street unexpectedly.  Trick or treaters need to stay on the sidewalks and wear costumes that fit them and parents should make sure there are reflective markings on costumes or that kids carry a flashlight.  It’s also important to check candy

A jury may see the man who police say ran down three western Wisconsin Girl Scouts try and explain himself. A judge yesterday ruled that prosecutors can use the videotaped interview with Colten Treu as evidence. True’s lawyers say he was too emotional during the question and answer session, and told the judge that investigators coerced answers out of him. Prosecutors say Treu was high on canned air when he ran the girls down along a stretch of highway outside Lake Hallie

The man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and killed her parents spent some time in isolation in a New Mexico prison for fighting with inmates who questioned him about the case. Reports from New Mexico’s corrections department show Jake Patterson got into a fight back in August. A guard had to fire a beanbag round to stop it. He’s serving his life sentence in New Mexico because prison officials in Wisconsin wanted him moved for his own safety.

Western Wisconsin’s Democratic congressman is ready to vote to move forward with impeachment, and may actually vote to impeach President Trump if it comes to that. Congressman Ron Kind told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday that he thinks President Trump is unpatriotic and has abused his power. Kind said he’ll vote today for the rules that will govern the impeachment process. He says he’s still waiting for all of the evidence before making-up his mind on whether the President should be

It will no longer be MillerCoors in Milwaukee. The company that brews Miller Light yesterday said it is dropping the Miller half of the name, and will become Molson Coors. But the name change is being softened by the news that the company will be bringing hundreds of new jobs to Milwaukee. The new Molson Coors is moving its corporate headquarters as part of a consolidation in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

Add Wisconsin to the list of states looking to pay college athletes. State Rep. Dave Murphy, who heads the Assembly’s Colleges and Universities Committee, this week said he is working on legislation to allow college athletes to make money while in school. About a dozen states have, or are considering, laws that allow athletes to make money off of their names or images. Murphy says Wisconsin cannot afford to wait and see what other states or the NCAA does. No one at the University

The City of Eau Claire City Councilvoted to approve an ordinance that will return the City of Eau Claire to “Alternate Side Parking” rules between November 1 and May 1.     Alternate Side night time parking restrictions will go into effect on all city streets on Friday, November 1, 2019 and continue through May 1, 2020.  The restrictions apply and will be enforced between midnight and 7 a.m.    When parking a vehicle or trailer on the street, the date

An increased demand for propane is prompting Governor Tony Evers to declare an energy emergency in the state.  The governor today said people are heating homes with the arrival of cold weather and farmers need propane to dry their corn.  The governor’s order also temporarily lifts restrictions on truck drivers making propane deliveries in the state.  Regulations mandate truckers can only drive 14 hours consecutively before a ten-hour mandated rest period, but that will not be enforced during the emergency.