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Western Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind wants to make college more affordable by allowing young people to refinance their student loans and get more student aid. Kind introduced what he’s calling Higher Education Action Plan yesterday. Kind also wants to make it easier for college students to consolidate their debt. His plan would ask colleges and universities to focus more on outcomes and job training. He also wants to track how much students are paying for their degrees.

There will soon be 60 new assistant district attorneys across the state. Governor Tony Evers said the new hires are critically important.  The governor says DA’s are on the front lines of reforming the criminal justice system and they need help to do it.  Evers says the DA’s have been doing more with less for too long and points out that these are the first new positions to that department in over a decade. Locally, Eau Claire County is in

Two Wisconsin schools are on the list of the healthiest schools in America.  The Alliance for a Healthier Generation posted its results yesterday.  The criteria included schools serving healthier meals and snacks, getting more students to exercise, offering high-quality health and physical education and nurturing leadership skills.  Bay Middle School in Green Bay earned a gold standard rating and Honor Middle School in the Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District earned a bronze rating.

We now know more about those involved in a stand off and shooting in Loyal that occurred last week. Enforcement from Loyal Police Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Marathon County Sheriff’s Office, and Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office were engaged in a standoff with a suspect following a traffic stop and pursuit. During the standoff at the suspect’s residence, law enforcement deployed gas into the residence. As the standoff continued at the residence, the suspect fired on law enforcement and

We have a winner! Milk-n-More Tequila Naomi, a seven-year-old Jersey bred and owned by Milk-n-More Farms of Cecil, has been named the 2019 Wisconsin Cow of the Year. Naomi will be recognized with the honor at a special ceremony October 2 during World Dairy Expo. Nice shot, Tequila! Each year, a different Wisconsin purebred cattle association selects a cow to represent her breed as the Cow of the Year at World Dairy Expo. The honor rotates annually among Wisconsin’s seven

The Dunn County Criminal Justice Collaborating Council will be holding a forum on Wednesday, September 25th from 6-8 p.m. at the Dunn County Judicial Center. Attendees are invited to bring and submit questions for the panel to address. The forum will focus on the evolution of local drug trends and mental health issues in Dunn County, and how these areas impact the community as a whole. There will also be discussion surrounding current and future efforts to mitigate these evolving areas. Panelists

Today, Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced his candidacy for Wisconsin’s Fifth Congressional District. Fitzgerald, a 25-year legislative veteran and longtime leader of the Senate Republican caucus, released the following statement: “Washington is a mess. For too long, liberals and the elite have ignored the needs of working-class people. President Trump has made tremendous strides in fixing the D.C. dysfunction, but he needs more help. In Wisconsin, we know how to fix broken government and put taxpayers back in

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on the Top 16 products moving forward in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The products will now compete in the bracket-style tournament known as Manufacturing Madness. Here’s the list of the contenders: #1 Seed Henry Repeating ArmsBig Boy All-Weather RifleRice Lake#2 Seed Mercury Racing450R Outboard MotorFond du Lac#3 Seed GeneracDR Power 30” Wide Area MowerJefferson#4 Seed John Deere Horicon WorksX739 Signature Series Lawn TractorHoricon#5 Seed Mayville Engineering Company400

Two people are dead from a car versus semi-truck crash in Polk County.  The county sheriff’s department reports witnesses say a car was eastbound on Highway 63 yesterday afternoon when it didn’t stop at a stop sign near 60th Avenue and hit a semi-trailer.  The driver of the car and the passenger died at the scene.  No one involved has been identified.

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after human remains were found near a burned down hunting stand in Juneau County.  The county sheriff’s office says it responded to a welfare check in Plymouth over the weekend and learned a 57-year-old Windsor man hadn’t been seen since last Friday.  Deputies later found human remains believed to belong to him near his car on his family’s hunting property.