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Authorities say a woman was found dead in the Mississippi River in Pierce County.  A fisherman saw a body floating in the river yesterday in the township of Trenton.  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.  There is no word on how the woman died or how long she’d been in the river.

Absentee voting is underway in Eau Claire for the April 2nd election.  The city clerk is expecting a high voter turnout.  The last day to vote by absentee ballot is March 29th.

The Eau Claire County Board is extending the moratorium on large-scale livestock farms.  The board imposed six-month moratorium in October to consider the impact of large farms on water quality and hazards from manure runoff.  A task force is asking for two more months to finish their investigation.  The issue will be revisited in May. 

The Eau Claire Area School District will soon begin offering its board members a child care stipend.  The benefit is one few school districts in the nation offer.  Board officials hope the stipend will encourage more parents to consider being on the board. 

Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol have their own plan to get tougher on first time drunk drivers.  Senator Chris Larson yesterday introduce a plan to install ignition interlock devices for any first time drunk driver who was nearly twice the legal limit.  Drivers could also opt for a year of sobriety.  A first time OWI conviction in the state is currently treated as a civil, not criminal matter.  

Wisconsin is no longer supporting two cases challenging abortion access.  Attorney General Josh Kaul withdrew the state’s support yesterday from amicus briefs that place Wisconsin in the position of advocating for limiting abortion access.  The move is part of a pattern of action by the Democrat made in support of Planned Parenthood and access to reproductive health services.  Planned Parenthood’s political wing endorsed Kaul during his 2018 campaign. 

A Wisconsin-based retail chain is closing all of its stores.  Shopko closed about 100 stores in January filing for bankruptcy.  Now the chain is closing its remaining 120 stores after not being able to find a buyer.  The nearly-60-year-old chain grew to be a Midwestern icon and often served communities too small for larger stores like Walmart and rural areas outside Amazon’s same-day delivery service.  Locations stretched from California to Kentucky.  The company plans to have all the stores closed by

Police in Manitowoc hope some video will bring-in tips in a double murder from last fall.  Officers released security camera footage yesterday that shows a man walking on the same block where 51-year-old Richard Miller and his daughter, 19-year-old Jocelyn Miller, were found murdered last September.  Investigators say the man in the video is the person of interest in the case.  They need help identifying him. View the video below:

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says the governor’s budget will allow more than eleven-thousand businesses to provide family medical leave to 400-thousand-employees.  The department today says businesses will also be able to expand coverage to allow for someone to leave to care for siblings and grandparents.  Governor Evers says it’s all part of what he calls the ‘people’s budget.’

Governor Evers is honoring the Red Cross by proclaiming March American Red Cross month.  The governor today issued the proclamation saying the volunteers and staff at Red Cross-Wisconsin have done an incredible job helping Wisconsinites recover from devastating flooding.  The governor says the Red Cross has helped thousands of Wisconsin citizens navigate through the disaster recovery process over the years and this flood season is no different.