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Governor Tony Evers is calling for the legalization of medical marijuana and the decriminalization of recreational use.  Evers is including a measure in his first state budget proposal to decriminalize marijuana if the users, manufacturers, and distributors handle 25 grams or fewer.  He is also proposing Wisconsin’s first medical marijuana program, regulated by the state’s health and agriculture departments. 

State Patrol officials say one death has been confirmed from a semi crash in the Wisconsin Dells.  Authorities say the semi was recovered from Mirror Lake yesterday afternoon after it slid off the interstate earlier in the morning.  One occupant of the semi is still presumed missing. 

The president of the host club the Eau Claire Hash House Harriers says this year’s National Snowshoe Beer Mile Competition was a little harder than usual.  Dozens of people showed up for the mile or half mile event, where participants have to run two to four laps and after each lap they have to chug a beer.  The higher amount of snow this year made the course more difficult for those in the challenge.  Host officials say 12 medals are

Brides are getting informed of their options after a bridal fair in the Chippewa Valley.  Hundreds had the opportunity to meet with more than 80 vendors at yesterday’s Winter Wedding Fair at the Lismore Hotel.  Vendors included photographers, florists, caterers, bakers, and more.  

Some Republican members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation are joining Democrats in the criticism of President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency.  Trump is using the declaration to obtain billions of dollars in funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.  Representatives Jim Sensenbrenner and Mike Gallagher have issued statements saying the move undercuts Congressional powers.  Potential Presidential Candidate O’Rourke In Wisconsin  Potential 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke was in Wisconsin on Friday.  O’Rourke spoke to students at Milwaukee Area Technical College and also to

Flags at state buildings in Wisconsin must fly at half-staff today due to an order from Governor Tony Evers related to the death of a public works employee in Milwaukee.  The governor says the half-staff order is for all day Saturday.  Bryan Rodriguez was hit and killed by a vehicle while on-duty last week. 

Utility scammers have a new approach to rip-off people.   Wisconsin Public Service says there’s been an uptick in a scam in recent days where utility customers in the Green Bay, Marinette and Sheboygan areas are receiving calls saying utility crews need to exchange or remove gas or electric meters.  Sometimes the customer is told a reimbursable payment is needed and sometimes scammers threaten to cut off service if no payment is made. 

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up four-cents from a week ago.  Triple-A says the price statewide today is two-dollars-and-21-cents, while the national average is two-29.  The lowest prices are posted in the Janesville at two-17 a gallon.  Drivers in Superior are paying the most at the pump at two-24 for regular gas. 

A Whitehall man is going to prison for 14 years after being convicted of child sexual assault.  Sixty-seven-year-old Daniel Stafford was accused of sexually assaulting a girl between five and ten-years-old over a five year span.  You may have read the details of this case in The Leader Telegram, saying Stafford was visibly emotional and apologized at his sentencing.  After his prison sentence he’ll serve four years of probation. 

Residents of a duplex in Eau Claire are displaced after a fire.  The Eau Claire Fire Department says the building on Second Avenue caught on fire early yesterday morning and firefighters found it filled with smoke.  Crews quickly doused the flames and ventilated the house.  The Red Cross is currently assisting the displaced families while the building is unlivable.