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Frigid temperatures aren’t stifling the voices of women and men at Wisconsin’s Women’s March.  Yesterday, about 700 people showed up to the state Capitol to demand equality for women and accountability from the Trump administration.  Women’s Marches were held around the nation yesterday.  But, all of them had one thing in common: a smaller turnout than past years.  Two years ago, over 75-thousand people gathered at the Wisconsin state Capitol for a Women’s March following the inauguration of President Trump.  Some are crediting

The Madison diocese is considering opening a sexual abuse investigation that would name the accused clergy members.  On Friday, spokesman Brent King said staff members at the Madison Diocese were starting to launch the investigation back in November.  But, the unexpected death of Bishop Robert Morlino stalled the effort.  King says Morlino took the abuse scandal very seriously.  King’s comments come after The Green Bay Diocese revealed the names of 46 clergy members accused of sexual abuse of a minor

Federal workers in Madison are feeling the affects of the partial government shutdown.   The Forest Products Laboratory employs about 140 people at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.  It’s also one of the many federal research centers which has benched their employees amid the shutdown which has gone on for nearly a month.  The deputy director of Forest Products Laboratory says there’s a Ph.D at the facility who has resorted to cleaning houses to make ends meet during the shutdown. The shutdown

Retired Wisconsin public employees may see a drop in their pension payments.  The State of Wisconsin Investment Board reported a decrease in its preliminary 2018 year-end returns.  That means for the first time in six years, those receiving pension payments in the state could see their check take a small hit.  A spokesman for the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds says he anticipates either no change or a 0.5-percent decrease in the annuity payments for those participating in the Core Trust Fund.  

A winter storm warning is in effect for Madison.  The warning covers Dane, Iowa, Grant, Richland, Jefferson, Crawford, Lafayette, Green, Rock, and Walworth Counties.  Juneau, Adams, Sauk, Columbia and Dodge counties are under a winter weather advisory.  The winter storm warning is in effect until 6:00 am this morning.  Weather experts say snow will then end, but extreme cold will remain.  The next chance for snow is Tuesday. 

Foxconn is falling short of their job creation quota for 2018.  Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo says the company only created 178 full-time jobs.  This number is significantly lower than the 260 minimum required in a state contract with the company.  That means the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer will not receive any tax incentives this year.  In 2017, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation helped broker that tax incentive deal. 

A notice submitted to the state from Shopko reveals how the retailer struggled to stay afloat.  The notice, sent to the Department of Workforce Development yesterday, says when the two Shopko stores in Madison close in April, only 63 workers will be laid off.  This number is a lot lower than previously reported numbers when the two stores first opened in the 1980’s.  During that time, the stores employed nearly 600 workers.  

Wisconsin Lottery officials say a Mega Bucks ticket bought in Sheboygan is worth nearly six-million-dollars.  Wednesday’s Mega Bucks drawing produced a five-point-nine-million-dollar jackpot with one lucky ticket-holder collecting the largest prize since 2015.  The ticket was bought at Kwik Trip on South Taylor Drive in Sheboygan.  The winning numbers were 1, 5, 28, 29, 37 and 44. 

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is the same as a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-five-cents today, while the national average is two-24.  The lowest prices are posted in the Janesville-Beloit areas at a-dollar-98-a-gallon.  Drivers in Pierce-St. Croix County are paying the most at the pump at two-17 for regular gas. 

A man is dead after his car broke through the ice at Balsam Lake in Polk County.  Sheriff’s deputies say they were called to the narrows between Balsam Lake and East Balsam just before five o’clock yesterday afternoon.  They found an SUV nearly fully submerged with a man inside about two hours later.  He was given CPR and taken to a nearby hospital but was unable to be revived.  His name is not yet being released.