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Wisconsin ended the most recent state fiscal year with a positive balance of $588.5 million and grew the state Budget Stabilization Fund to a record-high $320.1 million, according to the new Annual Fiscal Report released today by the state Department of Administration (DOA). Full details of that report are available BY CLICKING HERE.

Governor Walker wants to increase town road maintenance funds.  The governor says he’ll propose raising support from 42-percent to 58-percent in the next state budget.  If approved, that would mean the state would cover about 33-hundred-dollars a mile to improve town roads as opposed to the current 24-hundred-dollars. 

A new nonstop flight is scheduled between Madison and Los Angeles.  The Dane County Regional Airport announced today the new nonstop United Airlines flight will start in late March.  The daily flight will leave Madison around 3:30 in the afternoon and tickets are now available. 

The Wisconsin Health Department is urging people to start the week planning to get a flu shot.  The CDC estimates the flu kills about 36-thousand people a year in the United States.  There were record hospitalizations for the flu last year in Wisconsin and it was one of the worst years for flu in about a decade.  The state does not currently track adult deaths, but three children died from flu in Wisconsin this past season.

10.16.2018 A nationwide AMBER Alert is in effect as deputies search for a missing teenage girl after her parents were found dead inside their Barron home.  Officials say autopsies have been scheduled for 56-year-old James Closs and 46-year-old Denise Closs.  Authorities are continuing the death investigation, but the main focus is locating 13-year-old Jayme Closs, the couple’s teen daughter-she is not considered a suspect in the deaths and they fear she may be in danger. You can fine more info

An Eau Claire man is facing charges after being accused of stealing from his employer. 20-year-old Trevor Link was charged Friday with the theft of more than 28-hundred dollars.  The criminal complaint say the owner of the Corner Store gas station in the Town of Washington began noticing money and items missing from the store.  Surveillance video allegedly shows Link taking items from the store without paying and taking money from the till.

On the political scene, Governor Walker was the talker here over the weekend, making a stop in Eau Claire to reach out to voters here. He stopped at the Eau Claire Republican Field Office Saturday saying the area is important for his campaign politically and economically. Walker called the state better of than before he took office, citing lower unemployment rates.  On the other side of the ballot, Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers is proposing to cut middle class

The Eau Claire School District budget is being finalized.  The district has been making cuts to avoid a nearly six-million dollar deficit and have brought the gap down to just over three-million dollars.  Some of the cuts include decreasing the purchasing of supplies and reallocating staff throughout the district.

The weather was certainly reminding us of what’s to come….and was already HERE. And, it had an effect on area events as well.  The Chippewa Riverfront celebration was postponed into next year after yesterday’s snow and cold temps. The new park will be a cornerstone of revitalizing the downtown and has been many years in the making. Plans are to kick off this future home of music, art, and gatherings with a grand opening and celebration in the summer of

Senate candidates Sen. Tammy Baldwin and State Senator Leah Vukmir debated Saturday night in Wausau at a one-hour televised event. The candidates debated numerous issues including health care, marijuana legalization, immigration, tariffs, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The candidates also took questions from the audience through social media about climate change and abortion.  The WBA Foundation is hosting a debate between gubernatorial candidates Gov. Scott Walker and State Superintendent Tony Evers on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. in Madison. Election