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Senator Tammy Baldwin says she’s bringing a woman battling MS to tomorrow’s State of the Union address.  Baldwin says today Diane Whitcraft was taking the same medication for more than 23 years when prescription costs jumped to a point she could no longer afford.  She stopped taking the medication in 2017.  Baldwin says she’s heard from countless Wisconsinites who can’t afford the medications they have relied on for years and Whitcraft is an example that lower prescription drug costs are necessary. 

State records show Tyco Fire Products knew firefighting foam was contaminating groundwater years before the company was forced to investigate.  The Journal Sentinel says today the Marionette company knew for about four years that the contamination had extended past it’s testing boundaries.  In 2017 the company suspended spraying foam products outdoors and began providing bottled water to residents whose private wells may have been affected.  There have been some studies that suggests the chemicals in the foam can lead to

A 33-year-old man has his trial date set in a case involving the death of his three-month-old daughter.  Haugen resident Curtis Strand will stand trial on June 17th on a first-degree reckless homicide charge in the death of Haeven Strand-Dostal in 2017.  The girl died of a head injury and Strand claims she fell off his knee and hit the floor but a medical examiner says her injury required more force than that.  Strand is facing up to 25 years

Two women are in custody after police say they were found with methamphetamine in Eau Claire.  According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, troopers stopped a vehicle driven by Salina Goodwin and Crystal Oquist on Interstate-94 yesterday afternoon for a traffic violation.  A K-9 then led the troopers to a duffel bag that allegedly had about seven-and-a-half kilograms of meth in it.  The two were arrested and a four-year-old in the car was placed into human services care. 

A former methamphetamine user from Whitewater is speaking about drug addiction and recovery in Rusk County tonight.  You may have seen this on TV as well, as WEAU reports a free meal will be held at Miner Theater in Ladysmith around 5:45 before a presentation by Matt Jablonsky.  Jablonsky used meth for 13 years but stopped two years ago and plans to discuss his addiction and the struggles he faces in recovery. 

Indian relay horse racing is coming to the Remington Ranch in Union this summer.  You might have seen this if you were paging through The Leader-Telegram. Indian relay horse racing features six competitors riding horses bareback around a track before jumping off onto another horse two different times.  According to event organizer Extreme Thunder USA, the event will be on the evenings of August 21st, 22nd, and 24th.  It’s expected to pay out 250-thousand dollars in prize money. 

 Although the New England Patriots were the winners of the Big Game, we had some local connections in Atlanta yesterday. A Wisconsin native is one of the six-member Thunderbirds team that flew in close formation over the Super Bowl in Atlanta.  Michelle Curran is the first female demonstration pilot for the Thunderbirds since 2014.  The 31-year-old Medford native demonstrates the capabilities of the F-16 during performances and is only the second female solo pilot in the 65-year history of the Thunderbirds.    A

The status of Eau Claire Area School District Superintendent Dr. Mary Ann Hardebeck is up for discussion by the board.  A closed session meeting is set for tonight to discuss Hardebeck’s contract.  The results of the session will be brought up for a vote in the open session.  Hardebeck has been with the district since 2012 and her current contract goes through June 30th.

The American Red Cross is issuing an emergency call for blood and platelet donations.  The Executive Director for the Northwest Wisconsin Chapter Kyle Kriegl says the organization has had to close 46-hundred mobile blood drives because of the extreme weather.  Kriegl is encouraging people to donate, as hospitals need the blood and platelets. 

Foxconn officials say the company will move forward with its plan to build a ten-billion-dollar facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.  In a statement Friday, the company says productive talks with the White House and a personal conversation between President Trump and Foxconn chairman Terry Gou put the plan back on track.  Reports last week said the Taiwanese tech company was shifting strategy away from hiring 13-thousand manufacturing workers to focus on research and engineering which would require far fewer jobs.  The