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Republican State Representative Kathy Bernier is moving to the State Senate.  The District 23 seat has been called with Bernier having an 18-point lead over Democrat Chris Kapsner.  Bernier will replace retiring Republican Terry Moulton.  After the win, Republicans have taken eleven of the 17 Wisconsin State Senate seats and they also have a slight majority in the State Assembly, six-to-four.

State School Superintendent Tony Evers will be Wisconsin’s next governor.  Evers narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker in a hotly contested race.  However, the race for governor in Wisconsin may not be over.  The early victory call is that it was a win by about 29 thousand votes.  But Walker’s campaign says a recount may be coming.  If the two end the vote count within one-percent of each other, then Walker can ask election managers to recount the ballots.  But, most say

Questions on the Eau Claire County ballot dealing with legalizing marijuana and non-partisan redistricting are projected to pass.  The majority of voters cast ballots for the legal adult use of cannabis, while about 30 percent thought it should be legal for medical use.  Only 15 percent thought it should remain illegal.  An overwhelming majority of voters were for a plan to create a nonpartisan procedure to create legislative and congressional redistricting plans. 

Democrat James Kowalczyk is being declared the winner of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s race.  He  retained his position, defeating Republican Travis Hakes in a clear victory.  Kowalczyk has been Sheriff of Chippewa County since 2007.   

Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is projected to retain her Senate seat.  Baldwin was locked in a tight race with Republican opponent Leah Vukmir, but turned out to be the clear winner.  The win is key to Democrats as they try to retain seats in the Senate.  Reports are emerging that President Trump is blaming House Speaker Paul Ryan for the flip to a Democratic majority in the House.  Trump blames the Wisconsin Republican for not raising enough money for House Republicans. 

The Democratic and Republican parties achieved mixed results in the Wisconsin U.S. House races.  Republican Bryan Steil defeated Democrat Randy Bryce in District One.  Incumbent Democrat Ron Kind retained his seat in District Three, defeating Republican Steve Toft.  Democrats Gwen Moore also retained her District Four seat in a victory over Republican Tim Rogers.  Republican Jim Sensenbrenner defeated Tom Palzewicz in District Five to keep his seat.  Republican incumbent Glenn Grothman was victorious over Democrat Dan Kohl in District Six.  Republican Sean

As families, friends, and our community mourns, funeral arrangements are being set for the victims of a Lake Hallie hit-and-run crash. Ten-year-old Haylee Hickle’s funeral will be held Thursday at the Chippewa Valley Bible Church in Chippewa Falls.  Hickle’s mother, 32-year-old Sara Schneider’s funeral will be held in concert with Haylee’s.  The funeral for nine-year-old Jayna Kelley will be held Friday at Chippewa Valley Bible Church Ten-year-old Autumn Helgeson’s funeral will be held Thursday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in

There WERE some voting irregularities reported in the village of Stratford.  The town clerk says the first 54 voters were given the wrong ballot today, which didn’t have the correct legislative race because of a printing issue.  The clerk says most of the voters have been contacted to come in to re-vote.  The Wisconsin Elections Commission WAS aware of the problem. 

The man charged with the 1975 murder of his wife in Door County is having his bond reduced in half.  Richard Pierce is charged with killing his wife Carol Jean, even though her body has never been found.  Following her disappearance from Door County, Pierce moved to Michigan where he was arrested last month for her murder.  Pierce was being held on a one-million-dollar cash bond, which  was reduced to 500-thousand-dollars today. 

The penalties are being reduced in Green Bay for pot possession.  The city council voted yesterday to decrease the penalty for anyone caught with an ounce of pot or less.  The maximum possible fine has been lowered from one-thousand-dollars to 500-dollars.