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A set of controversial lame-duck proposals are in outgoing Governor Scott Walker’s hands.  Republican lawmakers pushed the sweeping bills through yesterday that would limit early voting and limit the powers of incoming Governor Tony Evers.  Walker recently indicated he would sign the proposals before he leaves office in early January.  He could also issue partial vetoes to at least two of the measures.  Democrats are considering litigation if the bills are signed. Governor-elect Tony Evers says he wants to discuss a

New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that incomes across Wisconsin are generally up and the percentage of people in poverty and without insurance declined.  The numbers were released yesterday and also demonstrated a digital divide, where in many counties barely half of all households have a smartphone.  At least 30 percent of households in nine counties have no internet access. 

An art gallery in Eau Claire is hosting a weekly series featuring female writers from the Chippewa Valley.  The owners of 200 Main Gallery launched Women Writers on Wednesdays yesterday with its first author Cathy Sultan.  Sultan discussed her latest novel, Damascus Street.  Owners of the gallery hope to host the series at least once a month.    

A Salvation Army bell ringer is in custody after Madison police claim he stole the kettle he was collecting money in.  Police arrested 57-year-old Kemple Garrett Senior yesterday after someone reported he left his post at Woodman’s on Gammon Road with the kettle.  Police say Garrett claimed he was taking the kettle back to the Salvation Army, but an employee for the organization says protocol is for it to remain at the ringer’s location. 

 The Baraboo School District is making curriculum changes to address backlash from a controversial photo of students.  The Wisconsin State-Journals says the district sent a letter to parents last night describing how it would improve the way it educates students on the Holocaust after a group of students appeared to give a Nazi salute in a picture taken earlier this year.  Those improvements include trips to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and inviting Holocaust speakers to campuses. 

It might be cold now, but soon we will be sweating on the Midway and The Northern Wisconsin State Fair announced the first two of four 2019 Leinenkugel’s Main Stage Line Up artists. Get ready to spray that hair high with Aqua Net for Hairball on Thursday, and polish the cowboy boots for Big and Rich with Cowboy Troy Friday. The next will be announced soon. The fair will kick off July 10th of next year.

Three people in Winona County are facing felony drug charges after being linked to the sale and distribution of meth.  Court documents say authorities searched three residences in the county on Monday morning that turned up over 30 grams of meth, a small amount of marijuana,nearly one-thousand dollars in drug money, and various drug paraphernalia.  Amanda Bray, Jamie Brown, and James Reed were all arrested as a result of the search.  They had bond set yesterday and are expected to

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for information on a dog that was killed in Balsam Lake.  Deputies say the dog was killed in the 18-hundred block of 120th Street on November 24th and was discovered by its owner the next day.  The department currently believes the dog may have been shot and then cut or sliced.  Anyone with information is being asked to contact the sheriff’s department. 

Barron native Chris Kroeze is one step closer to making it to the finale of NBC’s The Voice.  Last night, Kroeze survived elimination and punched his ticket to the top eight after becoming the most streamed Voice artist on Apple music overnight.  Kroeze performs again next Monday at 7:00 p.m. and only needs to survive one more elimination to make it to the finale. 

Chief Gerald Staniszewski of the Eau Claire Police Department is pleased to announce the promotion of Officer Jake Gullickson to the position of Sergeant. Sergeant Gullickson has been serving as an Officer with the Eau Claire Police Department since July of 2011. Since that time, Sergeant Gullickson has served in the Patrol Division and Investigations Bureau. He is also a Police Training Officer and a member of our Tactical ResponseTeam. Sergeant Gullickson grew up in the Twin Cities area and