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The plan to bring a battery plant to Chippewa Falls is back on the table. KYMA Battery Technologies originally pitched Chippewa Falls on a plant to rehab old batteries, but decided to take that idea to Michigan instead. Now the company is back with plans for a plant to make brand new batteries. They’re again talking about building at the old EOG Sand Plant property. Chippewa Falls Mayor Greg Hoffman says there are new leaders at KYMA this time, and

The end of Act-10 will have to wait. A Dane County judge yesterday placed a temporary hold on his declaration that Act-10 is unconstitutional. Judge Jacob Frost is the same judge who struck down most of Act-10 earlier this month. He says he’s ordering the pause to give lawmakers and others a chance to challenge his ruling. Frost said Act-10 cannot stand because it separates public employees into two categories, and applies Act-10’s collective bargaining limitations to just one group.

Wisconsin is getting almost 500 new affordable housing units. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority says nine new developments will be built in Milwaukee, Dane, Sawyer, Sheboygan, and Door Counties. The money comes from bipartisan legislation and funding from the state budget.

The Milwaukee Brewers will stay at American Family Field until at least 2050.  The Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District approved a new lease agreement today.  It’s been more than a year since Governor Tony Evers signed a state law with bipartisan support to keep the team in Milwaukee.  The ballpark has generated two-point-five billion dollars since it opened 23 years ago.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a backyard poultry flock in Kenosha County. DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) animal health officials are working together in a joint incident response. The affected premises will not move poultry or poultry products, and birds on the property will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will not enter

Elle Snesrud is graduating from UW-Eau Claire in 3.5 years with a degree in psychology and a certificate in American Sign Language — and she is adding her language skills to the final act as a Blugold at commencement.  Snesrud will sign the national anthem at her ceremony on Dec. 21. CLICK HERE FOR THE full story.

“I am pleased this magazine shares stories about Wisconsin’s agricultural workforce that keeps the state’s farms, processors, and businesses thriving.”  Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski has announced the 2024-25 edition of the Growing Wisconsin magazine is now available. The magazine celebrates the Year of the Worker. “Governor Tony Evers declared 2024 as the Year of the Worker, and throughout the year, the state has been recognizing the importance of supporting Wisconsin’s workforce,” said

Police held a press conference today to address details in a deadly stabbing case. Below are the details of the case: Fatal Stabbing UPDATE The Eau Claire Police Department continues to investigate a fatal stabbing that occurred at the Do-Dodge-Inn in Eau Claire on Saturday, December 14, 2024. A 911 call came in just after 6 p.m. for a report of a stabbing inside the bar. On scene, Eau Claire County Sheriff’s deputies and Eau Claire Police Department officers performed

A candlelight vigil was held last night in Madison, Wisconsin to remember the lives lost and pray for those injured in Monday’s shooting at a private K-12 school.  A teacher and a student at Abundant Life Christian School were killed, and it appears the shooter – a 15-year-old girl – died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  The names are not being released and Madison’s mayor angrily told reporters it’s none of their business who died in Monday’s school shooting at

Add Waukesha to the list of places with a verified drone sighting. A Waukesha County deputy reported recently that they saw a drone flying over the county courthouse. There’s no indication that the drone was doing anything suspicious, but being over the courthouse meant the drone was flying too close to the Waukesha County Airport. It is illegal to fly a drone within five miles of an airport, and the sheriff’s office says the Waukesha airport is a half-mile from