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Vice President Kamala Harris has officially accepted her party’s nomination for President.  Harris took to the stage Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and touched on a wide variety of topics, formally accepting the nomination and reaching out to all Americans, saying: There was a Wisconsin connection to the stage as well. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to highlight the importance of family and supporting our seniors. During her remarks, Tammy

Arizona law enforcement has arrested a man who allegedly threatened to kill former President Trump.  Ronald Lee Syvrud was taken in by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office without incident.  They say he lives in the county and was wanted for failing to register as a sex offender.  Syvrud has outstanding warrants from the state of Wisconsin for DUI, as well as Arizona for for hit-and-run and felony failure to register as a sex offender. The sheriff’s office posted on Facebook

A man is heading to prison for killing his roommate at a state mental health facility. A judge in Taylor County yesterday sentenced Cory Carlson to life behind bars for his roommate’s death back in January of this year. Investigators say Carlson strangled the man in their room at the Almost Home Again facility in Gilman, Carlson told investigators that he was hearing voices, and does not remember what happened. He pleaded guilty to first degree homicide charges earlier this

Republican lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol are reminding parents that it is more expensive to head back to school this year. Senator Howard Marklein is using this weekend’s Republican Radio Address to hammer the president on back-to-school price increases. He says it’s 25-percent more expensive to head back to classes this year than it was in 2019. Marklein said the price tag for back-to-school is nearly 875 dollars this year. He says that includes price increases on everything from backpacks,

UW regents are on-board with the plan to ask for nearly a billion-dollars more for the university over the next two years. Regents yesterday approved President Jay Rothman’s 855 million-dollar budget request. He says the UW needs the money to continue to pay employees more. They’re due for an eight percent raise over the next two years. But he also wants to use the money to pay tuition for students from families making under 55 thousand-dollars a year. Republican lawmakers

A new study finds that as much as two-thirds of infant and toddler food sold in U.S. supermarkets is unhealthy.  The George Institute for Global Health looked at 651 food products sold in ten different grocery chains and found all of them made prohibited claims on the packaging.  Some 70 percent didn’t meet nutritional requirements and more than 40 percent had more sugar than recommended.  Some didn’t have enough calories and others had too much sodium.  The results were published

Town of Washington Board of Supervisors  today voted uninimously to petition the state to incorporate part of the town as a village in order to  control its own land use, establish fixed borders, and prevent future annexations. “Town of Washington residents are heavily invested in ensuring that we grow  our area in a way that preserves the beautiful landscape and wonderful community quality we have  worked so hard to build and preserve. As a village, the residents will have direct

Wisconsin U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin will speak tonight, the last day of the Democratic National Convention. Baldwin will speak before Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Baldwin is the first woman from Wisconsin, and the first openly gay person elected to the U-S Senate. She’s running for re-election in Wisconsin, facing off against Republican candidate Eric Hovde. Baldwin is expected to speak during the 6 p.m. hour, but an exact time hasn’t been released.

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today that the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will provide more than $177 million in additional funding for 76 different projects within 16 large urban areas across Wisconsin. WisDOT will administer the funding to communities through the Surface Transportation Program (STP). The governor and WisDOT recently announced $200 million in federal STP funding for more than 150 local road and bridge improvement projects dedicated to improving local bridges, rural roads, and roadways statewide.

Property owners in Dunn County now can add a second dwelling unit on their property, an action aimed at creating more housing in the county.   “These can include converted garages, basement apartments, tiny home, cottages, or other dwellings.”  – Kristin Korpela, Dunn County Manager. “We have heard loud and clear that our citizens want more and varied housing options,” said Kristin Korpela, Dunn County Manager.  “The County Board of Supervisors has taken decisive action on an innovative plan to allow more types of