Wisconsin’s governor is taking his budget listening session online. Governor Evers’ latest public meeting on the next state budget will be virtual today. The governor says he wants to hear from the people about the priorities for the next two-year state budget. The governor has said his priorities are spending more on both public schools and the University of Wisconsin. Republican lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol say they want to cut taxes and/or return the state’s four billion-dollar state budget
Read MoreWe’re getting word of a pipeline leak in central Wisconsin that saw thousands of gallons of oil spill last month. The Department of Natural Resources says the leak on the Enbridge Line 6 pipeline spilled 70 thousand gallons of oil in Jefferson County. The leak was discovered on November 11th, but state regulators say the oil may have been leaking for days before that. Crews immediately jumped on the clean-up. There is no word just how bad the spill damage
Read MoreThe Packers rolled over the Seahawks last night in a 30-13 win. Josh Jacobs ran the ball 26 times for 94 yards, and finished with a touchdown. Jordan Love passed for two more. The Packers’ defense hounded and harassed the Seahawks all game long. Green Bay is now 10-4 on the season, but remains in third place in the NFC North. The Packers play New Orleans next Sunday at Lambeau Field. Watch the action then be part of the game
Read MoreThe Eau Claire Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred at the Do-Dodge-Inn in Eau Claire on Saturday, December 14. 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 life-saving measures on the victim, including applying a chest seal to their wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
Read MoreThe Bucks are headed to the NBA Cup Finals. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored ten of his 32 points in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter as Milwaukee pulled away for a 110-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Cup semifinal Saturday at Las Vegas. He pulled down 14 rebounds and came within one assist of a triple-double. The Bucks advance to Tuesday’s final against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which beat the Houston Rockets 111-to-96 in Saturday’s other
Read MoreA Wisconsin family is celebrating after being reunited with a cat that disappeared eleven years ago. Dave Dexter says their family cat Rutherford slipped out of the house back in 2013, and after about six months they “kind of resigned themselves” to “the fact that he wasn’t coming back.” A few weeks ago, they received a call from a veterinary office in Georgia saying they identified Rutherford through his microchip, and that he’d been found on the side of a
Read MoreHello. We’re glad you are here! How are you feeling as we slip into the middle of December? The hustle and bustle of the holidays can be a mix of exhilaration and exhaustion. Yeah, we get it. That’s why we are here to intentionally slow things down a bit with our weekly “scroll down memory lane.” This is just a simple way to get into a new day without adding to the stress levels. A look back at events that
Read MoreA local lawmaker takes a proactive approach in addressing the public after money issues circulate in his campaign. Senator Jesse James (R-Altoona) issued the following statement regarding missing funds from his campaign: “I take pride in being an open and honest elected official. “Last month, I discovered that $32,000 was withdrawn from my campaign account without authorization over the course of 2024. The money was withdrawn by my campaign treasurer, who is my daughter. I have taken immediate steps to
Read MoreThe Milwaukee Bucks are in “Sin City” today to face the Atlanta Hawks in the semifinal round of the NBA Cup. The Bucks and Hawks are currently sixth and seventh in the NBA Eastern Conference standings, but they emerged as the top two teams in the Eastern bracket of the NBA Cup. The other semifinal pits the Houston Rockets against the Oklahoma City Thunder from the Western Conference bracket. The Bucks and Hawks tip off today at 3:30 p.m. and
Read MoreThe Badgers’ women’s volleyball team advances to the regional final, but Marquette is out of the NCAA Tournament. The fifth-seeded Golden Eagles fell in four sets to University Park Regional host and top seed Penn State Friday. Marquette fought off three-straight match points in the third set to force a fourth set. Second-seeded Wisconsin outlasted sixth-seeded Texas A-and-M in five sets Friday in the semifinal of the Lincoln Regional, hosted by top-seeded Nebraska. The Badgers saw a five-point lead cut
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