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Photo: Senator James was recognized with his WCA Outstanding Legislator Award on August  21, 2024, in his State Capitol Office from WCA Government Affairs Associate Chelsea Shanks. “We are proud to present him with this award and are grateful for his  leadership, vision and the close working relationship with our team on critical county issues.”  State Senator Jesse L. James (R-Altoona) has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties  Association (WCA) with a “WCA Outstanding Legislator Award” for his exceptional work

Photo: Representative Moses was recognized with his WCA Outstanding Legislator Award onAugust 20, 2024, in his State Capitol Office from WCA Government Affairs Associate ChelseaShanks. “He has worked with our team on critical legislation that impacts the direction of our state. We are grateful to him and are proud to present him with this award.” State Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) with a “WCA Outstanding Legislator Award” for his work on behalf

For some folks the summer season means weddings. For this weeks Friday Feel Good we head to Kentucky for a story that started with “till death do us part” and continues on long after the vows were exchanged.  A wedding ring lost in 1963 just turned up 61 years later.  A guy in Kentucky named Glenn Gregory lost it near a tree on his farm that he planted with his wife Barbara right after they got married.  Sadly, Glenn passed away

Tehrance Dionne Matwick, 28 years of age, from Winnipeg, Manitoba has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. On Thursday, August 21, 2024, at approximately 7:24 PM a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper was informed of a female party walking along I94 west bound who appeared to be crying. Troopers responded to the location and made contact

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that an unvaccinated gelding in Marquette County has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). It is the state’s first confirmed case of WNV in a horse this year. In 2023, DATCP documented five cases of WNV in horses; access an online map of the 2023 cases. Symptoms of WNV in horses include fever, loss of coordination, hind-end weakness, depression, loss of appetite, muscle tremors, teeth grinding, inability to swallow, head

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