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A new report says public schools in Wisconsin are spending more per-student than just a few years ago. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty yesterday said the latest numbers from Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction show, when adjusted for inflation, public schools are spending nearly one-thousand-dollars more per student than a decade ago. The group says the numbers pop the myth that somehow Wisconsin is underfunding its classrooms. DPI’s numbers show schools are spending less than they were during

There’s a warning about a dengue fever outbreak in Eau Claire. The city/county health department issued the warning yesterday. Public health managers say 12 people in the area have come down with dengue fever since the beginning of the year. Dengue fever is spread by mosquitoes, and the mosquitoes in Wisconsin do not carry it. All 12 of the people who’ve been sick with dengue fever came from areas in the tropics where dengue fever is common. There’s no worry

Republican lawmakers have scuttled three emergency rules from the state’s Elections Commission, including one that deals with the rules for absentee voting. The legislature’s rules committee on Monday voted down the rules, saying there’s no emergency and no need for the Elections Commission to work around the legislature. The absentee voting rule would have mandated one set of absentee voting rules for all election clerks in Wisconsin. The other two dealt with ballot challenges to either candidates, or their nominating

The Wisconsin A-G has reached an 85-thousand-dollar settlement with a local company for violating state air laws. Attorney General Josh Kaul says a Kerry Incorporated liquid smoke plant was not properly observing its air emissions and didn’t operate its air pollution control equipment as its permit required. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says tips from the public were key in starting the investigation into Kerry. The public can anonymously report tips to the DNR Tip Hotline at any time.

Capital investments in Wisconsin broke records during the 2024 fiscal year. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO, Missy Hughes, says more than two-point-four-billion dollars was invested during the 2024 fiscal year. Projects include the Kikkoman Foods 800-million-dollar expansion in Walworth, the Purina pet food plant expansion in Jefferson, and A.Y. McDonald’s new brass casting plant in Dickeyville. The previous capital investment record was set in 2019 with one-point-eight billion dollars.

Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) introduced the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act. This legislation will redesignate the Apostle Islands from a National Lakeshore to a National Park. Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a hearing on this legislation. You can view that hearing here.  “The Apostle Islands are one of Wisconsin’s true crown jewels and deserve to be recognized as the state’s first National Park. This prestigious designation would not only strengthen conservation efforts, bolster

“Fire safety is important every year, and this year provides an extra-special opportunity to share out essential fire safety messages. We hope that you can participate in one of these interpretive and informational fire safety activities.” America’s favorite fire safety spokes-bear – Smokey Bear – is turning 80 on August 9, 2024. Where can you go to wish Smokey Bear a happy 80th birthday? There have already been several celebrations this year, and more are planned! Here are six more

ABOVE PHOTO: LAKES students look for zebra mussels on Lake Menomin for a research survey on the invasive species. Undergraduate researchers from across the U.S. and Canada have spent the summer in the Chippewa Valley investigating water quality awareness, invasive species, groundwater pollutants, public opinion and local mitigation for positive change in the Red Cedar watershed. Led by University of Wisconsin-Stout co-directors Professor Tina Lee and Senior Lecturer Arthur Kneeland, LAKES REU students from eight universities are collaborating on research to improve the health

Kamala Harris will officially change to a presidential candidate with her stop in Milwaukee today. Harris is due in Milwaukee this afternoon. This will be her first campaign rally as a candidate for president. All of her other stops here in Milwaukee and Wisconsin have been as the vice president. Harris is expected to speak to a crowd about 1 p.m. This will be Harris’ fifth visit to Wisconsin so far this year. Looking at the political reaction in our

An Eau Claire woman is not going to prison after helping hide her boyfriend following a 2022 murder in the city. A judge yesterday gave Paige Reiter two-years of probation instead. She pleaded no contest to charges that she helped her boyfriend, Kemone Golden, by sending him money while he was hiding from the police. Golden is one of four people charged in the 2022 shooting death of Christopher Connell in Eau Claire. Golden has yet to go to trial