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The State of Wisconsin is giving nine meat processors 250-thousand-dollars to expand and modernize their businesses. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says the funding comes from the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. Approved funding will go toward purchasing new equipment and building retail spaces.

Remaining funds raised to support the 2024 Republican National Convention are going to Wisconsin non-profits. The convention was hosted in Milwaukee last July. The Host Committee says more than five-million-dollars will benefit youth, veterans, and shelters. Organizations receiving money include Big Brothers Big Sisters, Wisconsin Veterans Network, and the Milwaukee County War Memorial.

Eau Claire County continues to lead the way in workforce development as Wisconsin’s first designated ACT Work Ready Community – a milestone that reflects not just our success, but a collaborative vision for the future of our region’s economy. This designation remains a powerful example of how education, business, and community partnerships can drive long-term, meaningful change. Our path to becoming an ACT Work Ready Community was marked by both opportunities and challenges. Initially, state support for ACT Work Keys

Lawmakers are reintroducing a bill aimed at cracking down on dairy labels.  The “Dairy Pride Act” would require the Food and Drug Administration to enforce rules reserving terms like milk, cheese and yogurt for dairy products coming from animals.  Producers of alternative milk products would have 90 days to comply with new labeling standards if passed.  The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation are among the bill’s supporters.

Several organizations across Wisconsin will be receiving funding for small businesses.  Governor Tony Evers announced Tuesday that over one-point-five million dollars in funding would be granted to ten organizations.  Leaders with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation say the investments will give communities the tools to create communities people want to live in.  The Urban League of Greater Madison and the Ashland Area Development Corporation are among the recipients. 

University of Wisconsin Hospitals are still considered the best in state.  U.S. News and World Report ranked the hospitals number one in their Best Hospitals list for the fourteenth year in a row.  The hospitals also secured high ratings for 18 procedures and conditions impacting people 65 and older.  University of Wisconsin Hospitals includes University Hospital and East Madison Hospital. 

Investigators say they have identified 24 minors who were intentionally photographed by a Wisconsin sex offender.  According to reports, 41-year-old La Crosse resident Jonathan Staats took the images last fall at a sporting event in Vernon County.  The images were discovered at Staats’ home back in March.  Staats is already facing ten counts of child porn possession with more charges expected to be filed.

A man is facing charges that he sexually assaulted a teenager in the parking lot of a La Crosse Home Depot store.  Twenty-one-year-old Felipe Rodes was a supervisor at the Midwest Drive store and is accused of victimizing the 17-year-old store employee last Thursday.  The victim says that Rodes offered to take her to lunch while on her break but that when they returned to the Home Depot, Rodes attacked her.  Charges against the defendant include second-degree sexual assault.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is continuing what is being billed as his Ice Cream Town Hall tour of the state.  Evers — who visited La Crosse on Tuesday — is using the occasion of National Ice Cream Month to visit various communities across Wisconsin to hear the concerns of leaders and residents.  The governor announced last week that he will not be seeking another term in office but says he wants to hear from folks on what issues they think

The Jackson County Fair is underway in Black River Falls.  The event features live music, rides, livestock and agricultural exhibitions, tractor pulls and more.  The festivities will run through Sunday.  Jacksoncountyfairwi-dot-com has all of the details AND YOU CAN SEE MORE WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.