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There is now a First Amendment challenge to Wisconsin’s personalized license plan restrictions. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is asking a judge to strike down the state law that allows the DMV to ban license plates that are deemed ‘objectionable.’ WILL lawyers say people have a First Amendment right to personalize their license plate. The case stems from a man who wanted a license plate that read RD RRAGE. The DMV allowed him to get the plate back

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to find and monitor rare plants. The department says the volunteer program is the largest state resource for rare plant data. Last year there were 178 reports of rare plants, including more than 30 in locations they’d never been seen in before. Virtual training is available on the Wisconsin DNR website, and in-person training will be offered on August 24 in Madison.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

On Sunday August 11th, authorities were on scene just before 11:30 am after Chippewa County Sheriff’s office received a report of an incident involving an e-scooter. The investigation shows that a 14-year-old female was operating an e-scooter without a helmet, south bound on 170th street south of STH 178. The operator lost control of the scooter and struck her head on the pavement. The operator sustained serious and potentially life-threatening injuries. Anson and Eagle Point fire and first responders along

Voters head to the polls across Wisconsin today. Voters across the state will see a pair of constitutional amendments that would give state lawmakers some say in how billions of dollars in federal money are spent. Currently, the governor is the only one who can decide how that money is spent. There are primaries in our area for the Democratic race for Congress in western Wisconsin. There are also local primaries on the ballot across the state. Polls in Wisconsin

Nearly 50 people are out of a job after a plant closing in Rice Lake. Besse Forest Products  told the state of Wisconsin that 46 people were laid off in the move. Besse is a lumber company that says it offers premium hardwood and other lumber needs. The plant closed on August 1st, and everyone lost their job that same day. Besse said in its filing with the state that an industry downturn is to blame for the closing.

The man who was charged last year with running down the highway in Lake Hallie with a machete is now looking at charges in a puppy’s death. Prosecutors in Eau Claire charged Chad Nylen yesterday for the puppy’s death at his home. Neighbors called the police after they heard the pup cry and whine. Nylen said he accidentally dropped a paving stone on the dog. Nylen is looking at three-and-a-half years in prison if convicted of killing the puppy.

Dunn County’s Narcan vending machine is now open. The county’s health department is calling it a Harm Reduction Kiosk. In addition to Narcan, the vending machine has things like gun locks and hygiene kits. All of the items are free. You can find the machine in the basement of the government building, near the entrance.

We’re going to get an update today on just how many guards Wisconsin needs at its juvenile prisons. Governor Evers’ Juvenile Justice Commission is going to meet later today. In addition to a status update, the Department of Corrections is expected to update the commission on its staffing levels. Wisconsin’s youth prisons are in the spotlight after a teenager at the Lincoln Hills facility attacked and killed a teacher there at the end of June. State Senator Van Wanggaard this

It was a record-breaking year at the Wisconsin State Fair. Managers yesterday said over one-point-one million people walked through the Fair’s gates this year. The 2024 crowd was also the biggest crowd since COVID. A week of mostly pleasant weather certainly helped boost the numbers. Fair CEO Shari Black said this is the third straight year that the State Fair has seen more than a million people.

Slow Moving Vehicle signs are being distributed to farmers and residents free of charge through an expanded partnership involving Marshfield Clinic Research Institute’s National Farm Medicine Center, Rural Mutual Insurance Co., H&S Manufacturing, Nasonville Dairy, and Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. A Slow Moving Vehicle sign is a reflective orange triangle bordered with red that warns other road users that the vehicle displaying the sign is traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic. When motorists encounter a slow-moving vehicle on