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Get ready for the noise, the DNR says the cicadas have started to come out in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources says it has confirmed the emergence of cicadas in southern Wisconsin. The DNR says the 17-year Brood 13 cicadas are the only one known to emerge in Wisconsin, and those only appear in the state’s southern counties. Other parts of the Midwest will see both the Brood 13 cicadas and Brood 19 cicadas this year. Conservation managers say

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking into a manure spill in Monroe County that killed dozens of fish. The fish were found Saturday in Moore Creek in Monroe County. The DNR says the manure transfer system at a nearby farm failed, and caused the spill. No one is saying just how much waste spilled into the creek, or just which farm is responsible. The DNR said the more immediate need is to avoid more manure spilling into the

Wisconsin could be getting 15-million dollars for child care providers. Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is requesting the funding from the Joint Finance Committee. The money would help child care providers keep their businesses open. The funding was approved as part of the 2024-2025 budget.

Wisconsin children in public schools and child care centers will now have to get the meningitis vaccine. The state Department of Health Services put the new immunization requirements in place yesterday. Another change requires chickenpox infections be documented by a qualified medical professional. Existing medical, religious, and philosophical exemptions weren’t changed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Wisconsin state park admission fees will be waived during the first weekend of June. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says fishing licenses and trail passes will also be free to all for the weekend. Free fishing clinics will be held over the weekend at state and city buildings for beginning anglers. This will be the twelfth annual Free Fun Weekend hosted by the DNR. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

The Wisconsin State Fair is hiring. Openings include admissions, equipment operators, public safety officers, and custodians. The fair says it’s looking to hire people older than sixteen for the 11 day event. Candidates must be able to work every day from August 1st through the 11th.  A hiring event will be held on June 1st at the State Fair Expo Center in West Allis and you can CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Volunteers are at the War Memorial Center all week to create the  annual Field of Flags in Milwaukee’s Veterans Park. The 5th annual Memorial Day tribute has been  building up to this year when 27,316 American flags will be displayed in a glorious Field of Flags  north of the War Memorial Center building. Each flag represents a Wisconsinite who paid the ultimate  price for freedom in service to our nation from the Civil War until today. This year’s Field of

Federal prosecutors are going after a western Wisconsin man who they say used artificial intelligence to create child pornography. A federal grand jury last week indicted Steven Anderegg, from Holmen, on four counts of using AI to make child porn. He was arrested last week after investigators say he sent one of his created images to someone who is underage. Anderegg is facing 70 years in prison if convicted. Federal prosecutors say they hope the indictment sends the message that

The Regency Inn looks to have a new owner. Eau Claire yesterday said a new purchase agreement has been signed with the new owner. The plan is to renovate the long-troubled motel. The new owner comes after the last agreement to buy and renovate the Regency fell through. That proposal was for apartments. No one is saying exactly what the new owner is looking to do with the Regency but you can see more on this latest development with WEAU

Firefighters say a weekend house fire in Buffalo County claimed the lives of four pets. It happened Saturday in the Town of Buffalo. The sheriff’s office says no one was home when the house caught fire Saturday afternoon. Three cats and a dog, however, were home and died. Fire crews say the home is a total loss and the exact cause continues to be investigated.