One report ranks Milwaukee as one of the top ten cities with the least access to marijuana. The city is number 43 out of fifty U-S cities analyzed by Real Estate Witch. The site used data like the legality of weed, the number of dispensaries per 100-thousand residents, and the number of doctors who can prescribe cannabis products. Weed is illegal in Wisconsin, but the sale of CBD oil is not.
Read MoreABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout dance team members Alayna Reps and Izzy Swanson in the Motion Capture Studio. Photo provided by Sarah Ziebarth. Collaboration across disciplines is just one part of the polytechnic experience students receive at University of Wisconsin-Stout. For students in the game and fashion design programs, recent collaborations even crossed over into athletics, as they worked with members of the Blue Devils dance team on two projects. Dance team members Alayna Reps and Izzy Swanson switched from their dancewear to don motion capture suits and
Read MoreAmerica’s Little Miss Organization is pleased to announce that Carmina Sheilds has been selected to represent the Great State of Wisconsin as America’s Little Miss Pre-Teen Wisconsin. America’s Little Miss Organization is a “non-glitz” pageant that encourages young ladies to showcase their personalities from within. Carmina will join other contestants from across the Region in August of this year for National Competition in the Wisconsin Dells. Contestants participate in on-stage questions & introduction, as well as evening gown and modeling
Read MoreEau Claire’s city attorney wants the state to investigate, and prosecute if possible, the CEO at HSHS hospitals. City Attorney Stephen Nick yesterday sent a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, explaining that HSHS abruptly closed its hospitals in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls without enough notice. Nick says the state licenses hospitals, and he wants the state to do something so other hospitals in other communities don’t do the same thing. It’s not clear just which law
Read MoreHospitals in the Chippewa Valley are no closer to getting that 15 million-dollars from the state. The money is tied-up in the back-and-forth between Governor Evers and Republican lawmakers. Just like money for PFAS clean-up, the governor says Republicans are refusing to let him spend the money and Republicans say the governor is looking to create a slush fund. The money was originally earmarked for ER services at other hospitals now that HSHS’s hospitals have closed. The governor changed that
Read MoreThe boyfriend of Elijah Vue’s mother was in court yesterday to plead not guilty to neglect charges. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) Jesse Vang didn’t say anything during his brief court appearance yesterday. He’s charged with neglect. He was the last person to see three-year-old Elijah Vue alive back in February. He told police that he took a nap, and woke-up and the boy was gone. Vue’s mother is also being held on neglect charges. Authorities
Read MoreA former Wood County coach is facing charges that he took naked pictures of some of his former students. Prosecutors this week filed formal charges against former Assumption Catholic High School coach and counselor Seth Milkey. Police say they got a call to his house last month where Milkey was threatening to kill himself. Investigators say he made the threats after his family found a stash of naked pictures of kids who he used to coach or counsel. Prosecutors say
Read MoreEau Claire County is looking to add hundreds of miles to its ATV trails. The county is moving ahead with a plan to allow people to drive their ATVs or UTV on county roads. Highway commissioner Jon Johnson says the new plan will open-up 75 percent of the county’s roads to ATV and UTV. Currently ATV drivers can use just about a third of county roads. Johnson says it will take til later this summer to open the roads, and
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Supreme Court looks to be moving toward a decision as to whether women in the state have a right to an abortion. The court yesterday asked for responses to Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit that seeks to recognize “a constitutional right to bodily autonomy.” Planned Parenthood’s case is tied to the case from Sheboygan County’s D.A. who has asked the supreme court to decide whether Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law is still in effect, and whether he can enforce it. The
Read MoreThe clock continues to tick on the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. RNC planners say they are less than 90 days away from welcoming the political world to the city. Organizers say there is still plenty of work to do, that includes finalizing the security details, working with the national and international media, and finding thousands of volunteers. The RNC will run in Milwaukee from July 15th through the 18th.
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