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The redistricting experts brought-in by the Wisconsin Supreme Court are getting a six figure payday for not drawing the state’s new political maps. The experts submitted their 128 thousand-dollar bill on Sunday. About half of that will come from taxpayers, the other half will come from the people and groups involved in the state’s redistricting battle. The experts ruled that none of the seven proposals to replace Wisconsin’s old political maps were good enough. The experts offered to draw their

Chippewa County leaders are spelling-out why they no longer trust Sheriff Travis Hakes. County Administrator Randy Scholz and Board Chair Dean Gullickson issued a joint statement yesterday saying they have zero confidence in Hakes based on how he talked to a female 911 dispatcher, what he said about his outside jobs, the dim view that the county’s D.A. has of Hakes’ credibility, and his damaging the credibility of the sheriff’s department. The full county board took a no confidence vote

It is February and there’s already a wildfire warning across large parts of Wisconsin. The DNR yesterday warned people about the lack of snow cover, and the growing fire danger. The DNR says this year has seen an abnormally warm winter, and that is leaving a lot of dry brush across the state. High winds are not helping either. The DNR says it has already responded to over 50 fires that burned 160 acres. There are burn bans in place

Delta Airlines is offering an additional solar eclipse flight after the first one sold out in less than 24 hours.  The flight on April 8th will leave from Austin around 12:30 p.m. local time and will travel along the path of totality of the eclipse to arrive in Detroit at 4:20 p.m. eastern time. The second flight is scheduled to be a larger aircraft so more customers will be able to take part.

Residents interested in being aware of the various weather conditions throughout the county can get up-to-the-minute information through the new Eau Claire County Emergency Management Hazards Dashboard. Residents can view current weather alerts, flood outlooks and river levels, wildfire danger, and historicaldata, all on one website. The dashboard can be found WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. In addition to the dashboard, Eau Claire County Emergency Management has several opportunities for the public to increase their resilience to natural disasters. The

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is denying accusations of discrimination in a federal lawsuit. The suit was filed by Rochelle Hoffman, a former employee, who says she was discriminated against because she’s white. Along with denying they discriminated against Hoffman, the University denies that she was working in a hostile work environment. The university’s chancellor, Affirmative Action director, and Universities of Wisconsin are also named in the lawsuit.

Hundreds of Wisconsin employers and students will participate in new youth apprenticeship programs this year.  Governor Tony Evers says more than 400 students signed up for the business administration and education programs. Both career fields were added to the Youth Apprenticeship Program last September. Participants take one or two years to take classes about their chosen field while working outside of the classroom. Evers says more than eight-thousand students signed up statewide last school year.

It’s been said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Good thing for Powerball players, that concept does not apply to the Kwik Trip on 1223 E. Wisconsin St. in Portage. A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the Wisconsin retailer location for the Saturday, February 24 drawing. It is the second time in 25 days a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the store. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (3-8-40-53-58) plus the Powerball (3).

The Community Table Inc. in collaboration with the Cultivative Coalition is scheduled to host the 2nd Annual Black History Month Gala to center and materially support the Black community during Black History Month in celebration and solidarity of historical, current, and future contributions. The event will be Saturday March 2, 2024, from 4:30pm to 11:30pm at The Lismore Hotel. Proceeds from this event will be used to provide the Chippewa Valley Black Excellence Scholarship again next year and ensure the

ABOVE PHOTO: SkillsUSA students compete in the Urban Search and Rescue robotics event in UW-Stout’s Memorial Student Center.  More than 300 students from 36 middle school and high schools across the state participated in the SkillsUSA Regional Competition at University of Wisconsin-Stout, gaining hands-on skills in leadership and technology to prepare for their future careers in industry and business. Students competed in 28 events hosted by the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management on Feb. 22-23. Using CSTEMM labs’ industry-standard machinery, devices and software, competitors caught