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Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) announced that many Wisconsin businesses may be eligible for a federal disaster loan program if they have suffered losses due to this year’s unusually mild winter, which lacked Wisconsin’s typical snowfall in many areas of the state. The governor is announcing three additional counties will now be eligible: Florence, Marinette, and Buffalo counties. The governor and Sen. Baldwin worked to secure additional guidance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), which has confirmed these counties will now be

Wisconsin lawmakers have okayed 15 million-dollars for emergency rooms in the Chippewa Valley. The State Senate yesterday approved the emergency funding package. The money was earmarked for HSHS hospital, but is being redirected now that HSHS has said it will be closing its hospitals in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls in April. Altoona Senator Jesse James says the money is a ‘short term bridge’ for folks in the Chippewa Valley. The State Assembly will vote on the plan next.

On the other side of Spring Primary Election Day here in Wisconsin you can view results form many of the local school and county board positions on the ballot, as well as several referendums. Click here for a full list of results from our partners at WEAU 13 News.

Chippewa County’s suitcase murder suspect is headed to trial, but no one is saying when. A judge yesterday said there is enough evidence to take Jose Dominguez-Garcia to trial for the murder of his girlfriend back in 2020. Investigators say the girlfriend, 25-year-old Rosaly Rodriguez, went missing in July of 2020. Her body was found in a suitcase in October of 2020 on an abandoned farm along County Highway T in the Town of Wheaton. While Dominguez-Garcia is headed to

The investigation into Chippewa County’s sheriff is over, and the county says it has no confidence in him going forward. The county board last night issued a vote of “no confidence” in Sheriff Travis Hakes. The board also voted to send the 500 page investigation into his behavior to the D,.A.’s office. Investigators looked into how Hakes behaved toward a female dispatcher, as well as his side jobs. Hakes has not been charged with any crimes, and has claimed he

Governor Evers will have to decide about the latest tax cut plan from Republican lawmakers. The Wisconsin Senate yesterday approved a two billion-dollar tax cut that means families making under 150 thousand-dollars would pay less. The plan also includes tax credits for married couples, child care, and retirees. Republicans say retirement would essentially be tax-free for most people in Wisconsin. There is worry though, Republicans aren’t sure that Governor Evers will sign the plan. He’s scuttled the last couple of

Lawmakers at the Capitol in Madison are set to vote on a cursive requirement later today. The State Assembly has included the plan on its agenda. Supporters say kids need to know how to read and write cursive in order to better understand U.S. history, and to be able to do something as simple as sign their names. If approved and signed by Governor Evers, kids in Wisconsin would have to be able to both read and write cursive by

There’s now a state law that guarantees a spot at the University of Wisconsin for Wisconsin’s best high schoolers. Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed the law that guarantees kids who graduate in the top five percent of their high school class a spot at UW-Madison. Kids who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class are guaranteed a spot at any other UW campus. The governor says the law should keep Wisconsin’s best and brightest in the state of

Crashes are down twenty-percent in Chippewa County, according to new 2023 traffic statistics.   Sheriff Travis Hakes credits the drop to safe-driving campaigns and programs that help lower the number of repeat drunk drivers.  Crashes involving impaired drivers are down 33-percent last year in Chippewa County. 

A plan to demolish the Mifflin Arcade off Capitol Square is being developed as the Wisconsin Historical Society looks to build a state historical center. A demolition proposal to raze the Mifflin Arcade is expected at the Madison Planning Commission meeting next week.  A development company has applied for a permit to demolish the five one story buildings on the property.  If approved, the demolition would be done this spring, making room for the new historical center, plus retail and