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Voters in one northwestern Wisconsin community will see a family tax hike question on the ballot next month. St. Croix County is once again asking for nearly 900 thousand-dollars to hire eight new public safety positions. Not all of them will be deputies, the county is also looking to hire people in its Health & Human Services department, the D.A.’s office, and at the clerk’s office. Voters rejected a similar question last year. St. Croix County leaders hope to have

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources cannot go after PFAS polluters until Wisconsin lawmakers set PFAS standards. An appeal court yesterday ruled that Governor Evers’ administration must work with lawmakers to define so-called forever chemical pollution before the DNR can enforce the rules. The ruling is a win for businesses in the state, and lawmakers themselves because they have a different view of the state’s PFAS needs. Wisconsin’s attorney general has already promised to take the case to the new liberal-majority

The Mad Hens and Mad Libs are out, but the Swamp Angels and the Thunder Chickens are still in. Madison’s new lady’s softball team is inching closer to a name. The team yesterday said they are down to eight possible names. Fans are voting, and the voting will continue this week. The remaining names include: Lake Muensters, Mad Hatters, Mermaids, Moonbeams, Monarchs, Night Mares, Swamp Angels, and Thunder Chickens. The next round of voting is open til Tuesday at 5

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Wisconsin today to discuss apprenticeships programs and unions. She is joined by the U-S Labor Secretary Julie Su. They met with apprentices at the Madison Metro Transit facility site for the speech. During her speech, Harris announced the Biden Administration’s plan to expand registered apprenticeship programs. Harris has visited Wisconsin as V-P five times prior to her visit today.

The reward for leads on the investigation about missing Two Rivers boy Elijah Vue is now 25-thousand dollars total. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) Manitowoc Crime Stoppers is now offering ten-thousand for information on where the boy could be. The FBI is also offering a reward at 15-thousand. Vue was last seen on February 20 at a home in Two Rivers. His mother and her boyfriend are both in custody and facing child neglect charges.

The Wisconsin governor has approved Universities of Wisconsin building improvement and capital projects totaling almost 700-million dollars. One of the projects approved by Governor Tony Evers is the 347-million dollar UW-Madison engineering building – a top priority for the University’s project for years. Renovations at UW-Whitewater and two UW-Madison residence halls were also approved.

In response to recent shifts in the healthcare landscape in Western Wisconsin, seven prominent Chippewa Valley business and community leaders concerned about access to and the cost of healthcare across the region have joined together to serve on the formational board of Organizers for the newly established Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. “A cooperative provides ample flexibility and ensures community involvement and benefit, as well as local board leadership so that decisions for the community are made

Dunn County is again offering free well testing following its 2023 project that tested nearly 1,000 wells in the county for nitrates and metals.  “The sampling is planned to be started in July of this year with staff collecting the samples again,” said Heather Wood, water resources specialist for Dunn County. “It is open to anyone with a well within Dunn County, and there is no cost to participants.”  Wood told the Dunn County Board of Supervisors recently that the

The plan to replace the Chippewa Valley’s to-be-closed hospitals is coming together. The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative yesterday said it is ready to help transition to new options once St. Joe’s in Chippewa Falls and Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire close. The Co-Op will partner with the OakLeaf Medical Network to take the next step forward. That could include a new community hospital. St. Joe’s is set to close March 22nd, and Sacred Heart is set to close April

It is a sad day for Tomah Police. The city’s police department says one of its K9 officers, Raiden, died earlier this week after being hit by a car. Raiden was hit late Monday night. Police say the dog had just been out for a break and ran into the road and was hit. Tomah Police rushed Raiden to a nearby vet, but he did not survive. There’s no word about a public memorial for Raiden yet.