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The layoffs at HTI are not ending. The company yesterday announced that it is laying off 90 of its 121 employees at its Alpine Road facility. Hutchinson said those workers will lose their jobs in April. The layoffs come after Hutchinson laid off over 200 workers in May of last year, and then laid off another round of people in June. The company is not offering a reason for this latest round of layoffs.

There is a person of interest in custody in last week’s double murder in Elkhorn. Police say the unnamed person was arrested on unrelated charges over the weekend.  Elkhorn Police have also not said what led-up to the murders of Emerson and Gina Weingart last week at the Sports Page Bar. Elkhorn Police say their investigation is continuing.

Wisconsin lawmakers are once again turning their focus to childhood obesity. A Senate committee will hold a hearing today on the plans from The Speaker Task Force on Childhood Obesity. Those plans include a proposal to spend five million-dollars on obesity prevention and management programs. There’s also a plan to require at least three hours of physical activity per-week for Wisconsin school kids. The state’s Department of Health Service says nearly 15 percent of kids in Wisconsin between two and

Mississippi’s state auditor says former NFL quarterback, Brett Favre still owes nearly 800 thousand-dollars in his welfare fraud case. Mississippi Auditor Shad White yesterday demanded that Favre pay 730 thousand-dollars in fines and interest on the money he took for speeches that he never gave. Favre repaid the just over a million-dollars that he was given by the  Mississippi Department of Human Services back in 2020. Favre never admitted any guilt in the case, and he was never charged. White

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to make it a crime to protest outside of a judge’s house. A Senate panel will hold a hearing on the idea today. The plan would make it a Class A misdemeanor to ‘picket, parade, or demonstrate at or near any residence occupied by a judge with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice.’ A Class A misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of a 10 thousand-dollar fine and/or eight months in

Downtown Eau Claire, Inc (DECI)  is looking for your feedback on a Parking Questionnaire addressing parking in the downtown district. Your input will help inform the next phase of planning for parking initiatives in Downtown Eau Claire.  The survey will close on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024.   The results will be passed along to the City of Eau Claire as they embark on a comprehensive parking study in downtown. CLICK HERE TO BE PART OF THE SURVEY.

A bill introduced at the Wisconsin State Capitol would protect people from AI generated fake nude pictures.  It is already a felony in Wisconsin to share nude photos of someone unless they give permission.  A new Bill introduced at the Wisconsin Legislature would expand the existing law to include artificial intelligence created nude pictures that resemble a real person.  Someone’s facial features, voice, or other unique personal characteristics would be protected, if the bill is passed into law. 

A Wisconsin program that helps homeowners avoid foreclosures is running out of money and will be shutting down.  The Help For Homeowners Program will continue to take applications through 11:59pm March 8.   The program offers up to 40-thousand dollars to help people who are behind on bills like mortgage payments, property taxes, and utilities.  Applicants must have experienced a qualified economic hardship since January 21, 2020.   Search the web for Wisconsin Help For Homeowners for information and you can do

Dane County has a new, official holiday – Indigenous People’s Day is now a paid holiday.   The County Board has approved an amendment that makes Dane County one of the few places in Wisconsin that will recognize the holiday.  It will replace Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, with indigenous People’s Day, closing county offices and giving county staff a paid holiday off.    Wisconsin has eleven federally recognized tribes.     

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced a total of $1.5 million has been awarded to nine organizations for the Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (WI LFPA) Community Partners Grants. This one-time funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service, is designed to support the purchase of Wisconsin grown, raised, or minimally processed food and distribute it at no cost to underserved communities in Wisconsin. The following organizations have been selected