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 Xcel Energy today proposed a new clean energy plan for the Upper Midwest. “This new proposal builds on our already-approved plans to retire all coal plants by 2030 and replace them with nation-leading amounts of renewable energy like wind and solar, as we transition to a clean, secure energy future…”-Ryan Long, president of Xcel Energy Under the proposal, carbon emissions reductions are expected to exceed 80% by 2030, potentially reaching up to 88%. This continues a path to achieving the

Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis. Wisconsin will receive more than $6 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. In agreeing to the terms of the settlement, Publicis recognized the harm its conduct caused, and the agreement will give communities hit hardest by the opioid crisis more financial support for treatment and recovery,

A Wisconsin man who has been on the state’s Most Wanted list three times is sentenced to another decade in prison.  Kenneth Twyman, who is already serving 35 years for murder, was sentenced again for drug and weapons charges. He pleaded guilty in October to distributing cocaine and heroin with a machine gun in his possession. His added sentenced will be served at the same time as his current sentence — once it’s complete, he will be eligible for parole.

There’s a new way for people in Wisconsin to report illnesses they suspect could be from food or water. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the online questionnaire takes fewer than five minutes to fill out. The answers will help local health departments find sources of contamination. It will be ready just in time for Wisconsin’s expected wintertime spike in norovirus cases, which it says is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea.

Kwik Trip on 1223 E. Wisconsin St. in Portage knows something about big wins when it comes to Wisconsin Lottery tickets. The retailer sold a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket for the Wednesday, January 31 drawing. It is the seventh winning ticket of $25,000 or more sold by the store in the last seven years and the second time the location sold a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (15-18-19-41-43) plus the Powerball (14).

A traffic stop in St.Croix County leads to arrest for a Minnesota resident. 28 year old DeJanae S Jamison, from St. Paul, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with two children in the vehicle under the age of 16. A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for moving violations on Interstate 94 westbound in the City of Hudson. During

 As the state’s primary consumer protection agency, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) receives tens of thousands of requests for assistance and resources each year. In 2023, DATCP received and responded to more than 10,000 written consumer complaints, with mediation and enforcement settlements resulting in over $3.3 million returned to Wisconsin consumers and deposited in the general school fund from civil forfeiture payments. “DATCP staff do incredible work protecting Wisconsin consumers from concerns ranging from simple

Marshfield Clinic Health System is looking to connect with local health care workers affected by the Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea Health hospital and clinic closures. “We’re looking to fill a wide variety of open positions both clinical and non-clinical across our western Wisconsin footprint.” Job fairs will be held at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. Those interested are asked to enter through Door E (located between the medical offices and hospital)

There are more layoffs coming in Eau Claire. American Phoenix announced earlier this week that it is laying off its entire third shift. The company said a ‘reduction is mixing demand.’ American Phoenix is not saying just how many people it is laying off, it has about 200 people working at its Eau Claire facility.

Five people are looking at charges after a deadly motorcycle wreck in Rice Lake. Prosecutors filed the charges this week. Investigators claim Tyler Baker was drunk when he crashed his motorcycle back in August. Four other people are charged with either lying to authorities or leaving the scene of the crash. The D.A. says Baker refused to do anything to help the person who ended-up dying in the crash. He’s facing 25-years in prison if convicted.