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On January 25, 2024, at approximately 11:30am, the Lake Hallie Police Department received a traffic complaint of a green SUV weaving all over the road and striking a curb as it entered Walmart. At approximately 11:35am, a Lake Hallie Police Officer learned the registered owner had revoked driving privileges and conducted a traffic stop with the SUV at the Kwik Trip, 2997 Commercial Blvd, Lake Hallie. While the officer was speaking with the driver, Tobias Bash (39) from Chippewa Falls,

On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 the Barron County Sheriff’s Department arrested John Ladwig, 72 of Cameron and he is being held in the Barron County Jail on 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Formal charges by the Barron County District Attorney’s Office are expected later this week. This arrests stems from a 6 month investigation in conjunction with the WI Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigations.

More than 266-thousand Wisconsinites are enrolled in state health coverage for 2024 — a record-breaking number. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says This is a 20-percent increase from the 2023 open enrollment period. Though the open enrollment period is over, individuals with large life changes such as marriage, having a baby, or sudden health coverage loss, may be able to enroll through the year. Tribal members and families can enroll in coverage at any time on the Wisconsin

Over-the-counter emergency contraception will now be covered for Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus members. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the standing order, which will allow members to get EC at Medicaid-enrolled pharmacies, without a prescription from a doctor. Currently, costs are covered only with a doctor’s prescription, which may require an appointment.  DHS says the order applies statewide.

A task force focusing on missing and murdered African American women and girls will be created in the Wisconsin Legislature. The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety approved the task force’s creation Wednesday.  Assemblywoman Sheila Stubbs, a Democrat representing Dane County, said she wrote the proposal for the task force to try and address racial disparities in violent crime. Senators Jesse James and LaTonya Johnson, along with Representative Michael Schraa, co-authored the approved proposal.

Residents of Western Wisconsin are encouraged to join Dairyland Power Cooperative for open house meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 30, or Wednesday, Jan. 31, to learn about the proposed Alma-Blair Transmission Project and share comments on preliminary route options. The project will improve reliability and resiliency and help facilitate the delivery of renewable energy in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. There will be two meetings each day. The meetings on Jan. 30 will be at Walker’s Silvermoon in Alma; and at

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Sheboygan County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The positive result came from a 5-year-old buck. The premises is quarantined, where it will remain while DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarians and staff conduct the epidemiological investigation. CWD is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk, and

We recently received an update to a case from earlier this month in Taylor County as a Medford man is now in custody and facing homicide charges. On January 14, 2023, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office responded to Almost Home Again , a mental health , AODA treatment facility located at N3531 Elder Dr in the Town of Aurora , Taylor County. It was during that call that 61-year-old Joseph B. Bonney was found deceased at the facility. Taylor County

President Biden will be in Wisconsin today to promote the billions being spent on infrastructure in the U.S.  The White House says the President will give a speech on how “Bidenomics” and his investing in America agenda are “rebuilding our infrastructure, lowering costs, spurring a small business boom and creating good-paying jobs.”  Biden will deliver remarks in Superior, where a major bridge construction project has received roughly a billion dollars from the Department of Transportation. That’s the Blatnik bridge that connects

Wisconsin’s governor and the state’s Health Services boss are trying to link a lack of a Medicaid expansion in the state to the decision to close two hospitals in western Wisconsin. Governor Evers and DHS Secretary Kirsten Johnson were in Eau Claire yesterday, where they said the decision from HSHS and Prevea to close their hospitals and clinics leave patients in the Chippewa Valley with fewer choices. The governor then tried to link a lack of Medicaid expansion to that