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Two bills releasing pay raises to Universities of Wisconsin employees have been passed, after six months of debate. More than 35-thousand employees will get four-percent raises now that Governor Tony Evers has signed the bills after disputes about diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. During the back and forth, UW regents rejected a deal that would have released the 32-million-dollars withheld by the state legislature. Governor Tony Evers sued UW, saying the blockages were already approved — that suit is ongoing.

Wisconsin’s Attorney General is joining a coalition asking for the protection of medication abortions nationally. The brief, signed by A-G Josh Kaul and 23 other attorneys general, was signed in the U-S Supreme Court. The group is asking that the drug mifepristone, which blocks a hormone required for a sustained pregnancy, be available. The move is in response to a Fifth Circuit Court decision that could restrict access to the pill if it takes effect. Mifepristone is currently the only

All Wisconsin frozen road declarations will be lifted by tomorrow (Sat). The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says roads will be deemed Class Two statewide – meaning they could be damaged if heavy trucks drive on them. Fourteen-hundred miles of roadway will be eligible for weight restrictions after midnight on Saturday. Local government entities get to decide whether they uphold weight limits on roads like county highways or village streets.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) is reminding agricultural producers and private landowners to apply for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Enrollment opened January 12 and applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis until July 31, 2024, or until the acreage cap is met. CREP is a state and federally funded land management resource for landowners and producers wanting to set aside agricultural land located along streams, lakes, and wetlands from

On January 31, 2024, at 5:45 pm, the St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call reporting a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on County Road N near Baker Road, in the Town of Hudson. Upon arrival, deputies found a 2009 Dodge Ram pickup in the roadway with front-end damage. There was a pedestrian lying in the roadway that had been struck, and lifesaving measures were being performed. The pedestrian was identified as Jason J. Asp, age

The City of Eau Claire is recognizing Transit Equity Day on Monday, February 5, 2024. Transit Equity Day. This a national day of action held each year in honor of Rosa Parks’s birthday (February 4) to elevate the message that public transit should be safe, sustainable, and equitable for all people and communities. On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 12 p.m, a ceremony will be held at the temporary Transfer Center downtown. City, County, and State proclamations recognizing Transit Equity

In this month of love, we see a lot of hearts around, but for this week’s Friday Feel Good we actually focus on a different organ…kidneys.  Joely Sanders of Arizona found out that she couldn’t donate her kidney to her brother Frank because she wasn’t a match.  So she decided to donate it anyways to someone who WAS a match in Chicago.  That man, Tony Gonzalez, found out his wife Tracey was a match for Frank!  So she sent her kidney to

In the aftermath of major announcements that medical heavy hitters in the area, HSHS Sacred Heart and Prevea clinics will be closing and leaving Western Wisconsin, there could be a potential next step for the landscape with Oakleaf Medical Network extending an offer to negotiate with HSHS to “purchase HSHS hospital properties with the intent of creating an independent community hospital.” If you would like to read more about the letter sent and what that could potentially mean for the

An investigation is underway after two people ended-up being shot to death inside an Elkhorn sports bar. Police found 33-year-old Emerson Weingart and his 37-year-old wife Gina dead inside the Sports Page Barr early yesterday morning. Investigators are not sure if the shooting was a robbery gone wrong or something else.  Walworth County Sheriff Dave Gerber says there have been no arrests yet. The city’s police chief says their killings are a senseless act of violence. Investigators say the suspect

A former Green Bay Packers player could be looking at jail time. Brown County authorities say Letroy Guion was booked into the county jail Wednesday on a probation violation. He was given a suspended sentence back in 2022 for a 2021 aggravated battery case. He pleaded guilty. As part of that suspended sentence, though, Guion had to stay out of trouble.