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Marshfield Clinic Health System today announced it is opening urgent care services at Marshfield Clinic Lake Hallie Center in the coming months to help address the expected influx of patients seeking emergent and urgent care services in the Chippewa Valley. “Expanded urgent care access in the region will help decrease patient volumes in local emergency departments, as well as provide hours that might be more convenient for working families in the area.”-Marshfield Health System’s West Market President Brad Groseth Lake

A police officer in New Glarus has resigned after prosecutors charged him with sexual assault. The chief in New Glarus says officer Alexander Brey resigned on Tuesday. The chief says the case is not related to Brey’s time on the force, there are no allegations that he ever acted improperly as a police officer. Prosecutor claim Brey assaulted a woman at his home last August. He’s due back in court next month.

Eau Claire is looking to get some feedback on everything from street repairs to parks as part of its new community engagement effort. City council president Emily Berge and city manager Stephanie Hirsch will host four discussions, two this month and two next month, to try and get a sense as to what people want. Neither Berge or Hirsch are saying just what they will do with the feedback once they got it, but say they’ll have something for Eau

UW campuses are going to keep more tuition dollars from Minnesota students going forward. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed a new law that tweaks the reciprocity agreement between Wisconsin and Minnesota. The deal allows Minnesota kids to pay Minnesota tuition prices, but go to a UW school. Any extra money from those Minnesota students used to go to the state. Now, that money will stay with the UW campus where those Minnesota students are. UW-River Falls’ chancellor says that

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.