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UPDATE: : On January 25, 2024 the suspect in this case attempted to cash a fake check at a bank in Black River Falls and was taken into custody by Black River Falls PD. The suspect is Michael James Anderson d.o.b. 2/3/1992. The search continues for a suspect attached to local check fraud. Wisconsin Crime Alert Network says the suspect opened checking accounts at both the Dairy State Bank and Citizen’s Bank in Menomonie earlier this month by using a fake driver’s

The community continues to grapple with the many layers of reaction attached to the news that two hospitals and providers are leaving our area. UW-Stout yesterday said it will need a new student healthcare provider once Prevea closes its clinics in April. Prevea currently runs the Student Health Services clinic in Menomonie. The university yesterday said it is exploring its options. Prevea and HSHS this week announced they will close their hospitals and clinics in the Chippewa Valley because of

Wisconsin is a big step closer to outlawing child sex dolls. The State Assembly yesterday unanimously approved a plan that would ban both the sale and possession of sex dollars created to look like children. The proposal carries extra prison time if the doll is made to look like a specific child. State Representative Joy Goeben says child sex dolls should not be allowed to try and normalize sex between adults and kids. The plan now heads for Governor Evers’

Two of the Republicans who write Wisconsin’s state budget say there’s no need to scrap plans for a tax cut simply because the state is expected to take-in less money next year. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau this week downgraded its revenue estimate. The LFB says Wisconsin’s budget surplus should now be three-point-one billion, as opposed to three-and-a-half billion-dollars at the end of next summer. State Senator Howard Marklein and state Rep Mark Born say that is still plenty of money

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