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 Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Shrinkflation Prevention Act to crack down on corporations that deceive consumers by selling smaller sizes of their products without lowering the prices. “Whether it’s a bag of chips, paper towels, or coffee, we are seeing the same disturbing trend: big corporations are shrinking the size of their product but continuing to charge Wisconsin families the same price. Wisconsin families work hard, but when they check out at the grocery store, they are being ripped

A judge is not going to stop the Chippewa Valley’s hospitals from closing in April. Chippewa Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine asked the judge to stop Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, and St. Joe’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls from closing until at least July. The judge dismissed that request yesterday. HSHS announced back in January that it will be closing its hospitals because of costs and other ‘industry trends.’ Chippewa Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine  says they filed the

The FBI is now offering a reward for information about that missing Manitowoc County boy. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) The FBI yesterday announced a 15 thousand-dollar reward for any information about Elijah Vue’s whereabouts. He’s been missing since last Tuesday. His mom and her boyfriend are facing child neglect charges, but they have not said anything about where the little boy is. Manitowoc County’s Crime Stoppers is offering a thousand-dollar reward in the case as

Parents in Chippewa falls continue to be upset that they weren’t told about a school threat last fall. Dozens of parents turned-out at last night’s school board meeting to demand answers. They want to know what no one told them about a student who, in October of last year, was allegedly looking-up how to make bombs and had what authorities have called a journal with specific threats. Parents didn’t find out about the threat until earlier this month. Many parents

One of the bridges that connects western Wisconsin with Iowa is closed til further notice after transportation officials say it moved. Wis-DOT yesterday said the historic Black Hawk Bridge in Crawford County is no longer safe for drivers. The bridge is the only way for people between La Crosse and Prairie du Chien to cross the Mississippi River into Iowa. Local leaders say closing the bridge cuts-off people who work on one side of the bridge, and live on the

Wisconsin’s governor wants 125 million-dollars to deal with PFAS contamination across the state, even though he doesn’t want the new law that goes along with the money. Governor Evers yesterday promised to veto the PFAS plan from Republican lawmakers. That plan would spend 125 million-dollars on grants to local communities so they can clean-up their drinking water. The governor likes that part of the law, but doesn’t like the piece that would hold landowners harmless if PFAS chemicals simply pass

Bart Starr’s wife, Cherry, has passed away at age 89. Her family yesterday said Cherry Starr died peacefully at her home in Birmingham, surrounded by her family. Cherry Starr was a life-long advocate for young people, even starting a ranch for children with disabilities. She made her last appearance in Green Bay back in 2021, when the city renamed one of its bridges in honor of her husband.

A Wisconsin sustainability office being considering for federal funding consideration to modernize electricity generation facilities. Governor Tony Evers says the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy was selected to possibly get money from the federal rural energy improvement program. The office was one of seventeen selected nationally, and could be eligible for part of one billion dollars. If it gets the money, solar power, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging stations would be a priority. LEAR MORE WITH A CLICK

Deputies in Sauk County are warning residents of a phone scam. The Sheriff’s Office says it’s gotten reports of people saying they’ve gotten calls from people pretending to be a Sauk County Sergeant or Lieutenant. The callers then asked for payments on outstanding warrants. The Sheriff’s Office says they don’t call citizens and ask for payments over the phone and these are scam calls. 

CENTERS LLC announces the appointment of Wyatt Tinnen as general manager of the Sonnentag Center, the highly anticipated addition to the landscape of the Chippewa Valley scheduled to open in summer 2024. The Sonnentag Center, which includes the Sonnentag Events Center and the John and Carolyn Sonnentag Fieldhouse, will provide sports and event spaces that will serve UW-Eau Claire Blugold athletic teams, students, the Eau Claire community and outside rental groups, such as local, regional and national sports organizations. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.