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Wisconsin Republicans are not backing away from Governor Evers’ promised veto of their 14-week abortion ban. The State Assembly held a hearing on the plan yesterday. Republicans want to let voters weigh-in on what the state’ abortion law should be. Democrats yesterday picked at the specifics of the proposal, and said it would limit choices for women. Many pro-life advocates and lawmakers said Wisconsin should go back to its pre-Roe abortion law that banned almost every abortion in the state.

The battle over Wisconsin’s political maps could take another step forward today. The Wisconsin Senate has scheduled a vote on the plan to create an Iowa-style commission to draw new maps in the state. Governor Evers has threatened to veto that plan, but there are now reports that Republicans in the Assembly have found some Democratic votes to override that veto. The move for a commission comes as Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is working toward redrawing the state’s legislative maps ahead

The House Divided in Green Bay is calling it quits. The owners of R&D’s House Divided say they are moving-on, and will close their bar after a grand finale party on Sunday. Owner Dee Dee Klug says they are looking to retire to Crivitz, and have already bought a new bar up there. The House Divided is, of course, famous for its Bears and Packer rivalry theme. The new place, Klug said, may have some of that feel, but will

A new ride sharing project could be developed by Eau Claire Transit. The Pilot Pass Program would allow people to request a ride on weekends, or weekdays after rush hour is over. The Transit says the idea is a response to periodic low ridership leaving empty busses driving their routes. Eau Claire Transit Manager Ty Fadness says there isn’t an estimated cost yet to get the project going, but it would use American Rescue Plan Act funding. Planning is still

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Waukesha County today (Mon.) to kick off her Fight For Reproductive Rights tour. At the tour stops, which included Big Bend, she spoke on the effects of abortion bans and shared relevant stories of people across the country. Today is also the 51st anniversary of the passing of Roe v. Wade, a decision that gave women the constitutional right to abortion and legalized the procedure nationally. The ruling was overturned in 2022. Last week, a

Julie Lassa, Wisconsin State Director for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, announced today that USDA will be investing $710,877 in renewable energy projects across the state. The projects will include the installation of energy-efficient grain dryers, solar arrays, and irrigation pumps. Out of the seven projects announced in Wisconsin, six of them will be funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants announced today in Wisconsin:

A familiar name in the community will be leaving. HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls and all Prevea Health locations in Western Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley to permanently close HSHS and Prevea locations outside of Western Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley region are unaffected by these changes HSHS and Prevea will wind-down services and to transition patient care to other providers. The majority of the closures are expected to be complete on or before April

One of the two who stole over a million-dollars from Eau Claire County taxpayers is out of prison. Kay Onarheim was released from prison over the weekend. She served just eight years of her 13 year sentence for helping former county treasurer Larry Lokken steal one-point-four million-dollars from the county between 2011 and 2013. She will spend the remaining nine years of her sentence on parole. Onarheim must also pay the county 700 thousand-dollars in restitution. Lokken remains in prison

There are charges for the man who police say was shot after he broke into a house in Blair on New Year’s Day. Prosecutors in Trempealeau County filed the charges against Shawn Gill last week. Blair Police say Gill allegedly kicked-in the door at a home early New year’s morning. The homeowner shot Gill. Investigators say Gill allegedly broke into two other homes as well. He was in court on Friday, where the judge set his bail at 20 thousand-dollars.

A dairy barn is gone, and several cows are dead after a fire in Pepin County. It happened Friday morning near Durand. Firefighters say the fire burned the barn to the ground, and damaged another building as well. There’s no word just how many cows died in the fire. No people were hurt. Firefighters say they are now looking for a cause of that fire.