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The future of PFAS regulation in Wisconsin is up in the air, after a pair of Republican Lawmakers yesterday accused the governor of negotiating in bad faith. State Senators Eric Wimberger and Robert Cowles yesterday said Governor Evers wants to have it all his way when it comes to rules for PFAS chemicals. The senators say they’ve been talking for months with the governor’s office, and have agreed to about 80 percent of what the governor wants. A senate committee

Police in Augusta are looking to raise money to train their new police dog. The city’s police department yesterday introduced K9 Chase. He replaces the city’s old police dog Jake, who recently passed away. There will be a fundraiser next Saturday to help raise money to cover the costs of sending Chase and his handler to New Mexico to complete their training. Chase is a three-year-old German Shepherd who is donated by the owners of Wisconsin K9 Services. CLICK HERE

The plan is to use the Red Flint Sand And Gravel land as a new recreation area. Eau Claire County yesterday announced plans to turn the 230 acres into a place where people can swim, row, hike, bike, and just enjoy the outdoors. There’s currently a bike trail on the land, but the county tends to add more. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LAND AND STORY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WEAU 13 NEWS.

Folks in Wisconsin have to get up and go to work today, someone in California won the massive Powerball jackpot. Lotto managers say a ticket sold in California matched all six winning numbers  for the one-point-76 billion-dollar jackpot. It’s the second largest jackpot ever. The winning ticket was sold in Frazier Park, California, that’s about 75 miles north of Los Angeles. The last time someone won Powerball, it was also a ticket sold in California, and also for a prize

Eddie the giraffe is at his new home. Eddie left the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison over the weekend, and will now stay at the NEW Zoo and Adventure Park near Green bay. Zoo managers in Madison are planning to update the area where Eddie used to live. He will join two other giraffes up at The New Zoo, and visitors will even be allowed to feed him as part of his new enclosure. Zoo managers say it’s going to

There is a rat problem in Green Bay with at least 129 reports so far this year. One woman says she has seen more than a dozen rats since moving into her duplex a few years ago. The City says it hired an inspector last year, and is trying to educate people to clear their yards of anything that rats could use as food, water, or shelter.

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the Top 4 products moving on in the eighth annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The four products each won two head-to-head matchups in a bracket style tournament known as Manufacturing Madness. Over one million votes have been cast in the competition over the last eight years, highlighting Wisconsin’s diverse manufacturing industry, which contributes roughly $70 billion to the state’s economy each year. This year, over 100

Changes power up the parking lot downtown. Eau Claire County has added 3- level 2, dual port EV chargers able to charge up to 6 vehicles at the back of the Oxford Avenue parking lot(Lot A) at the Government Center (721 Oxford Ave., Eau Claire). The ports are serviced by ZEF Energy Inc. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ON EV CHARGING STATIONS.

On Sunday, September 17, 2023, a burglary occurred at Lake Hallie Storage (11174 18th Ave). The lock was cut on the unit and the operator of the vehicle proceeded to steal several power tools and an air conditioner from the unit, for a total loss of over $1,000. The power tools do not have any serial numbers and there were no distinguishing features about them to make them easily identifiable as the victim’s tools. You cannot clearly see the suspect,

ABOVE PHOTO: Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jerome Fjeld, Navy Office of Community Outreach “If you are willing to put in the hard work it will always pay, even if it isn’t always right away.” Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Minor, a native of Boyceville, Wisconsin, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Minor graduated in 2011 from Boyceville High School. The skills and values needed to succeed