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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is getting a regional award for the Flex Lane on the Beltline.   This week the D-O-T was awarded the America’s Transportation Award by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.  The Flex Lane received the award for cutting down on commute times.  The Flex Lane is now entered into a national competition and the winner will be announced next month.

A $50,000 Powerball winning ticket was sold at Pick N Save on 6760 W. National Ave. in West Allis for the Wednesday, August 16 drawing. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (9-11-17-19-55) plus the Powerball (1). The West Allis Powerball win is the third big Powerball prize won in August so far. On August 9, a $100,000 Powerball winning ticket was sold at Kwik Trip in Luxemburg and on August 7, a $50,000 Powerball winning ticket was purchased at Kwik Trip in Appleton. This is not the first significant win at the

 Laura Campbell has joined Royal Credit Union (Royal) as Executive Vice President-Chief People Officer. In this role, Campbell is responsible for the oversight of programs and services delivered through the Organizational Talent Services, Learning and Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Internal Communication teams. Campbell will also collaborate in strategic planning and organizational decision making as a member of the executive team. “Her passion and desire to work for a mission and values driven organization makes her a wonderful fit

The head of the CDC was in Madison yesterday to remind parents to get their kids vaccinated before school starts in a couple of weeks. CDC Director Mandy Cohen stopped by Madison’s public health office to talk about the importance of back-to-school vaccinations. Cohen said Wisconsin is slightly behind the national average when it comes to vaccinated kids. Children in Wisconsin need certain required shots in order to be able to start the school year, Cohen said now is the

A new study says more than 60-percent of Wisconsin girls in high school feel anxious. Wisconsin’s Office of Children’s Mental Health released the numbers yesterday. The study says 66-percent of high school girls feel anxious, while 50-percent feel sad and hopeless nearly every day, and nearly 33-percent of girls admitted to doing some self harm. The study says 11-percent of high school girls have attempted suicide. Body image issues are huge issues for teenage girls, the study says, but it

The Wisconsin Elections Commission isn’t telling the state’s elections boss she can’t speak to state lawmakers this month. But the Commission isn’t recommending that she appear before a Senate committee either. The Elections Commission last night deadlocked over whether elections administrator Meagan Wolfe should appear before state senators. The Republican-controlled Senate wants to remove Wolfe as elections administrator, and the planned Senate hearing could be a first step toward that goal. Last night Democratic commissioners said Wolfe shouldn’t go. Wolfe

 The probe into money and spending continues in Eau Claire. The county board has scheduled another special session for next month following the report into millions of dollars of mis-spending at the county’s Department of Human Services. County board members already removed the county board chairman for how he handled the case, they could do the same to county administrator Kathryn Schauf. Some county supervisors are upset that no one in the Human Services department was charged with anything for

We’re waiting on the latest look at Wisconsin’s jobs picture. Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development will unveil the state’s new jobs report today. Unemployment in Wisconsin fell to two-point-five percent in June. The state’s labor participation rate was at 65-percent.

ABOVE PHOTO: Chip! Courtesy of Chippewa Falls Police Facebook Page The newest addition to the Chippewa Falls Police Department is fluffier than most officers… The city introduced the community to Chip, the Chippewa Falls Police therapy dog. Chip is an eight-week-old puppy due for training, and police commanders say he will be seen at community events throughout the year. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE.

Four UW schools are on the Princeton Review’s list of best universities in the country. UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Eau Claire, and UW-River Falls all made the list. UW-Madison scored in the Top 10 in the Princeton Review’s rankings for best-run schools and best schools for financial aid. Madison also scored in the Top 10 for lots of beer and hard liquor. The Madison campus came in at 29th on the Review’s list of best value colleges.