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Eau Claire says its new transit hub won’t be complete for a few more years. The city yesterday said the new home for the city’s buses won’t be complete til 2025. The hub has been in the works since 2021. The first phase of the hub’s construction is expected to wrap-up next month, but it will take more time to build the apartments that Eau Claire wants to be a part of the project.

Eau Claire County is asking jail inmates how they’d like to see the county’s opioid settlement money spent. The county’s Opioid Settlement Task met with inmates yesterday to get a sense of the need in the community. The county is getting two-and-a-half million-dollars from the state’s share of the opioid settlement, but has not yet decided how to spend it. The county is also offering a survey to the rest of the public to get input as well. CLICK HERE

We’re waiting to see what the new mascot will be at CVTC. The school yesterday said it will unveil its new mascot at a ceremony that will also introduce the college’s new president. It will either be a river otter, or a tiger. CVTC used to be known as the Tech Tigers when the school had some sports teams back in the 70s and 80s.

The Wisconsin Senate is looking to cut taxes, once again. Republicans in the Senate yesterday overrode Governor Tony Evers’ vetoes that cut a three-and-a-half billion-dollar tax cut out of the new state budget. Republicans also voted to scuttle the governor’s veto that orders a 400-year school funding increase. The override votes don’t really matter though. Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly don’t have enough votes to do the same. The governor yesterday accused Republicans of wanting to take money away from

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is giving out tree stand safety reminders ahead of hunting season. Archery and crossbow hunting season opens across the state on Saturday. They say more than a quarter of bowhunters have fallen from a stand. The DNR also says to register any deer they take by 5:00 p.m. the next day. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will offer abortion services again next week. The organization stopped the service after Roe v. Wade was overturned last summer. Planned Parenthood says the ban isn’t enforceable, and abortion services will resume at the Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee and Madison East Health Center starting Monday. Patients can start scheduling appointments today.

Enrollment in the University of Wisconsin System is up from last year–the first growth since 2014. This fall, more than 50-thousand students are going to classes at UW-Madison–a nearly 700 student increase from last fall. It’s despite a nearly 8-percent drop in first-year students in Madison. Excluding UW Madison, freshman enrollment across the system grew by 3 percent.

Two areas in Wisconsin are getting part of a billion dollars in federal grant money to plant trees. The U.S. Forest Service says the grants look to expand the tree canopy, which cleans the air and filters heat in the summer. The City of Milwaukee will get 12 million dollars to plant and maintain trees in disadvantaged communities. Dane County is getting one-and-a-half million. The Dane County grant also includes a proposal for creating a youth tree crew.

More than 100 people experienced the Chippewa Valley Technical College unveiling at River Falls South Education Center – a hub for Emergency Service and Residential Construction programs, and Welding High School Academy, on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Attendees had an opportunity to engage with stakeholders from the school district, workforce development members, and faculty during the ribbon-cutting event as the Center’s role in education and community growth was highlighted. This newly renovated space will further education for students with a state-of-the-art welding

PHOTO CREDIT: Barron County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page K9 Koda has retired from active duty with the Barron County Sheriff’s Department. Koda was born in 2015 and has served the citizens of Barron County since 2016. Koda spent his first year with Deputy Mike Carroll and then the last 6 years with Sergeant Chris Allen. K9 Koda has received several accolades throughout his career, including being Top Dog of his class at McDonough K9, and three separate Awards of Excellence