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More of Wisconsin is sliding into deeper drought. This week’s U-S Drought Monitor Map is now showing a new area of exceptional drought–the top end of severity–over a section of Southwest Wisconsin. Almost all of the southern half of the state is in exceptional, extreme or severe drought. There’s also a new area of extreme drought in Northeast Wisconsin. Nearly 85 percent of Wisconsin is under some level of drought.

The 20th Annual Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest is just around the corner. Taking place on September 15-16, at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, 225 Edward Street, Chippewa Falls, WI, with over 10,000 attendees each year. Get ready for a weekend filled with live music, family-friendly fun, and delicious German food. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the exciting moment when we reveal this year’s Oktoberfest Festmeister and Festmeisterin at the Leinenkugel Brewery. This happens at noon on Friday, September 15,

The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 10:48 p.m. on August 16, 2023, reporting a motor vehicle crash with injuries on USH 63, at 200th Ave., in the Town of Forest. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2012 Nissan Versa which had been operated by Junior O. Carranza-Guerra, Age 22, from Clear Lake, WI. He had been traveling westbound on 200th Ave, and failed to stop for the stop sign on 200th Ave. He

The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 7:58 p.m. onSeptember 4, 2023, reporting an ATV crash in the 800 block of 205th Ave, in the Town of Star Prairie.Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2004 Polaris in the roadway, which had been operated byShane M. Connor, age 54, Somerset, WI. Mr. Connor had been traveling westbound on 205 th Ave, when it appeared he struck a deer and was ejected from the ATV. Life

 Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) joined by Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) will host a telephone town hall on Wednesday, September 20th at 7 PM CST to discuss ongoing congressional oversight investigations, including the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes. Constituents in Wisconsin’s Seventh District may register online at tiffany.house.gov/live or dial in the day of by calling 833-946-1523. The event will approximately last one hour.

Wisconsin’s electronics recycling law bans all electronics from Wisconsin landfills and incinerators.  Many electronics also contain harmful materials, including lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, other heavy metals and chemical flame retardants. When improperly disposed of, these chemicals can pollute our soil and water and harm human health. Improperly handled e-waste may also pose health risks to workers in the United States and in developing countries.  For the past 20 years, Chippewa County residents have been able to drop off and recycle

The Citizen Law Enforcement Academy is a program designed to give citizens insight into law enforcement and the Barron County Sheriff’s Department. This program is offered free of charge. It will be held in the spring and fall. The fall program will be held on five Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon, every other week, beginning on September 20. Topics covered during the academy may include, but is not be limited to: -Sheriff’s Department overview, including tours of the jail

Police in Madison say a hodge-podge of video connected them to the man suspected of raping and beating a young UW student last weekend. Officers yesterday said they’ve arrested 26-year-old Brandon Thompson for the attack on Sunday. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says there is video that shows Thompson following the young woman before the attack. Madison Police also stopped Thompson earlier in the night for a registration violation. Officers say video from that stop helped link Thompson to the

Wisconsin’s governor is promising to veto the next tax cut package from Republican lawmakers. Governor Tony Evers took to Twitter yesterday to say he won’t sign the three-billion-dollar tax cut package that lawmakers are working on. The governor says Wisconsin can’t afford it, and says he already signed a tax cut for people making less than 19-thousand dollars a year. Republicans say their tax cut package would help most taxpayers in the state, and would make retirement essentially tax-free in

Eau Claire County’s administrator says she’s looking forward, not back now that her job is safe. Administrator Kathryn Schauf yesterday said she is ‘optimistic now that the county board has ended its look into the DHS investigation. Earlier this week, county supervisors voted not to fire Schauf for how she handled the investigation. Schauf says she wants to focus on what comes next for the county, and allow the county to move forward. CLICK HERE TO GET MORE OF THE