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We could get a little more clarity about do-over ballots in Wisconsin today. A judge in Waukesha is scheduled to hear a case about ballot spoiling. That’s the name for getting a second ballot after you’ve voted. The Wisconsin Elections Commission wanted to allow voters to get a second ballot if the person they voted for dropped-out of the Democratic Race for US Senate last year. Both a lower court judge and an appeals court said that’s not allowed.

It’s that time of year again. UW-Eau Claire is less than a week away from move-in and the beginning of the school year. The dorms open next Sunday, and students will move in by next Tuesday. The school is not saying just how many students will be in the dorms this year. A full university headcount won’t come until the semester is in full swing next month.

It’s not going to be enough to simply broadcast the vote count next year under a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol. The Senate Committee on Elections is eyeing a plan that would require local election clerks to keep the tape as well. The plan says if a local election clerk broadcasts or livestreams the vote count on election night, they must keep a tape of that broadcast for 22 months. The proposal comes after some local election offices erased their

Authorities have released new details about a police pursuit of a stolen semi that tied up Interstate 90/94 near the Wisconsin Dells Friday afternoon. The truck had been reported stolen out of Chippewa County and the chase started in Jackson County after people on the highway reported a semi without a trailer being driven erratically. Wisconsin State Patrol troopers put down spike strips three times flattening the truck’s tires, but the driver kept going, driving at highway speeds on just

A fire causes about $10,000 in damages. On Saturday August 26th the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to 3605 White Ave for a report of a fire alarm sounding. Upon the first unit arrival, crews found a working fire in the loading dock area of the building. A full structure fire response was immediately requested. The initial fire crew noted the fire sprinkler system has contained the fire the loading dock and the remaining fire was put out with a

Hello. We are glad you are here and welcome you to your weekend. The last full weekend in August…whoa! As the Summer tends to fill up fast with activities, duties, and LIFE we like to intentionally slow things down a bit on weekend mornings with a simpler “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a look back at events that happened on these dates in history before we head out to make more history today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink

Traffic slowed to a crawl on Interstate 90/94 for several hours Friday near the Wisconsin Dells.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reported around 3:45 p.m. that the eastbound lanes were closed between County Highway HH in Lyndon Station and U.S. Highway 12/State Highway 16 in the Wisconsin Dells.  State Police reported later that the traffic tie-up was the result of a pursuit of a semi that tried to run from troopers.

First Lady Jill Biden will be coming to Madison next week.  The White House announced on Friday that the first lady will arrive next Thursday, August 31st.  She’ll take part in a tour and listening session with Senator Tammy Baldwin as part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot.  The first lady and the senator will highlight the importance of early detection and improving access to cancer screenings.  Biden will then speak at an educator appreciation event with the National Education Association

Smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada is blamed for a major jump in asthma-related trips to the emergency room in Wisconsin and a dozen other states.  The CDC says researchers found that ER visits were 17-percent higher than usual in areas where wildfire smoke enveloped the region, triggering air quality alerts between April and August.  That included Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, as well as Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.  New York

Locally we love our pooches and across the state, the capitol city echo’s that feeling! Madison is a great place for dogs, according to a new survey.  Consumer advice website MarketWatch is out with results of a new survey looking at America’s Dog-Friendliest Cities.  The rankings reflect such things as a city’s number of dog-friendly apartments, the number of veterinary offices, average veterinary costs, and the number of dog parks.  Madison is ranked Number 3, trailing only first-place Raleigh, North