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A new law will allow school board members in Wisconsin to drive school buses.  Governor Evers signed the law last week.  It eliminates a part of Wisconsin’s school board law that stopped school board members from holding second jobs with the school district.  School board members can now volunteer to drive a bus, they cannot be paid.  About half of Wisconsin’ school districts say they are in need of bus drivers, though it’s not clear just how many school board

Wisconsin’s attorney general is turning down another PFAS settlement.  A-G Josh Kaul yesterday joined four other attorneys general in rejecting the one billion-dollar PFAS settlement from DuPont.  Kaul said the company’s one-point-18-billion-dollar offer isn’t enough.  Kaul’s rejection of DuPont’s offer comes about two weeks after he rejected a ten-billion-dollar settlement offer from 3M.  Kaul said that offer too was too little for the millions of people in Wisconsin, and other states who now have to worry about their water because

Sorry to break the news to you, but if you were hoping to wake up a billionaire, it’s likely not the case. The winning one-point-five-eight-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot is going to someone, or a group who bought their ticket in Florida. That lucky ticket matched all six numbers for Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot, the largest jackpot ever for the lottery game. The winning Mega numbers for the Tuesday, August 8th, drawing: 13, 19, 20, 32, 33, and the Mega number

ABOVE PHOTO: Capt. Anna Leadens, a Wisconsin Army National Guard area support medevac platoon leader and UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance test pilot, discusses her career in military aviation as Maj. Sarah Latza, Capt. Meredith Porter and 2nd Lt. Charnelle Pinson look on during a panel discussion July 26 as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s WomenVenture, an effort to honor and promote women’s role in flight during the EAA’s annual AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff

Governor Tony Evers is calling a special session of the state legislature. He wants lawmakers to work on legislation to stabilize Wisconsin’s childcare industry to make it more affordable. He also wants expanded paid family leave.

Students and parents will spend part of the month preparing for back-to-school routines and schedules. HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals and Prevea Health recommend part of that prep include health-related tasks. Update vaccinations: The best way to help your child stay healthy is to follow the recommended vaccine schedule from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It lists immunizations children of various ages need, including:  “I often encourage families to start their school routines at least a week prior to

Coming up in September the Altoona Police Department will be once again hosting Spanish and German police officers in partnership with the STAR International Police Exchange Organization. STAR was founded in 1985 between American and German officers to create an international platform for law enforcement education and friendship. The European officers will be joining several local law enforcement agencies with ride alongs, training exercises, and facility tours. Guests will reside with the families of local officers in Eau Claire and

ABOVE PHOTO: More than 10 high school students from Osseo-Fairchild, Augusta and Mondovi built, programmed and flew Airbit 2 drones during a two-day STEM camp at Chippewa Valley Technical College.  Izaiah Green was as still as a statue as he concentrated on the controller in his hand and the drone on the floor of one of the automotive bays at Chippewa Valley Technical College, recently. Even though Green was immersed in a timed competition, the mounting pressure wasn’t getting to

There will be more testimony today in the case of a teenager charged with killing a western Wisconsin 10-year-old. The lawyers for the suspect accused of killing Lily Peters in Chippewa Falls last year questioned four experts from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections yesterday about the differences between juvenile prison and adult prison. The lawyers want Peters’ murder to be handled in juvenile court. The now-15-year-old suspect is accused of beating, strangling, killing, then sexually assaulting her on her way

The U.S. soldier from Racine who reportedly ran across the border into North Korea is not being called a prisoner of war. The Pentagon yesterday said it will not be classifying Private Travis King as a P-O-W. A report says part of the decision centers on King’s decision to cross the border willingly, and while wearing civilian clothes. King’s family says he ran across the border last month and hasn’t been heard from since. Army investigators say King was just