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Wisconsin’s attorney general wants to speed-up his challenge to Wisconsin’s abortion law. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday asked a Dane County judge to rule immediately on Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. Kaul wants the judge to declare the law unenforceable. That would fast track the case for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Now that the court has a liberal majority, the court is expected to agree that the law that bans most abortions in the state is unenforceable. The judge in the case

There could be new rules for DoorDash and UberEats in Wisconsin. A Senate committee is going to hold a hearing today on a plan that would allow restaurants to opt-out from third-party delivery services. The plan would also require food delivery drivers to have a basic knowledge of food safety and hygiene. There is also a provision that would require delivery services to place orders with restaurants immediately. The proposed law comes after complaints about how some delivery drivers or

Old Style is reportedly leaving Milwaukee, but not Wisconsin. A number of news outlets in La Crosse yesterday said Old Style will be brewed in La Crosse starting in November. It’s a return home for Old Style, which was brewed in La Crosse starting in 1902 by the G. Heileman Brewing Company. Pabst took it over, and brewed it in Milwaukee for the past 24 years. The return to La Crosse will be featured heavily during this year’s Oktoberfest in

While Milwaukee County’s county executive is floating a new plan to pay for American Family Field, other county leaders are saying ‘no’. County Executive David Crowley said he’s asked Republican lawmakers for some flexibility to spend some of the county’s new sales tax money on the ballpark. But County Supervisor Peter Burgelis said any money for the stadium needs to come from the state. Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman even suggested bringing back the five county sales tax as a way to

The stage for Milwaukee’s Republican presidential debate is getting crowded. Mike Pence’s campaign last night said he met the donor threshold to be a part of the debate later this month. Each candidate must have 200 individual donors in 20 states or more. So far former President Trump, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Niki Haley, Christ Christie, and Doug Burgam have qualified. The debate is set for August 23rd.

There’s a chance the 15-year-old accused of killing ten-year-old Lily Peters could have his case moved to juvenile court.  The suspect appeared in court in Chippewa Falls this morning.  The judge in the case is spending the week deciding if his case will be moved to juvenile court and the hearing is expected to last until August 14th.

A fatal crash remains under investigation. On Thursday 08/04/2023 at 6:11 P.M., the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one vehicle crash with injury. Investigation showed that 30 year old Jackson Kittelson was traveling northbound on State Highway 27 when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Jackson was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. The crash is under investigation by the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office.

The Wisconsin Medical Society (WisMed) today announced a collaborative project between the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) and the Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) to impact equity gaps in the post-partum mental health screening and treatment provided to Black mothers in both rural and urban areas of Wisconsin. The project recently received American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding administered by the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment. This funding will allow WisMed, in collaboration with PSW and WNA,

ABOVE PHOTO: Clinical Simulation Center staff at Chippewa Valley Technical College put together an emergency scenario for Eau Claire Fire and Rescue firefighter-paramedics at the College’s Electrical Power Distribution hot lab. A state-of-the-art medical manikin was used to simulate an electrocution and 20-foot fall. Five Eau Claire Fire and Rescue firefighter-paramedics rushed into the electrical hot lab at Chippewa Valley Technical College to find a man with burn marks on their hands lying on the ground, unresponsive. They asked questions,

ABOVE PHOTO: General Services Building solar panel array, looking east toward campus. University of Wisconsin-Stout’s largest solar photovoltaic array to date has been installed at Jarvis Hall Technology Wing, part of a multibuilding solar and energy efficiency upgrades project.  Contracted under Trane Inc., Eagle Point Solar of Dubuque, Iowa, recently installed 560 VSUN solar panels mounted on individually ballasted racking on the roof of the Technology Wing, which has a 24,160-square-foot high roof and a 14,801-square-foot low roof.  The panels will supply