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The people who represent local governments at the Wisconsin Capitol are happy with the deal that will bring them a half-a-billion dollars. The League of Wisconsin Municipalities, the Wisconsin Counties Association, and the Wisconsin Towns Association on Friday all sang the praises of the shared revenue agreement at the statehouse. Local governments have been pushing for years to get more money from the state, and they will finally get it. The shared revenue plan will send hundreds of millions of dollars to local governments across the state for

Milwaukee’s hero school bus driver got a standing ovation, and got to throw out the first pitch for the Brewers over the weekend. The Brewers honored Imunek Williams during Saturday’s game. She’s the school bus driver who pulled 37 kids off her bus earlier this month just before it burst into flames. Williams has said she was just doing her job. All of the kids on board were okay.

On 6/11/2023 at approximately 12:08 am, the Wisconsin State Patrol, Dunn County Sheriffs Office,and Menomonie Police Department responded to a call of a wrong-way driver on I-94. The initial investigation indicates a Toyota Corolla was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it struck a Jeep Compass head-on at milepost 40 blocking all westbound lanes. Upon arrival, it wasdiscovered there were multiple injuries including one fatality. The crash remains under investigationby the Wisconsin State Patrol.

State Democrats are looking ahead to the 2024 election.  U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin spoke at the Democratic state convention in Green Bay yesterday as she prepares to run for a third term.  She pointed to Janet Protasiewicz’s election to the state Supreme Court in April as a good start for the party.  Baldwin said she’s confident Democrats “can win and win big next year.”  State Republicans will hold their convention next weekend in La Crosse.

The Brewers will look to break out of their recent slump as they take on the Oakland A’s in their series finale this afternoon.  The Brew Crew dropped their third game in a row yesterday, losing 2-to-1 to the A’s in ten innings.  The A’s came into town with only 14 wins and in last place in the American League West, but have now won four in a row.  Freddy Peralta will get the start for Milwaukee while JP Sears

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We are glad you are here! As we slip into Summer, it seems the days melt away with to-do lists, tasks, and everyday stress. That’s why we like to take time to slow it down a bit on Saturday morning. This is just a simple way to start your day with a “scroll down memory lane.” We look at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to tackle the new

Despite being June Dairy month and a time to celebrate milk and dairy products in our state, many of our dairy farmers are being forced to dump milk due to ongoing issues at multiple processing plants. Hastings Creamery in northern Minnesota has been closed for 30 days now due to ongoing wastewater issues, and 45 farms, including many in the Badger State, have been left with nowhere else to turn. Other dairy plants in the region have been unable to take

First responders are celebrating the provisions in Wisconsin’s tentative shared revenue deal. Governor Evers and Republican leaders Thursday announced a local government funding agreement that would see a 20-percent increase in aid to communities across the state. Lawmakers say the bills will lead to a significant increase in resources for public safety, especially in rural communities that have had to rely on volunteers and dwindling resources in recent years.

Wisconsin gas prices are trending back up.  Triple-A says the statewide average is three dollars and 56 cents a gallon, up eight cents from a week ago.  The average in Madison is three-https://member.acg.aaa.com/wi.html53 a gallon, also up eight cents from last week.  Some of the cheapest gas in the state is in the Janesville-Beloit area where gas averages three-43 a gallon.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a donation to a national literacy nonprofit, and some of that money will help children in Wisconsin. Scott promised eight-million-dollars to Reach Out and Read, an organization that specializes in reading skills for early childhood development. The nonprofit lists more than 275 physicians and clinics in the state, and said it’s provided books and resources to over 170-thousand kids. One official from the Wisconsin chapter says Reach Out and Read serves one out of every three children under