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There is a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol to give new parents a bit of a break. State Rep. David Steffen is looking for support for a plan that would end the sales tax on things like diapers, baby wipes, and even car seats. Steffen says he wants to ease the burden on new families in Wisconsin. He’s calling his plan the Tiny Tots Tax Cut. Steffen says the tax breaks could save Wisconsin parents as much as 37 million-dollars a-year.

 All of southern Wisconsin and much of the central part of the state are experiencing poor air quality again today.  The National Weather Service says the air quality could become unhealthy for all people today, especially in southern Wisconsin including Madison.  An air quality advisory is in effect until 11:00 p.m.

A deadly crash involving a horse-drawn buggy is under investigation in southwest Wisconsin.  The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office says the buggy was rear-ended by a semi truck on State Highway 81 in Darlington around three o’clock this morning, throwing a man and woman off of it.  The sheriff’s office says the woman died along with the horse that was pulling the buggy.  The man is in the hospital with serious injuries.  The driver of the semi isn’t hurt.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is asking for your help to find a dog that bit a woman, Friday, June 16th, 2023, at around 7:00 p.m. The bite occurred in the Walmart parking lot in Eau Claire, WI.The dog was described to be a brown pit bull type breed. The dog was in the back seat of a car with the window rolled down. There was a white male and white female in the car at the time of

Kenneth Donais, 57, of Sparta, Wisconsin was charged on May 17, 2023 in Monroe County Circuit Court with  three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a state income tax return for tax years 2019 through 2021.  According to the criminal complaint, Donais has a history of not filing Wisconsin income tax returns despite  having a requirement to do so. Full year Wisconsin residents with gross income at or above a threshold amount  determined by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue are

On Sunday June 18, 2023, at 6:47 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of two possible deceased subjects at a residence just north of New Auburn. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the New Auburn Fire Department, Barron County First Responders and Chetek Ambulance responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows Jeremy Wittrock, 38, who had a no contact per a pending domestic abuse charge with Beth Parker, 37, who resides at the location

It is Juneteenth across the Union. It was in 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and that those who were enslaved were now free.  The news came two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.  The date is now known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day. There are events planned across the country and locally as well to commemorate the day. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

 Police in La Crosse say they have a suspect in custody for a drive-by shooting that sent six people to the hospital. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. Saturday morning in the city’s downtown. Investigators are not saying what led-up to the shooting, but police say  31-year-old, Deandrew Grant acted alone and used a handgun in the shooting. He’s in jail, and looking at  six counts of attempted first degree reckless homicide and bail jumping charges. He could be before

There are questions to answer about a welfare check in western Wisconsin that ended with a deadly officer-involved shooting. It happened Friday evening in Vernon County. The sheriff says deputies were sent on a welfare check in Genoa, when they saw the person they were sent to check on drive away from their house. The deputies stopped that person, but that person then sped off, dragging one of the deputies. It’s unclear whether the deputy who was being dragged shot and killed