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The Republicans who will write Wisconsin’s new state budget aren’t wasting much time. The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee will meet this week to start voting-out pieces of Governor Evers’ plan. Lawmakers tomorrow are expected to slash spending for the governor’s office, the state’s Election Commission, and the State Fair among other things. The committee is looking to finish a new, two-year state budget by the end of the month. It’s still not clear just what all will be prioritized, or just

Governor Evers says he’s impressed with the local response to western Wisconsin’s train derailment. The governor went to De Soto on Friday to see the scene for himself. A train jumped the tracks last week, sending two rail cars into the Mississippi River and scattering a few others along the bank. The governor says it’s too early to look for blame or talk about more regulations. He says the local emergency response has handled the derailment, and the clean-up well.

Wisconsin’s attorney general will challenge the state’s abortion law this week. A-G Josh Kaul will argue against the law that has been on the books since 1849. Kaul, who ran for re-election as a pro-abortion candidate, is expected to argue that Wisconsin lawmakers tried to change the old law, and therefore showed their intent to allow for abortions in the state. Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law only allows for an abortion to save a mother’s life. The case is due in court in Madison

The DNR is asking for help in tracking chimney swifts.  Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources on Friday asked for volunteers to help track the small birds. Swifts are small, unique birds that fly all day long. The DNR says their chittering sounds can be heard starting mid-April into early May as they return from their winter homes in South America. But their numbers are shrinking, by one count they are down 70 percent over the past 50 years. You can

A wreck leaves one dead in Douglas County. A semi-truck and trailer, with an SUV following behind it, were both traveling east bound on U.S. Highway 2/East 2nd Street, near the intersection of 41st Avenue East in the City of Superior. A male subject driving the SUV struck the back of the semi-truck, left the roadway sheering off a light pole, and came to rest in the front yard of a residential home. The driver of the SUV was not

 More than ten-thousand people turned out for the Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday.  Police made 44 arrests and recovered a stolen handgun from one of the people they arrested.  Most of the arrests were for alcohol-related offenses.  The man who had the stolen handgun and two other people were taken to the Dane County Jail.

One in three Wisconsin households struggle to pay for basic necessities, according to a new report by United Way of Wisconsin.  The report helps identify people who are above the poverty line but don’t make enough money to cover the cost of living in their area.  It found that 34-percent of state households have trouble paying for basics like housing, child care, health care, and food.

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We are glad you are here. Sometimes the week can feel long, stressful, or at times overwhelming. We get it. For that reason, we like to slow things down a little bit on Saturday mornings with a simpler “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a quick look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out into a new day. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! On this

Dozens of families in Prairie du Chien are being forced from their homes as flooding peaks on the Mississippi River.  Crawford County’s Emergency Management Director Jim Hackett said on Friday it’s the third-highest flood Prairie du Chien has ever seen.  Hackett said flooding has affected 40 homes so far. 

The tracks where a BNSF freight train derailed on Thursday are set to reopen today.  The railway said on Friday that main track two would open at 6 a.m. and main track one will reopen at 8 p.m.  At least two cars went into the Mississippi River when the train derailed early Thursday afternoon near the village of DeSoto, about 30 miles south of LaCrosse.  The cars were carrying a variety of freight, including lithium-ion batteries, paint, and oxygen containers.