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UW-Stout and UW-La Crosse are among the few UW campuses that won’t be losing money by the end of next year according to a new report. UW President Jay Rothman yesterday said a new report shows every campus but Madison, Stout, and La Crosse will be in the red next year. Rothman continues to push lawmakers for more money for the UW System. Regents already raised tuition, now Rothman wants an eight-percent increase in the next state budget. Rothman didn’t

Eau Claire’s newest meter maid is automated. The city’s police department says it is using its license plate readers to issue parking tickets. Parking Administrator Todd Bohrer says they are using the readers to make sure everyone pays at city parking garages and parking lots. If you don’t pay within 10 minutes, the parking lot readers ping the police, and they come and can write you a ticket. Bohrer says the idea is to use technology to replace the old

Wisconsin’s PFAS grant program is taking its next step at the Capitol. The plan, which would send money to local governments for PFAS testing and treatment costs, was assigned to a statehouse committee yesterday. Green Bay state Senator Eric Wimberger says communities across the state have been waiting for years for help with their local water supplies. This grant program is in addition to the 125-million-dollar grant program for future PFAS work that is being added to the new state

There’s a push from a Republican lawmaker to increase the amount of money Wisconsin pays for each kid in public school. Waukesha state Rep. Scott Allen yesterday introduced a plan that would add 300 dollars in each year of the new, two-year state budget to Wisconsin’s per-pupil revenue limit. The state currently sets the base revenue limit for public schools at 10 thousand-dollars per-child. Local schools can then spend more local money on kids, but not every school spends the same amount. Allen

There are layoffs coming in northern Wisconsin. Collins Aerospace yesterday announced it will be permanently closing its facility in Peshtigo. The company told state regulators it plans to start issuing pink slips in July, and fully close-up by December. Collins says 100 people work at the plant in Peshtigo, they will all lose their jobs. Collins made airplane seats at the facility.

Visit Eau Claire is awarding $40,000 in grant awards for upcoming Tourism and Cultural Arts area events. The April grant pool received 28 applications, with the total funding requested being over $161,000. There were a few organizations that were not able to be awarded grants; however, Visit Eau Claire is working with them to find other ways to support their events to be successful. This round’s recipients for the Cultural Arts Grants are:● Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual AssistantAssociation, Inc

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has some tips for keeping black bears away.  The DNR recommends keeping food cleaned up including grills, bird feeders, and trash.  The DNR says a lot of times when bears find food they’ll return to that location.

Prevea Health, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital are offering a free walking program to encourage community members to get active! Walk into the Weekend will be offered throughout the Chippewa Valley on Fridays, June 2 – Aug. 25, 7 to 8 a.m. The program offers pre-planned routes, each lasting about an hour, intended to get your heart pumping. Participants receive an email each week with the walking route and starting location. For every week attended, participants are

We’re going to have to wait for an updated plea in La Crosse’s triple murder from back in 2021. Khamthaneth Rattanasack was in court yesterday for a scheduled plea hearing, but the judge put that on hold because of a disagreement over a DNA test for his co-defendant. The two are accused of shooting three people in a rock quarry in the Town of Hamilton in July of 2021. Investigators say the shooting came after a fight over stolen credit

We now know who was killed in the fire in northern Dunn County back in March. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office yesterday said they used DNA to identify Dennis Miller, Sr. as the man who died in the fire. He was trapped in his house in the Township of New Haven when it caught fire. The home burned to the ground. No one is saying what caused that