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More layoffs are coming at HTI. Hutchison yesterday said more workers are losing their jobs. The company made the announcement in a filing with the state, but no one is saying what is driving the layoffs. This latest round comes after HTI dropped over 235 workers back in March.

Wisconsin’s latest election reforms are back for a hearing at the State Capitol today. An Assembly panel will hear about a handful of plans that deal with everything from closing polling places to the rules for livestreaming Election Night vote counts. There is also a hearing on a plan to spell-out how illegal it is to attack or threaten election workers in Wisconsin. It still remains unclear, however, how many of the reforms will become law. Governor Evers has been clear

Lake Hallie is looking to get tougher on homeless people. Police Chief Ed Organ says the city is considering two ordinances that would move homeless people out of the community. One would ban panhandling in the city, the other would allow police officers to ticket people who are living in their cars. The chief says the idea is to give officers tools to deal with people who don’t have any place to go. Lake Hallie leaders talked about the ordinances

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