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Wisconsin’s cheese makers are finding a growth market in specialty cheese. The USDA says Wisconsin’s specialty cheese output jumped 26-percent in 2022. Specialty cheeses include things like Feta, Gorgonzola, and Parmesan. Producers added almost 51-million pounds of specialty cheeses to Wisconsin’s haul last year. The USDA says Wisconsin accounts for 25-percent of all of the cheese made in the United States.

The ongoing problems with Milwaukee County’s former medical examiner are pushing the homicide trial for a former Milwaukee police officer back, again. The judge in Officer Michael Mattioli’s trial yesterday ordered a new medical examiner to prepare a new report on the death of Joel Acevedo. Mattioli is accused of choking Acevedo to death back in 2020 while he was off-duty. The case has been delayed, in part because Milwaukee County M.E. Brian Peterson abruptly resigned last fall. Peterson continues

Wisconsin’s governor says he won’t sign anything that’d send more money to local governments unless Republicans at the State Capitol add more money to the mix. Governor Tony Evers yesterday threatened to veto the Republicans’ shared revenue plan because he says ‘it’s not enough.’ The governor also wants Republican lawmakers to lift the spending restrictions and requirements that the plan would impose on local governments. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the plan at the statehouse is something that the voters

The fight over Wisconsin’s abortion law has begun, but it will be a while before there is a final answer.  Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul was in court in Madison yesterday for the first arguments in the case. He was arguing against a motion to dismiss his lawsuit against the state’s 1849 law that bans almost all abortions. The judge didn’t make a ruling, Kaul says that will come later. The case is expected to eventually end-up before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Kaul said

Eau Claire is about to get a whole lot sweeter on Friday, May 5, when locally owned and operated Eau Claire Crumbl Cookies, located at 4008 Commonwealth Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54703, opens its doors. Store owners can’t wait to serve delicious treats to cookie connoisseurs in Crumbl’s perfectly postable Pink Boxes. The store is open from 8am–10pm on weekdays and 8am–12am on Fridays and Saturdays. Media, community members, and city officials are invited to join the celebration. Aside from

It’s 100 thousand-dollars bond for the man who allegedly made threats against a judge and the prosecutor in Chippewa County. Harley Alcala of Duluth was in court in Chippewa Falls yesterday for his first appearance on terroristic threat charges. The D.A. says Alcala threatened the court Tuesday morning. He was arrested on his way from Minnesota to the courthouse in Chippewa Falls. In fact, authorities had to call-in a SWAT team and a hostage negotiator to get him out of

The jury will get the case against the teenager accused of a violent rape of an elderly woman in Waukesha two years ago. Prosecutors called their final witnesses yesterday, and the teenager, Khalil Perry, opted not to testify. Perry is accused of kidnapping, robbing, and then sexually assaulting an 88-year-old woman outside of the Waukesha public library back in 2021. Yesterday, prosecutors played his interview with the police where he admitted to kidnapping and robbing the woman, but denied sexually

Could we see reaching across the aisle in Madison? The latest pitch for election reforms in Wisconsin has buy-in from both Republicans and Democrats. A group of lawmakers yesterday suggested new laws that would add security for poll workers, require military ID numbers for all military ballots in the state, stop local election managers from closing more than half of their polls, and would have the state cover the costs of special elections. Supporters say the idea is to make Wisconsin’s elections safer

Big money is coming to campus for dwarf stars. UW-Eau Claire is getting a big grant to look at the stars. Specifically, the school is getting a 526-thousand-dollar National Science Foundation grant to study white dwarf stars. Dr. William Wolf, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UW-Eau Claire, will lead a team this summer to do the research. The idea is to help map stars and use computer models that can run for almost anyone. The team will

Time to get local, grab a bouquet, and start your morning off with a trip to the Farmers Market. The market opens for its first weekend in Phoenix Park on Saturday. Organizers say they’ve worked hard over the past year to bring-in new vendors. There will be about 60 people selling this year, including a new pasta stall, a new cheese maker, and a new bakery. Load up on details WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.