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ABOVE PHOTO: Brakebush foods in Westfield has plants in four states and processes about 10,000 pounds of chicken an hour. It distributes a variety of products to customers around Wisconsin and the U.S. “Food manufacturing is everywhere in Wisconsin,” Wisconsin’s calling card can be found all over the state. Vehicle license plates proclaim America’s Dairyland, and from Lake Superior to the Illinois border 6,300 dairy farms and 100 cheese factories dot the countryside — along with plenty of cheese shops.

Two anti-reckless driving plans have cleared their first hurdle at the Wisconsin Capitol. An Assembly panel on Tuesday approved the proposal to increase fines and jail time for reckless drivers, as well as another plan that would make it easier for police to impound the cars of people caught driving recklessly. Milwaukee state Rep. Bob Donovan says the pieces of legislation are not a cure-all for reckless driving, but he says they’re a start. Both plans face several more votes at the

Investigators in Racine found their suspect in a 23-year-old murder through a DNA match.  Racine Police yesterday announced an arrest in the 2000 murder of Linda Fields.  She was found strangled to death.  There was DNA evidence at the time, but there weren’t any matches in the state or federal databases. Racine Police say they tracked down the suspect, Lucas Alonso, through a DNA match from his brother and father.  From there, investigators worked backwards to settle on Alonso.  He

There were more layoffs at 3M in Menomonie than first announced. The company announced back in January that it planned to layoff over twenty workers at the plant. Yesterday, a spokesperson said there were more layoffs coming at the plant. Before the cuts, 3M had over 670 employees in Menomonie. The layoffs are part of a global reduction for 3M. The company eliminated 25 hundred jobs in all. *Logo image credit: Wikimedia Commons

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says the governor’s plan to help with American Family Field is dead. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told reporters yesterday that he doesn’t see a path forward for the governor’s proposal to spend nearly 300 million-dollars in state money on repairs at American Family Field. Vos said the governor wants to use one-time money for a deal that would keep the Brewers in Milwaukee for just an extra 13 years. Vos says he hopes lawmakers will

Western Wisconsin’s congressman wants to make it clear that milk comes from animals, not plants. Congressman Derrick Van Orden signed-on to the Dairy Pride Act. That’s the federal plan to classify milk as coming from cows or other animals only. He says Wisconsin dairy farmers work incredibly hard to produce top-quality milk and he doesn’t want to see nut-based or vegetable-based products horn-in on their success. Wisconsin’s dairy groups are all in agreement. The Dairy Pride Act comes not long after the FDA said

Wisconsin’s most progressive lawmakers are ready to try again with their Economic Justice Bill Of Rights. A group of Democratic lawmakers and progressive groups will be at the Capitol today to demand everything from an equitable, living-income and livelihood to a right to a union to a fair and equitable justice system. The same group of progressive lawmakers and groups first introduced their plan back in 2021, and again last year. It has failed to gain any traction at the

The Badgers are one-and-done at the Big Ten Tournament.  Wisconsin faded in the final minutes of last night’s game against Ohio State, losing 65-57. The loss came after Wisconsin clawed its way back from a 38-16 first half deficit. The loss likely ends any hope for Wisconsin to make the NCAA Tournament, but coach Greg Guard said they will know for sure on Sunday.

A group of Wisconsin business leaders is joining together in an effort to makes sure the Brewers stay in Milwaukee.  Today the group announced the Home Crew Coalition.  Members plan to work together to show community support for the Brewers, find a bipartisan solution to keep the team in Milwaukee, and raise awareness of the team’s economic impact.  The coalition includes Wisconsin developers, attorneys, philanthropists, politicians, and sports leaders, among others.  You can join the team online WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

 On Friday, March 10TH State Rep. Jodi Emerson, WI-91, will be joined by Eau Claire city leaders for a press conference to showcase unprecedented federal investments in Wisconsin to cut pollution and accelerate the transition to clean energy transportation. Senator Tammy Baldwin was part of the process to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Wisconsin Department of Transportation estimates that it will receive over $78 million in federal funds to go towards building