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It’s the latest snapshot of Wisconsin’s fight against fentanyl. A new report from Forward Analytics says fentanyl is the number one killer of people ages 25 to 54 in Wisconsin. More than 4,300 people died from fentanyl between 2015 and 2021, with over half of those deaths coming  in 2020 and 2021 alone. The report says there were 614 fentanyl deaths in 2015. That jumped to over 14 hundred in 2021. Fentanyl now kills twice as many young people in the state

There is a warning from the DNR about drugs and guns in some state parks. The Department of Natural Resources’ Lieutenant Chris Shea says they;ve made several arrests at High Cliff in Calumet County. Shea says most of the arrests have been for ‘shenanigans,’ but says they did have to arrest someone for taking target practice on state land. Shea says most state park visitors behave themselves, but he’s warning those that don’t that the DNR will not tolerate misbehavior.

Another western Wisconsin pool is looking at a delay. The city of Black River Falls yesterday said it won’t be able to open the Hoffman Aquatic Center this summer because of a leak. The leak is draining about 18 thousand-gallons of water each day, and the city said it’d have to pump one-point-six million-gallons this summer in order to keep the pool full and clean. Crews say a large crack in the piping that feeds two of the pool’s slides is to

A federal judge is making it clear that he will not stop the Lac du Flambeau tribe from blocking roads to and from their reservation. The roads are in the middle of a back-and-forth over money and access. The tribe closed the roads last winter, cutting off a number of non-tribal members and their homes from the Lac du Flambeau community. Judge William Conley said at a hearing Wednesday that he believes the tribe has sovereign immunity, and has broad

Most of southern Wisconsin is officially in a drought. U.S. Drought Monitor moved most of the southern part of the state into a moderate drought yesterday. Forecasters say 88 percent of Wisconsin is too dry, and 25 percent of the state is officially in a drought. The moderate drought zone goes all the way across Wisconsin, from Milwaukee to the Mississippi River.

Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07), joined by seven members of Congress, introduced H.R. 3930, the Milk is Indisputably Liked by Kids Act of 2023 – or MILK Act for short. This legislation would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to offer flavored milk under the school lunch program. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering banning chocolate milk from elementary and middle schools. This comes after the USDA issued a

Republican leaders and Democratic Governor Tony Evers have reportedly reached a deal on a shared revenue bill.  WisPolitics is reporting the deal would drop a requirement for Milwaukee County and city to hold referendums to approve new sales taxes.  Instead the county board and common council would have to approve the taxes with two-thirds votes.  The deal would also allow the county to add point-four percent to its existing sales tax.  That bill also set a minimum increase of 15

The Wisconsin Special Olympics are happening this weekend at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  The opening ceremonies are tonight and competitions start tomorrow.  This is the first time the Special Olympics have happened on the campus of UW-Whitewater.

On June 4th, 2023, just after 9:30PM, Eau Claire Police responded to the 500 block of Galloway Street for a disturbance with reported gun shots. Officers arrived on scene and located several people who described a disturbance between an adult male and a group of several juveniles and an adult female. Evidence on scene showed the adult suspect fired two rounds from a handgun during the disturbance, and witnesses confirmed that. No one was hit by the gunfire; however, a

The Menomonie Area Chamber & Visitor Center invites the public to a groundbreaking event for the Dunn County Historical Society’s Solar Victory Garden.  The celebration will take place at the Rassbach Museum (1820 John Russel Road, Menomonie, WI 54751) on Thursday, June 15th, with the following schedule of activities:             5:00 p.m. – Welcome and project overview             5:15 p.m. – Groundbreaking announcement and photos             5:30 p.m. – Museum open house and tours About the project: The Solar Victory