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Add nine shootings and one murder to Milwaukee’s 2023 tally. Police in the city say nine people were shot between Friday afternoon and last night. One of those people, a 23-year-old man, died in a shooting on Saturday. Saturday also saw a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old wounded. Friday’s shooting sent a 17-year-old to the hospital. Milwaukee Police say they made a couple of arrests in the cases.

If you are looking to take a trip around town and learn about the nooks and crannies of our city, Volume One has your back…and butt. Get on the Trolley! Coming this summer the trolley will begin operating, carrying as many as 22 passengers at a time on tours in and around Eau Claire. Routes will begin and end at The Local Store, 205 N. Dewey St., offering locals and visitors alike a unique glimpse of the historic and natural

The Chippewa River is starting to drop again, after cresting this weekend in Moderate Flood Stage.  The 20-foot crest at Chippewa Falls is the seventh highest in recorded history.   At Eau Claire the crest was the eighth highest. The Chippewa River is expected to crest at Durand this morning, likely the eighth highest level in recorded history for Durand. In other parts of our area, the Mississippi River in La Crosse has hit Major Flood Stage, and is expected to

 Commanders at Fort McCoy say they are accepting claims from anyone who saw damage from this month’s wildfire. The fort posted that anyone who saw property damage or an injury because of the fire can submit a claim to the base’s claims office. No one was hurt in the fire which burned about three thousand acres near the fort, and started back on April 12th. The fire did damage some buildings, and prompted some evacuation orders. Fort McCoy was working

Get ready to hear more about the flat tax in Wisconsin. Republicans are holding a hearing tomorrow on the latest plan to move to a flat tax in the state. Republicans want to use the state’s seven billion-dollar surplus to help pay for a shift away from the current income tax, to a lower flat tax. Governor Evers has promised to veto any kind of a flat tax, and Republican leaders at the Capitol say they’re turning their attention to other

Wisconsin added nearly 13 million trees in the state last year. Governor Evers’ office updated his Trillion Trees plan on Friday. The governor says more than 12-point-nine million trees were planted, and more than two thousand acres of forestland were conserved in the state in 2022. The governor signed a proclamation back in 2021 declaring that Wisconsin will plant 75 million trees across the state by 2030.

Work is now started for the coming new Costco store in Eau Claire.  Crews are clearing the land on Black Avenue, located just east of the North crossing.  The land was once a family farm.  Most people on social media are welcoming the members-only warehouse, but some who live in the area say they will miss the quiet residential traffic.  The store is scheduled to open late this year or in early 2024.

Flooding along the Mississippi River is forcing some Grant County families to evacuate.  The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Mississippi and surrounding tributaries on Saturday.  The county’s Emergency Management Services Department, the flooding is predicted to be the second-highest flood crest ever.  Emergency officials don’t expect the river to crest until next Saturday and Sunday but high water has already forced road closures on County Highway X between Bagley and Wyalusing and County Highway C between

More than 280 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies took part in Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.  At a gathering of law enforcement leaders in McFarland, Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said Drug Take Back Day has the power to save the lives of children and pets who might get into medications they shouldn’t.  Barrett also said the event can save the lives of people struggling with addiction.  Drug Take Back Day happens twice a year, in April and October.  Law enforcement officials

UW-Madison students marked Earth Day on Saturday with a march from Library Mall to the State Capitol.  The event drew a lot of marchers, including members of the UW Forward Marching Band.  The students said the goal was to press the state and the university to address environmental issues.  The very first Earth Day, on April 22nd, 1970, was organized by then-Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson.