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Roughly the southern two-thirds of Wisconsin is under a Red Flag Warning today for high wildfire risk.  The Warning area stops just short of Eau Claire in Western Wisconsin, and Green Bay in the east.  The National Weather Service says the warning is due to the low humidity, dry vegetation, strong winds, and above normal temperatures.   The combination of conditions could lead to critical and erratic wildfires in Wisconsin today.  The Red Flag Warning is in effect until eight tonight.Firefighters and the DNR are on

The next, and final public hearing on the proposed state budget will be April 26th in Minoqua, in far North Central Wisconsin.   The Joint Committee on Finance has been holding hearings across the state, including Eau Claire, the Wisconsin Dells, and Waukesha to get input from the public.  In the Dells Wednesday some of the priorities mentioned include school lunches and broadband access.  The committee is already targeting K-12 education funding as a top priority.   The new Wisconsin biennial budget will run from 2023 through

“Wisconsin’s meat processors are a key component of a resilient supply chain, supporting our local communities, serving area farmers, connecting with consumers, and bolstering our economy, and the past few years have only underscored their importance,” -Gov. Evers The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) today announced that 70 applications were submitted for the 2023 Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program. These grants aim to grow and improve the long-term viability of the Wisconsin’s meat and livestock industries.

Eau Claire is moving ahead with the plan to spend coronavirus stimulus money on free bus rides for the homeless. The city council last night unanimously approved the idea, which will spend 12 thousand-dollars in stimulus money to provide vouchers so the city’s homeless can ride the bus for free. City councilor Kate Felton says the vouchers help homeless people get to work or find housing. The vouchers will be available at Sojourner House or Eau Claire’s public library.

It’s a sign of just how bad Wisconsin’s fire conditions are this week. Firefighters at Fort McCoy say a wildfire closed I-94 for hours yesterday. Reports say crews were working on a controlled burn at the fort, though no one is saying that is what started the fire. Wis-DOT says heavy smoke forced them to close the interstate near Highway 27. Wis-DOT’s website had I-94 closed as late as 7:45 last night. The wildfire at Fort McCoy was one of several

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a plan that’d make it easier to shoot ‘nuisance’ animals at airports in the state. The Senate’s Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing today on a proposal that would change some of the state’s hunting laws to allow crews to drive away critters from airport runways. The legislation would make exceptions to Wisconsin’s laws about hunting with a light, firing from the road or parking lot, and driving with a loaded rifle or crossbow.

One of the Republicans who will write Wisconsin’s next state budget says it’s a balancing act. State Senator Howard Marklein this week said the legislature’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance is hearing from all sorts of people and groups who want more money from the state. Yesterday, JFC held a public budget hearing in the Wisconsin Dells. Local school leaders turned out to press lawmakers for more per-pupil and special education money. Marklein says the goal is to write a budget that is

A state of emergency is in place in Wisconsin because of the risk for wildfires.  Today Governor Tony Evers  signed an executive order allowing the state to call on additional help to fight fires.  A red flag warning for high fire danger is in effect for all of southern Wisconsin until eight o’clock tonight.  The National Weather Service says Wisconsin is seeing all the right conditions for wildfires with warm temperatures, low humidity, and gusty winds.

Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin is running for reelection.  Baldwin made the announcement today.  She’s seeking her third term in office, and will be one of 20 Democrats in the senate running for reelection in 2024.  Right now no Republicans have said they’re running against her.

Chances are increasing for major flooding on the Mississippi River along the Wisconsin/Minnesota border because of melting snow pack.  The National Weather Service says there’s an 80 to 90-percent chance for moderate flooding in Wisconsin and a 30 to 65-percent chance of major flooding in some locations.  Flooding will likely start within the next week.