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A man who pointed a laser pointer at planes in western Wisconsin is heading to prison. A federal judge in Minneapolis yesterday sentenced Nicholas Link, who lives in Rochester, Minnesota, to two years behind bars. Police tracked him to River Falls, Wisconsin after pilots on a Delta flight into Minneapolis complained of being blinded by a blue laser. The pilot says any minor mistake during their descent could have had ‘catastrophic results.’

Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are once again trying to tie unemployment benefits to the unemployment rate. Both the Senate and the Assembly passed the plan last year, but Governor Evers vetoed it. Currently, people can collect up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits in Wisconsin. The Republican plan would trim that to as low as 14 weeks, depending on how low Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is. Right now the jobless rate in the state is two-point-seven percent, State Rep. Alex Dallman says the proposal

Nate Bell is Sister Bay’s new village president because he rolled a six. Bell and incumbent village president Rob Zoschke finished Election Day tied at 256 votes a-piece. The clerk decided that a roll of the dice would be the tiebreaker. Zoschke rolled a two, then Bell rolled a six. Wisconsin law allows for all manner of election tiebreakers, some communities use a coin flip, while others draw a name out of a hat, or draw straws.

Jail guards in Wisconsin can now buy into a better pension. Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed a new law that includes jail guards into Wisconsin’s ‘protective occupation participants.’ Police officers, firefighters, and prison guards in the state are already included in that group. Being a ‘protective participant’ means jail guards can now retire earlier, and can get disability from on the job injuries. Sheriffs across the state, as well as Governor Evers, say the new pension perk will help local jails find and

Joey Chestnut came to Milwaukee and ate 14-and-a-half burritos in just ten minutes. Chestnut was in town for the first-ever Qdoba World Burrito Eating Championship, he of course won. The second place eater managed to get down 13-and-a-half. Chestnut says he could have eaten more if he had to. This is Chestnut’s return to Milwaukee and eating lots of things. He lost the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair Cheese Curd Eating Championship.

The following information was released regarding a security breach in Chippewa County: On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, a remote-control application was accidentally downloaded by a Chippewa County employee. The County cannot confirm how this occurred, but we believe it was by accidentally clicking on an internet pop-up or malicious link in error that downloaded the application. Then, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the employee was working on their computer in their office and someone else started to use the remote-control

The Chippewa Valley Coin Club is proud to announce their spring coin show will happen on Sunday, April 16, 2023. The show runs from 9a to 3p and is open to the public. There is no fee to come to the show, which will be held at the Brewing Projekt, 1807 North Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire, WI in theirupstairs event space. “Most may not realize it, but there are a lot of coin and note collectors in the region,” explained

ABOVE PHOTO: Lineworkers (L-R): Josh Wagner, Rick LaPointe, Alex Kiraly, Alex Glomski, JoshVaningan Eau Claire Energy Cooperative joins the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in celebrating National Lineworker Appreciation Day on Monday, April 10. “We truly have a great group on our line crew. They are exceptionally dedicated to the cooperative and its members.” -Josh Vaningan, Line Superintendent at ECEC Eau Claire Energy Cooperative lineworkers maintain over 1,700 miles of power lines to over 12,000 Members. Lineworkers face many challenges

Madison’s unemployment rate is tied for the lowest of any metropolitan area in the country.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the Madison metro’s unemployment rate is one-point-nine percent, tied for the lowest with Ames, Iowa.  Wisconsin’s unemployment rate sits at two-point-seven percent.

Now that there’s a liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court some progressives are pushing to have the state’s legislative maps changed.  Some say the maps were designed by Republicans to benefit Republicans and the distribution of votes in each district doesn’t match how close the statewide vote is.  However, many Republicans argue there’s nothing in the state constitution that says district voting numbers have to match the popular vote.  If the Supreme Court were to take up the case it would