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We’re going to have to wait a bit to find out if Wisconsin’s Assembly Speaker will be forced to testify in front of the January 6th Committee. A judge yesterday set a hearing for October 24th in the case. Democrats on Capitol Hill want to hear from Robin Vos about what he and former President Trump talked about in connection to the 2020 election. Vos says any conversations he had with Trump came long after January 6th, and had nothing to

The wish-list for the next state budget is at least seven-and-a-half billion-dollars larger than the current spending plan.  The Institute for Reforming Government yesterday said their analysis of the budget requests from state agencies and the UW System shows a potential massive increase in state spending.  The largest potential increases are a three-point-seven billion request from the Department of Health Services and a two-and-a-half billion-dollar request from the Department of Public Instruction.  The UW System is asking for nearly a

We will soon see the evidence from Michael Gableman’s probe into the 2020 election.  An attorney with Wisconsin’s Office of the Special Investigator told a judge in Madison yesterday that all of the records from Gableman’s investigation have been handed over to the legislature and are being uploaded to a website where everyone can see them.  Gableman’s investigation ended last month when Assembly Speaker Robin Vos fired him.  The records from that investigation have been at the center of a handful

 Madison is a top-20 city in the U.S. for people with disabilities.  WalletHub says Madison ranks 19th for people with disabilities thanks to the 15th-best health care in the nation.  Milwaukee also ranks 60th out of the 182 largest cities in the country.  WalletHub says the best city for people with disabilities is Minneapolis, Minnesota and the worst is Gulfport, Mississippi.

There is a local connection to a national cause. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office was honored to participate in Missing/Abducted Children Strategies planning in Alexandria, Virginia on September 12 th by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Detective Don Henning participated in meetings over 2 days with a group of 17 detectives from across the United States who were each hand-picked by NCMEC. Large and small agencies from Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Texas, and

 Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group will announce the Top 16 products moving on to the next round in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest via a livestream broadcast on Facebook, YouTube and www.MadeInWis.com. Voting in the Round of 16 is open from Thursday, September 29 at 8:00am until Tuesday, October 4 at 5:00pm. Individuals can vote once per day in each of the eight matchups. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO VOTE.

ABOVE PHOTO: Laura King, vice chancellor for Enrollment and Strategic Initiatives University of Wisconsin-Stout is seeing a number of positive enrollment trends, one year after returning to normal on-campus operations following the pandemic.  With the 2022-23 academic year underway, indicators of an improving enrollment outlook include:  ·         Record levels of interest for fall 2023  ·         Increased retention rate among first-to-second-year students  ·         Record number of art and design students  ·         Record number of student athletes  ·         A strong increase in international students.  Although enrollment overall is

With Oktoberfest season underway, Opportunity Wisconsin is celebrating by kicking off their “Politics & Pints” Trivia September 27, 2022, at 7:00 PM CT at The Fire House in Eau Claire. Opportunity Wisconsin is touring the state, hosting a series of political and Wisconsin-related trivia nights, with giveaways, local celebrities, and the chance to win up to $200 in gift cards that support Wisconsin’s small business community. The first 50 people in the door will receive a free beverage token and

It was a deadlier weekend than first thought in Milwaukee.  Police in the city now say seven people were killed between Friday and Sunday night.  The homicide count was at six, but police added the accidental shooting death of a 12-year-old on Saturday to the list yesterday.  Police say seven people were killed and six others were wounded in 12 separate incidents over the weekend.  Milwaukee is on pace for another record year for homicides and non-fatal shootings this year.

A Hubertus man is looking at charges after animal rescuers say he was selling puppies out of the back of his pickup truck.  Prosecutors in Washington County last week filed charges against 34-year-old Colton Brooder.  He’s accused of animal mistreatment.  Police got a tip about Brooder after someone said he had 20 puppies in the bed of his truck, and another 20 in the cab.  In all, animal rescuers took 50 puppies from Brooder.  They’ve all been adopted to new