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Governor Evers wants lawmakers to change the state constitution to allow the people to vote on a new abortion law.  The governor yesterday called a special session for early next month to try and get lawmakers to approve a ballot initiative process.  That would allow voters to approve binding resolutions that would create new laws.  The governor says a new abortion law should be the first.  Republican leaders at the Capitol say the governor’s proposal is nothing more than a

Wisconsin is getting ready to replace three million license plates over the next ten years.  A new state law signed last year opens the door to replacing the old and peeling plates that are still on some cars.  The new law will have the state charge people eight-dollars to replace their old plates.  The charge will appear on your plate renewal form if your plate is over a decade old.  DMV administrator Kristina Boardman says many drivers have plates that are

Thiensville’s village president misses the noon alarm.  President Van Mobley says he wants to bring back the siren that sounded everyday at noon.  Thiensville has sounded the alarm for as long as anyone can remember, but stopped recently after someone complained.  No one on the village council could remember when or why the tradition started.  Mobley says other folks in town also want the alarm to return.  He says he’s to possibly dialing it back a bit.

With inflation, rising cost of goods, and the aftermath of COVID cited as the primary reasons, the locally owned and operated party supply store, 50-50 Factory Outlet, is going out of business and selling all merchandise and fixtures to the bare walls. The store offers a wide variety of party supplies for all events and occasions, general merchandise for the house and home, office and school supplies, wearables, toys and novelties. “Putting smiles on my customers’ faces knowing they are

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is touting the success of its new school safety program.  The Speak Up, Speak Out Resource Center started in 2020 and gives students, parents, and teachers the opportunity to submit tips if they see or hear anything suspicious.  Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says the program recently received it’s four-thousandth tip.  Kaul says he’ll be asking for more funding for the program in his next budget request.

ABOVE PHOTO: Logan Severson, 22, of Menomonie, graduated from CVTC in 2020 and landed a coveted cybersecurity analyst job with Menards in Eau Claire. Sometimes the words Logan Severson uses to describe his day-to-day duties as a cybersecurity analyst are foreign to many. But thankfully, Severson knows exactly what he’s talking about. The 22-year-old from Menomonie is keeping Menards, his employer, safe one digital interaction at a time. It’s a big job, but somebody’s got to do it. Severson, who

President Biden’s plan to cancel some student loans for some people has a nearly seven billion-dollar price tag in Wisconsin.  The Department of Education yesterday said there are just over 685 thousand people in Wisconsin who would qualify for his loan cancellation.  At 10 thousand-dollars a piece, the price tag comes to six-point-eight billion-dollars.  The costs will likely be much higher, though.  The Department of Ed says there are over 400 thousand people who qualify for the 20 thousand-dollars in Pell Grant loan

The storm system that brought rain across the Chippewa Valley dropped some huge hail in some parts of western Wisconsin. A number of people took to social media to show the hail, which ranged from golf ball sized to baseball sized, from last night’s storms. Folks in River Falls, Wisconsin saw the worst of it. Forecasters say the storms also brought brilliant flashes of lightning. There are no reports of major damage or any serious injuries. Meanwhile, Mother Nature was busy in another

Mourners said a final goodbye to Eau Claire County’s sheriff yesterday. Yesterday was the funeral for Sheriff Ron Cramer, he died unexpectedly last week. Several local leaders and other sheriffs spoke at his funeral yesterday, all of them saying how much Cramer meant to Eau Claire and the entire Chippewa Valley.

Eau Claire Academy is closing its residential treatment center.  The Academy’s Chuck Anger said in a post yesterday that the center will be closing because they cannot find enough people to work at the home.  The Academy is a residential treatment facility for kids with behavioral issues.  The Eau Claire Academy School, which is nearby, will remain open. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE ACADEMY.