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Eau Claire is moving ahead with plans to build apartments over the transit center. The city council last night approved an agreement to pay the developer five million-dollars to build 80 apartments above the still-being-built transit hub. Eau Claire’s attorney said the city had trouble finding a developer to take-on the project, so the five million-dollar payment was necessary.

It will be a while before we see the reaction to Wisconsin’s new wolf plan. The state’s Department of Natural Resources is not saying when it will release the public comments on the new plan. A DNR official said they will ‘eventually; come out. The deadline for people to comment on the new plan, which sets new policies for everything from hunting and trapping to the state’s wolf population goals, ended last night. A DNR spokesperson says they need time to

 The idea of a flat tax for Wisconsin is all but dead. The Republicans who will write Wisconsin’s new state budget say it’s unlikely they will push for a flat tax this year. State Rep. Mark Born and state Senator Howard Marklein yesterday it’s still their goal to get Wisconsin to a flat three-and-a-quarter percent income tax, but they say Governor Evers has made it clear he will veto the proposal. Born says there will be a tax cut in the new state budget, but

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to make the UW’s Merit Scholarships permanent. Lawmakers will hold a hearing today on a plan that will erase the deadline on the scholarships. Currently, Merit Scholarships are set to end next month. New legislation would simply erase the sunset clause in state law. UW Merit Scholarships are worth five-thousand-dollars, and are given to students with excellent grades and test scores.

 Wisconsin Republicans are working on a plan to prevent the number of tuition increases at University of Wisconsin schools.  A bill in the state legislature would only allow University of Wisconsin to raise in-state tuition with the rate of inflation.  The Wisconsin Board of Regents froze tuition for the current school year after the Wisconsin Legislature returned tuition control to the board.  Governor Tony Evers says he’s in favor of keeping tuition low but he hasn’t read the bill.

Madison is one of the happiest cities in the country.  That’s according to WalletHub, which ranks Madison third compared to the 182 largest cities in the U.S.  WalletHub says it uses 30 key indicators of happiness to make its rankings including depression rate, income-growth rate, and sports participation rate.  Madison ranks second in one individual category, adequate sleep rate.  WalletHub says the happiest city in the country is Fremont, California.

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 5:54am, Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted by the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office, Sawyer County EMS, Town and City of Hayward Fire Departments, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources responded to a 911 call reporting a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-trailer truck and a passenger vehicle. The crash was located on US Highway 63 near the intersection of Northern Lights Rd in the Town of Lenroot. Preliminary investigation indicates that a

3.2.2323: The broadcast area has been expanded. Jason Johnson was also seen in the La Crosse area from 2/25/2023 – 2/27/2023. Jason Johnson was reported missing by a family member and was last seen at his residence in Sheldon, WI on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Jason has not shown up to work or contacted family or friends since. It is not normal for him to miss work and not have contact with family. He is driving a white 2014 Chevrolet

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout Assistant Professor Nicole Hayes, left, guides students as they conduct tests in summer 2022 on Gilbert Creek west of Menomonie.  The 11th annual Red Cedar Watershed Conference will feature three keynote speakers and several breakout sessions, including one with two University of Wisconsin-Stout professors. The conference brings together professionals, educators, activists and residents from around the region to discuss ways to improve water quality within the Red Cedar River watershed, which includes about 40,000 acres of open water