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On 1/1/2023 at 836pm, Clear Lake PD was dispatched to a burglary alarm at the Clear Lake True Value. Upon arrival, Officers found the front door open. The building was cleared with a key holder and nothing was found to be missing. On 1/2/2023, the store management discovered US Currency cash and change missing. Upon reviewing their security video, it was discovered that two subject entered the store and removed two containers with US Currency Cash and Change. The lost

There will be another change in the second Evers Administration. The governor on Friday announced that Mary Kolar is stepping down as V-A secretary. Kolar has been with the governor since he first took office back in 2019. She is leaving as the Veterans Affairs administration is facing questions about poor care and poor conditions at the Veterans Home in Union Grove. Neither Governor Evers nor Kolar talked about those problems in her resignation announcement. There’s no word yet who

It’s a new year and that means a host of new laws in states and cities across the country are now in effect.  Twenty-seven states will see minimum wage increases in 2023.  The minimum wage in Washington state will increase to 15-dollars and 74-cents, the highest rate in the U.S.  Meanwhile, California and Washington will now require employers to share information about their salaries to prospective employees beginning January 1st.  And Maryland and Missouri will be the latest states to offer legalized recreational marijuana.

 The family of one of the men killed in an early New Year’s Day shooting at a Racine bar says there was a fight, then gunshots. Police say two men died in a shooting about 2:30 yesterday morning at Rerun’s Lounge in Racine. One of the men was the owner, Avery ‘Rerun’ Stewart. Investigators say there was a fight, then someone left to get a gun, but no one is saying what happened after that. Racine Police are asking anyone

Police in Milwaukee are still counting, but it is guaranteed that 2022 was another record year for homicides. Police say there were 214 homicides as of Saturday the 28th, but that number likely went up over the weekend. In 2021 there were 193 homicides, in 202 there were 190, and in 2019 there were just 97. No one is saying why there was another spike in killings in the city this year, just like no one is offering a solution

There’s a new opportunity for Wisconsin students to save on a college education, but they’ll have to move to South Dakota to take advantage of it. Regents in South Dakota last month voted to officer Wisconsin high school graduates in-state tuition to South Dakota schools. The agreement means Wisconsin students can enroll in South Dakota’s largest schools, the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University, for about half what they’d pay at UW-Madison. South Dakota offers in-state rates to eight different states, but not

The new year officially begins tomorrow for Wisconsin lawmakers and elected leaders. Tomorrow is inauguration Tuesday at the statehouse. The governor will take his oath of office at 11 a.m. Lawmakers will take their oaths at 2 p.m. Tomorrow is mostly a day for pomp and circumstance. Lawmakers aren’t scheduled to get to work on a new state budget for a few more weeks.

Sylvie Mae Udelhofen will never forget her birthday. In fact, she will always have a countdown to remind her. Sylvie Mae is Eau Claire’s first baby of 2023. Mom and dad welcomed her about 3 a.m. yesterday morning. Mom and baby are doing well. The nurses at Marshfield Medical Center celebrated their new New Year’s baby with a couple of pictures and an announcement.

Mega Millions is living-up to its name with a 785 million-dollar jackpot. No one won Friday’s drawing, which means tomorrow night’s drawing will be worth about three-quarters of a billion-dollars. Lotto managers say the lump-sum on a 785 million-dollar jackpot will be worth 395 million, before taxes. Tomorrow’s jackpot is expected to be the fourth-largest in Mega Millions history.

The Packers are one win away from the playoffs. Green Bay blew-out Minnesota yesterday, winning 41-17 at Lambeau Field. The win, combined with a Washington loss, means Green Bay only needs to beat Detroit next week to earn a spot in the playoffs. The Packers could end-up facing Minnesota again in the playoffs, but the final match-ups are not yet set.