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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the ruling on UW-Health’s nurses’ union. The justices yesterday refused to accept the case. SEIU wanted the Supreme Court to decide if UW-health must recognize its nurses union. Wisconsin’s Employment Relations Commission ruled back in November that it did not. Nurses are fighting for union representation, but the hospital is exempt from the state’s union laws, and can recognize the union if it wants, but the hospital is not required to recognize the

The jets that shot down the Lake Huron object were from Madison, but the pilots were from Minnesota. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz yesterday said pilots from Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing flew the mission and downed the object Sunday. The Minnesota pilots are stationed at Truax Field in Madison as part of a full time NORAD detachment. A White House spokesman yesterday said the object was not alien, but didn’t say what it was.

It’s prison time for the Eau Claire man who stole guns, ammo, and some rocket launchers. A judge in Eau Claire yesterday gave 53-year-old Shaun Galloway five years in prison. Galloway pleaded no contest to charges that he stole 15 guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and rocket launchers during a break-in  in the town of Drammen last fall. Two other people in the case have already pleaded guilty as well, they’re due to be sentenced next month.

Police in Chippewa Falls think they have a serial catalytic converter thief behind bars. Officers yesterday said they’ve arrested 33-year-old Brandon Gee. He’s wanted in connection to 15 different catalytic converter thefts in the area. Gee is also wanted for burglary and other crimes in Eau Claire, and is wanted in Dunn County as well. Chippewa Falls detectives say more charges in more cases could be coming.

The line of police cars that accompanied Milwaukee Police Office Peter Jerving to his grave stretched for miles. Fellow officers from across the state turned out to say a final goodbye to Jerving yesterday. His funeral was in Brookfield, and he was laid to rest at Wisconsin Memorial Park. Jerving was killed last week while trying to arrest a robbery suspect. Police say the suspect, who had just been released on probation, shot and killed Jerving during a struggle. The suspect was

One Wisconsin congressman wants President Biden to provide some answers about the objects shot down over the weekend. Congressman Mike Gallagher yesterday said there are times to err on the side of caution, and then there are times to speak to the people. He said the spat of unidentified objects that were shot down over the weekend is a time for the president to speak-up. Gallagher is in charge of the new House committee on China, and he said we need to

Governor Evers wants to include automatic voter registration in the new state budget. The governor delivered another budget preview yesterday, this time focusing on voting. The governor wants to link the DMV and Elections Commission databases to automatically register voters in the state. He also wants to bring voter registration back to high schools, change UW student IDs to become voter ID-eligible, lower the number of days someone needs to live in Wisconsin before they can vote in the state, and make

Eau Claire’s voting machines are getting a once-over. Election managers with the city are testing their election equipment ahead of next week’s primary. That means running the machines, and getting an audit list together. City clerk Nicholas Koerner says not only does the test show that the machines are working, the test should give people confidence that they can trust the electoral process on Election Day.

It’s the latest sign of just how many people see Wisconsin’s race for the Supreme Court as important. Judge Janet Protasiewicz yesterday said she topped the two million-dollar mark since entering the race. Protasiewicz said she raised more than 725 thousand-dollars between January 1st and February 6th. Most of that money came from out-of-state donors, however. Protasiewicz is in a four-way primary with fellow liberal judge Everett Mitchel and conservative judges Dan Kelly and Jennifer Dorrow.

There are just three bobbleheads on the Brewers’ promotional schedule this year. There are also two jerseys, a Yeti tumbler, a bucket hat, and a bunch more. The Brewers released their promotional schedule yesterday. Almost all of the announced giveaways are for Saturday games. The Brewers made the announcement as they get ready to sell single game tickets for the new season. Those go on sale Saturday, February 25th.