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Add Dunn County to the list of local governments who want more for the state. The Dunn County Board of Supervisors says it will meet with local lawmakers to talk about how to get more so-called shared revenue. That’s the state tax money shared with local governments across the state. Many cities, towns, and counties say they need more to keep-up with the costs of basic services. Dunn County Manager Kristin Korpela says the county needs at least five million-dollars

Wisconsin’s new health and wellbeing plan doesn’t talk a lot about health. The state’s Department of Health Services instead is focusing on fairness, decision making, and communities. DHS released the plan yesterday. It focuses on five areas to improve the health of the people in the state. Those include social and community conditions, physical, mental and systemic safety, person- and community-centered healthcare, social connectedness and belonging, and mental and emotional health and wellbeing. DHS managers say everyone in Wisconsin deserves to live

 The race for president comes through Wisconsin, twice. Republican National Committee planners yesterday said the city will see a Republican primary debate next year as well as the Republican National Convention. RNC boss Ronna McDaniel yesterday said Milwaukee can expect a debate, but she didn’t say where the debate will fall in the campaign schedule. The Republican Convention is set for mid-July.

Get ready to see more about the race for Supreme Court in Wisconsin. A new group supporting conservative former justice Dan Kelly called Fair Courts America is launching a series of ads across the state starting today. The ads focus on efforts by what they call ‘Madison liberals’ to take over the court. The TV ads come after Kelly launched radio ads last week. Kelly is not the only Supreme Court candidate on TV. Liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz launched a statewide

A judge is refusing to toss a wrongful death lawsuit in the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting in Wisconsin.  Anthony Huber was one of the men killed.  His father is suing Rittenhouse along with police in Kenosha for his son’s death during a protest in 2020.  He claims Rittenhouse “conspired” with police to kill his son. The judge said Huber’s death “could plausibly be regarded as having been proximately caused by the actions of the governmental defendants.”  Rittenhouse’s lawyers say there’s no evidence

The groundhog in Sun Prairie says six more weeks of winter.  Jimmy the Groundhog didn’t see his shadow at the annual Groundhog Day celebration at Cannery Square this morning.  Sun Prairie is the self-proclaimed Groundhog Capitol of the World and all day businesses in the city are offering sales in honor of the holiday. 

An investigation’s underway after an inmate at the Rock County Jail in Janesville dies overnight.  The sheriff’s office says a woman was found dead in her cell around 1:15 this morning.  The woman hasn’t been identified and the sheriff’s office says right now there’s no evidence of how she died.  An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.

The latest new home construction numbers from year-end 2022 show just a very slight decrease compared to those of 2021. The data, submitted by all municipalities across the state, shows 11,326 permits were pulled statewide between January 1 and December 31, just 3 percent less than the 11,711 permits pulled during 2021. “We’re pleased with these year-end numbers, after a slow start the first half of the year,” said WBA President Mike Howe. “At the culmination of the second quarter,

 The Chippewa Valley Museum will hold its 13th Folk Arts Festival on Saturday, February 25 from noon-5:00 pm, featuring a variety of presentations, demonstrations, workshops, vendors, and musical performances.  “…developing an appreciation of folk arts reinforces pride in our community. This event provides visitors a chance to learn directly from artists who have a passion for their craftsmanship.”  Presentations will take place in the museum’s auditorium throughout the day, including 12:15-1:00 pm, Puzzle Making with Presenter Sarah Stackhouse; 2:00-2:45 pm,

As the opioid epidemic evolves in Wisconsin, and in an effort to save lives and reduce harm, organizations across the HOPE Consortium service area have partnered with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery to install additional Nalox-ZONE boxes in central and northern Wisconsin. HOPE Consortium is a collaborative rural model for substance use disorder treatment and recovery support. The goal of the Nalox-ZONE Program is to increase access to naloxone, also known as Narcan®, by distributing as many Nalox-ZONE boxes as possible across Wisconsin, supporting both