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There’s some fear that a powerful animal tranquilizer has made it into the drug supply in La Crosse. Authorities in the city are investigating nine deadly overdoses since the beginning of the year. The worry is that the animal tranquilizer xylazine, also known as ‘tranq,’ is now being included in fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in the city. Investigators say it will take a while to get the final toxicology reports on all nine overdoses, so they may not know anything

There’s a search for a 13-year-old Sheboygan boy who’s been missing since the day after Christmas. Authorities say Colt Klinzing left his foster home on December 26th, and hasn’t been seen since. They are looking in both the Sheboygan and Manitowoc areas. Klinzing’s pictures are online, as is the number that the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office wants people to call if they know anything about his whereabouts.

Wisconsin’s DMV managers want to continue to allow some new drivers to skip their road test. The DMV yesterday suggested making its driving test waiver permanent. The DMV says 87 percent of new drivers since May of 2020, when the DMV closed because of the coronavirus, have been given a waiver. That comes to over 108 thousand drivers. There are worries though. Some drivers ed teachers say not testing new drivers behind the wheel will make the roads more dangerous.

A lot of people have changed their minds about the U.S. Supreme Court after the Dobbs decision. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows the court’s reputation has renounced since last summer. Immediately after the Dobbs leak, pollsters say people said they lost faith in the high court. Back in July, 61 percent of people said they disapproved of the Supreme Court. In the poll released yesterday, that number was 53 percent. The change is more noticeable when you look

Wisconsin’s record budget surplus is growing, again. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau yesterday said the surplus will now hit seven-point-one billion-dollars this July. That’s a half-billion dollars more than expected. Almost 90 percent of that increase comes from money that was set aside during the past two years, but wasn’t spent. Republican lawmakers yesterday once again said they, and their budget decisions, are responsible for Wisconsin’s record-surplus. Lawmakers and Governor Evers are now talking about what to do with that money.

 A 15-year-old boy from Florida is arrested in connection with threats made at Portage High School earlier this month.  A possible active shooter threat was called into the school back on January 3rd and a 15-year-old girl was arrested three days later.  Now police say a 15-year-old boy from Sarasota, Florida has been linked to swatting calls in Canada, Washington, Indiana, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, including the one at Portage High School.  Police want him charged with terroristic threats.

This year’s United States Championship Cheese Contest will happen in Wisconsin.  Nearly 200 cheese makers will take to the Resch Expo in Green Bay on February 21st and 22nd for the 21st biennial competition.  Medals will be given out in 118 cheese categories.  The champion cheese announcement will be streamed live online on February 23rd.

Visit Eau Claire recently announced $32,000 in grant awards for upcoming Tourism and Cultural Arts area organizations and events. The Tourism Grant program is intended to encourage tourism development and promotion through events that will generate overnight stays and/or extend visitor stays while creating a positive image of the Eau Claire area. It is appropriate for new and expanding festivals, sports tournaments, conventions, and other special events that have a room night impact on Chippewa Valley area hotels. It can

Xcel Energy announced that Feed My People Food Bank is the recipient of a $5,000 grant as part of the Xcel Energy Foundation’s 2022 Employee Choice Grant Award. Feed My People received the most votes from Wisconsin and Michigan employees. Each year, employees nominate nonprofits for the award, and all employees statewide then vote for a single finalist. “I’m very proud to work alongside colleagues who donate their time and talent to organizations they truly believe in.” “Xcel Energy coworkers are

 Wisconsin’s governor is sticking with his theme of more money. Governor Tony Evers last night used his state of the state speech to push for billions in new spending. The governor says he wants to spend two billion-dollars more on public schools in the state, and earmark 20 percent of the state’s sales tax to spend more on local government. The governor says Wisconsin is in the best fiscal shape ever, and he wants to spend some of the state’s record six-point-six