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There’s now a proposal to send voters a text when their local clerk gets their absentee ballot. The plan from Republicans David Steffen and Rachael Cabral-Guevara would create a notification system for people who vote absentee in the state. Steffen says some voters don’t trust their ballot in the mail, he says adding an extra layer of security could calm those fears. The two want to roll the notification system into the state’s MyVote system. They say they can set-up

The plan to build a new youth prison in Milwaukee took a big step forward yesterday. Milwaukee’s Common Council yesterday approved the plan for a 42 million-dollars facility to be built on Milwaukee’s north side. The new prison is to be the replacement for the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison. There continues to be some opposition from neighbors, but the vote all but seals the deal. Milwaukee’s mayor must sign-off on the plan next, then there will be some steps

Get ready for a new Miller Lite Super Bowl ad. Molson Coors, which owns MIller Lite, yesterday said it is returning to the Super Bowl after a 30-year hiatus. Anheuser-Busch has been the exclusive Super Bowl beer sponsor, but they declined to renew that contract. There’s no word just what the new Miller Lite Super Bowl ad will be, though it’s sure to leak here in the next few weeks.

A Rock County murder trial involving a former Wisconsin football player is underway today.  Marcus Randle El is accused of killing two women in Janesville nearly three years ago in February of 2020.  He’s charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and faces life in prison.  Randle El played wide receiver for the Badgers from 2004 to 2007.

ABOVE PHOTO:  Each week when college students are on campus, Jen Sell, Chippewa Valley Technical College at River Falls campus manager, travels to the River Falls Community Food Pantry and picks up food for students in need. The items are located in the College’s Learning Center. Candice Anderson realizes that she needs college students, and they need her. “We have baskets with that food in our Learning Center for students to take as needed.” As the executive director of the

The Citizen Law Enforcement Academy is a program designed to give citizens insight into law enforcement and the Barron County Sheriff’s Department. This program is offered free of charge. It will be held in the spring and fall. The program will be held on five Wednesday evenings, every other week, beginning on March 8, 2023 from 6pm until roughly 8pm. Topics covered during the academy will include, but not be limited to:  Sheriff’s Department overview, including tours of the jail

A human’s thyroid gland is relatively small – just two inches long, however it produces a hormone that influences every cell, tissue and organ in the body. An estimated 20 million Americans have some form or thyroid disorder, according to the American Thyroid Association. “But anyone – at any age, can develop thyroid problems…” During January’s Thyroid Awareness Month, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals want to provide education about this important part of the body, especially because up

A Badger 5 jackpot-winning lotto ticket worth $125,000 will go unclaimed if the winner does not come forward by the January 19, 2023, expiration date. The winning ticket from the Saturday, July 23, 2022, drawing was purchased at Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly, 6111 W. Mequon Rd. in Mequon. The winning numbers were 2-11-15-16-26. This jackpot-winning ticket can be claimed at the Lottery offices in either Madison or Milwaukee. The winner should call ahead (608-261-4916) to make an appointment so the Lottery can provide enough time

 Today could be the last day that Dodge County has a full time prosecutor for a while. The county’s D.A. is leaving office because he says he can’t find anyone who wants to work in Dodge County. D.A. Kurt Klomberg says a series of retirements, including his own, will leave the office with just two, part time formerly-retired prosecutors. Klomberg says he tried to find new prosecutors, but simply couldn’t. He says his decision to leave is one of the

The suspect in Saturday’s shooting in downtown Chippewa Falls is due in court later today. Prosecutors are not saying much about the case, including what led-up to the shooting. The victim called police Saturday Night and said she’d been shot. Investigators say the suspect and victim know each other, but they’re not offering any specifics either.