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It will be probation and community service for one of the UW-Eau Claire students who threatened a ‘revolution’ last spring. A judge yesterday sentenced 20-year-old Alexander Bartle for his role in the threat case from back in April. Bartke says he and a friend were bored and took it too far when they threatened an armed revolution targeting Republicans in Eau Claire. He made the threats on an anonymous social media app. The judge says if Bartle completes his community

Wisconsin could see a ballot shortage this year. Election managers in the state say a shortage of paper could make it tough to find ballots and the ‘I Voted’ stickers that voters love so much. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe last week said they are keeping an eye on the supply, and trying to get ahead of any problems. Some local elections clerks say they’ve already ordered extra to make sure they have enough on hand.

Only one of Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress voted for the plan to officially legalize gay marriage in the country. Congressman Bryan Steil yesterday joined every single Democrat in Congress in voting for the Respect for Marriage Act. The idea is to officially rollback the Defense of Marriage Act, and legalize gay marriage to avoid any possible showdown in the courts. Wisconsin’s four other Republican congressmen voted against the plan.

Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention could mean business for folks in Madison. Destination Madison managers yesterday said they are already talking with convention planners about using hotels in Madison to handle the crowds in Milwaukee. Destination Madison President Ellie Westman Chin said there have only been a few conversations so far, but she said there are all sorts of opportunities for Madison. The Republican Party gave Milwaukee its initial nod for the convention last week, a formal vote is coming.

A convicted Fond du Lac meth dealer will be spending the next eight years behind bars.  Adrian Irby received the sentence yesterday which also includes seven years extended supervision.  Prosecutors say Irby’s criminal history goes back almost a decade.

A new Dane County judge will not be overseeing a lawsuit between Michael Gableman and a liberal watchdog group.  Judge Frank Remington rejected Gableman’s request today.  Gableman was found in contempt of court last month after he accused Remington of bias during a hearing.  Gableman was hired by Wisconsin Assembly Republicans to look into the 2020 election.

Campaign finance reports are showing Steven Spielberg is one of the major donors to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ re-election campaign.   Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released the figures today.  The Oscar award-winning actor gave the Democrat Evers 20-thousand dollars.  Weebly CEO David Rusenko and Ziff Capital Partners founder Dirk Ziff also donated 20 grand to Evers.

In July, the Chippewa Valley Technical College library began sharing materials with 53 public libraries in the MORE system — a consortium of libraries in western Wisconsin circulating resources totaling more than a million items. “As a library and as a college, we strive to make our students’ learning experiences more equitable” Students and employees can request library materials from any of the libraries to be delivered to CVTC, or they can request CVTC library materials to be delivered to any of

A Medford man picks up a 7th OWI. It was on Monday, July 18th at approximately 3:24 pm, the Wisconsin State Patrol took a report of a vehicle traveling on Interstate 94 near Northfield, that was swerving back and forth between both eastbound lanes of traffic. A Wisconsin State Trooper was able to locate the vehicle and initiate a traffic stop at milepost 120 south of Black River Falls, after observing multiple traffic violations. The Trooper observed signed of impairment