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Governor Evers has declared another energy emergency. The governor yesterday ordered the emergency because of widespread power outages. The governor’s order makes it easier for out-of-state crews to come into Wisconsin and help restore electricity. Thousands of people across the state lost their power during the worst of yesterday’s storms. This is the third time the governor has declared an energy emergency in Wisconsin this winter.

Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator isn’t happy that the federal government wants to allow nut milks to continue to call themselves ‘milk.’ Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration over the agency’s milk alternative guidance. She said that America’s dairy farmers work hard to produce ‘second-to-none products,’ and she doesn’t want plant-based products to ‘get away with using their good name.’ Dairy farmers have been trying to get a federal law that defines milk and

Get ready to pay more to see the Packers. The team yesterday said ticket prices are going-up for next season. Tickets will cost between three and nine-dollars more per-game. Preseason tickets are also getting more expensive. Those tickets will cost anywhere between one and five-dollars more. CEO Mark Murphy says Packer tickets remain just below the average cost for NFL teams. No one is saying just how much money the new ticket prices will bring-in, or just where the money

Police in Madison aren’t saying why a man armed with two axes walked into an east side home then jumped out of a second story window. It happened Monday night at an apartment on Nakoosa Trail. Officers say the ax-wielding man knocked on the door around 10:20 at night. When the person who lived in the apartment opened the door, the suspect walked in, went upstairs, and jumped out of the window. Police arrested the ax-wielding man for disorderly conduct

With Jack Frost knocking again, we start another day of winter weather here in our area an beyond. Most of Wisconsin is dealing with some kind of a punch from Mother Nature. We’ll take a look at the Badger State. Here locally, the worst of Eau Claire’s winter storm looks to be in the rearview mirror. The National Weather Service is allowing the Winter Storm Warning for the Chippewa Valley to expire at noon today. Forecasters say western Wisconsin could see another

The Eau Claire Fire Department (ECFD)responded to a structure fire early Wednesday morning just North of downtown. Three Engine companies, one Truck company, one Medic unit, and two Chief Officers were on scene within minutes after the fire was reported and found a detached garage well involved in fire. The home was in close proximity to the garage, but the fire was contained in time to protect the home from fire damage. No injuries were reported, and the fire cause

The latest police chase in Fond du Lac ended with a 65 thousand-dollar bust. Police say they found 65 grand in cash on two burglary suspects Monday night. They also found a gun, a large amount of marijuana, and evidence of a burglary. Both suspects were on probation, and both are now looking at a series of charges.

Here’s your chance to weigh-in on Eau Claire’s proposed wheel tax. The city council will host a public meeting tonight to talk about the proposed 25 dollar tax. The meeting was supposed to be at the library, but it will now be at city hall. There’s also a livestream available. Eau Claire leaders are looking to add a wheel tax as a way to pay for road maintenance in the city.

 Eau Claire County voter turnout topped 17 percent on Tuesday. Election managers say that’s much higher than last spring’s primary when just 10 percent of voters cast a ballot. Eau Claire County Clerk Sue McDonald says the Supreme Court race drew many voters to the polls this week. Voter turnout in off-year, February elections is traditionally low. More people will vote in April, but still not nearly as many as who vote during presidential elections.

There’s a new plan at the Wisconsin Capitol that would guarantee health insurance for police officers and firefighters. State Senator Van Wangaarrd has legislation out for co-sponsorship that would clarify state law, and require cities to offer health insurance coverage to first responders and their families. The legislation is a response to a ruling from Wisconsin’s Employment Relations Commission last summer that said cities do not have to offer insurance benefits if they don’t want to. Wangaarrd said he’s spent his career in