JFC takes a pass on releasing PFAs funds
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) At the Capitol, the legislature’s budget committee met on Tuesday. But the committee’s Republican majority did not take up “forever chemicals” or health care funding for western…
Wisconsin wedding barns sue over state’s new liquor law requiring licensing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of wedding barns sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law requiring them to get liquor licenses…
Biden in Racine Wednesday, Harris to Milwaukee next week
STURTEVANT, Wis. (WRN) — President Joe Biden returns to Wisconsin today. Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant at noon. He’s expected to highlight the…
Downtown Main Street sidewalk replacement delayed to May 9
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Work to replace defective sections of newly laid sidewalk pavement in downtown Rice Lake, has been postponed. Main Street Project Engineer Michael Van Guilder said…
Judge tosses challenge to WI wolf management plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP/WRN) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke threw…
Emerald Ash Borer now in all but one Wisconsin county
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — There is now only one county in Wisconsin free of the emerald ash borer beetle. WJFW-TV reports that the beetle has been found in Washburn and…
Barron gets a new stop-and-go light near Kwik Trip
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — New traffic signal lights have been installed on Highway 8, in Barron, at the intersection of East La Salle Avenue, near the new Kwik Trip. The…
Hudson teacher charged for inappropriate behavior with student
HUDSON, Wis. (WRN) — A teacher in western Wisconsin has been charged for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. 24-year- old Madison Bergmann is a teacher in the Hudson…
Western Wisconsin law enforcement posts warning about counterfeit money transacted at garage sales
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WRN) — Be on the lookout for counterfeit money. That’s the warning from western Wisconsin law enforcement after someone used a fake $100 bill to buy a…
Evers again requests JFC special session, for PFAs and hospital closures
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers is again calling a special meeting of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, to approve funding to address hospital closures and PFAS contamination. The…