Chippewa County Board passes resolution to bring HSHS and Prevea to the table
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WRN) – In Chippewa County, an effort to bring a health care provider to the table before it closes a hospital and clinics. The County Board voted…
Republican bills would provide emergency services grants to Chippewa Valley
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WRN) – Lawmakers in the Chippewa Valley want to reallocate untapped state funds towards emergency services grants. It’s 15 million dollars that was allocated in the last…
Milwaukee legislator seeks emergency alert for children ineligible for Amber Alert
MADISON, Wis., (WRN) — A Wisconsin legislator is looking to change the standards for what warrants an emergency alert for children. Last October, five-year-old Prince McCree was reported missing, but…
In battleground Wisconsin, election clerks must now accept absentee ballots with partial addresses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has complied with court orders and voted to tell the more than 1,800 local clerks who run elections in the battleground state…
Warm winter temps drill holes in ice fishing business
CHETEK, Wis. (WJMC) – The only negative with this year’s winter temperatures, is the impact they are having with outdoor tourism. Chetek Rod and Gun Shop owner Mike Bilodeau says…
Wisconsin’s Presidential Primary ballot is finalized
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – Wisconsin’s Presidential Primary ballot is finalized. Last week, the Wisconsin Elections Commission sent to county clerks the finalized, certified list of candidates qualified to have their…
Wisconsin Republicans urge state Supreme Court to reject redistricting report’s findings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are urging the state Supreme Court to ignore a report from redistricting consultants that determined GOP-proposed legislative maps were unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. They argue…
Wisconsin AG joins other AG’s nationally seeking better support of crime victims
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – Wisconsin’s attorney general seeks to better support victims of crime. Josh Kaul and 41 other attorneys general are pressing for funding for mental health counseling, medical…
DATCP unveils new protections for farm workers, winter events getting altered in Madison
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – New protections for migrant farm workers in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development says the new regulations require employee access to shade and breaks once the…
Enbridge appeals to vacate an order that would shut down its pipeline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enbridge energy company is trying to persuade a federal appeals court to allow a pipeline to continue operating on a Wisconsin tribal reservation. In June, U.S.…