The worst of the winter storm looks to be in the rearview mirror. The National Weather Service is allowing the Winter Storm Warning for the WRDN Listening area to expire at noon today. Forecasters say western Wisconsin could see another few inches of snow before it ends later today.
January home sales dropped by more than a third over the year as prices rose in Wisconsin. That’s according to the latest Wisconsin Realtors Association report which shows a total of 3,114 homes sold last month, compared to 4,702 homes sold in January 2022. That’s a 33.8 percent decline. Realtors Association President and CEO Michael Theo notes in the report that Wisconsin has been experiencing a seller's market for nearly six years. In the last three years, that trend has been pronounced with a persistent lack of available housing stock. Here in Western Wisconsin, Pepin County had 4 homes sold in January, Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties 10, Pierce 18, and Dunn had 27 homes sold in January. The median Price of a home in Western Wisconsin was $245,000.
Gov. Tony Evers has signed and executive order declaring an energy emergency in the state of Wisconsin due to the severe winter storm that has affected the state causing widespread power outages. The executive order will provide waivers from federal and state requirements to give additional flexibility to in-state utility workers and allow for out-of-state utility workers to come to Wisconsin to help restore power and waives hours of service, certain driver qualifications, and International Fuel Tax Agreements and International Registration Plan requirements for utility workers.
The Ellsworth Senior High School Band Director has been charged with multiple crimes after allegedly having sex with a 17yr old student. 23yr old Brandon Fuhrman was charged in Pierce County Wednesday with two counts of sexual assault of a child by a person who works with children, and two counts of sexual intercourse with a child over 16. He was released on a $50,000 signature bond and ordered not to have any contact with the victim and is due back in court March 27.
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is applauding a Department of Labor (DOL) announcement that Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) will receive more than $4.99 million to help expand access to education and training for good-paying jobs in health care and address the health care workforce shortage that is impacting rural Wisconsin. The federal investment will support a regional effort designed to recruit, train, and prepare underserved individuals for critical healthcare careers across rural western Wisconsin, with a focus on addressing existing equity gaps preventing widespread access to educational and economic opportunity. CVTC’s partners include Mid-State Technical College, Western Technical College, and Northwood Technical College, who will also benefit from the federal funding.
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. Voter turnout in off-year, February elections is traditionally low. More people will vote in April, but still not nearly as many as those who vote during presidential elections. Eau Claire County Clerk Sue McDonald says the Supreme Court race drew many voters to the polls this week. In Dunn County, 16% of eligible voters cast a ballot
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 Madison fighting for police officers, firefighters, and their families. He says his plan would make sure that the people who put their lives on the line for their communities are taken care of.
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 will go.
It is a sign of just how many people turned-out to vote in Madison Tuesday. Dane County's clerk says some polling places in the city ran out of printed ballots. Clerk Scott McDonell says no one was turned away, voters used touch screen voting machines until new ballots could be printed. McDonell says he doesn't have a voter turnout number yet, but Madison's clerk says she prepared for 40 percent of voters to cast a ballot. That's twice what the clerks normally see for an off-year, February primary.
The gunshots that closed a Dane County polling place Tuesday had nothing to do with Election Day. Dane County's sheriff says someone fired their gun in Brooklyn Tuesday morning as part of an argument over a tree. That gunfire closed the poll in Brooklyn's Community Building and forced a 'secure hold' at the local school. No one was hurt, the sheriff says a 75-year-old man was arrested a short time later. Voters in Brooklyn were given an extra hour and a half to vote because their poll closed earlier in the day.
There’s more information about an ailing former Wisconsin governor. During a Monday stop in Eau Claire, Governor Evers passed along news about former governor Tony Earl being “seriously ill.” More details on the former governor’s illness were provided Tuesday by Earl’s oldest daughter, who said he suffered a stroke and is now receiving palliative care. The 86-year-old Earl served one term as the state’s governor from 1983 to 1987, and was defeated in a re-election effort by Tommy Thompson. Earl also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and as the head of the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
There are questions about Milwaukee's latest officer-involved shooting. Police commanders say an officer shot and killed a 31-year-old man yesterday afternoon following a traffic stop on the city's north side. Investigators say the man sped off, crashed his car, then ran with a gun in his hand. Chief Jeffry Norman says the officer shot the suspect after the suspect refused to drop the gun. The questions, however, come after a bystander uploaded a video that appears to show officers dragging the dead man's body after he was shot. Milwaukee Police say they are aware of the video and are looking into it.
Minnetonka-based Cargill Incorporated is moving two women into executive roles. The agriculture giant has named acting chief financial officer Joanne Knight to take on the position permanently. Cargill also named Philippa Purser as the head of strategy and global process leader. Before the promotions, women held just under half the seats on Cargill's executive team.
Target is set to invest 100-million dollars in a larger network of sorting centers. The Minneapolis-based retail giant aims to push its e-commerce strategy in order to speed up and lower the cost of online order delivery. At least 15 facilities are planned to be open by the end of January 2026. The announcement comes even though Target anticipates slower sales. The company is also set to report its holiday-quarter earnings Tuesday.
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