There will be football this Friday at the Bauer Built sports complex as Bangor will play Edgar in the WIAA Football Playoffs. Durand Arkansaw School Superintendent Greg Doverspike says hosting the game provides some economic impact to the city. This is the 2nd year in a row that the district has hosted as a neutral site for a football playoff game.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan was in Eau Claire yesterday visiting Huntsinger Farms. Regan learned about the investments Huntsinger Farms has made to help with sustainability that was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. The administrator also held a roundtable discussion on sustainable agriculture and the importance of working with the next generation of farmers.
Eau Claire Schools say they're having trouble keeping up with kids' mental health needs. The district's Christi Watkinson says the National Association of School Psychologists recommends one school psychologist for every 500 students. Watkinson says they are seeing more kids with mental health needs, and are trying their best to keep up with the demands in the city's schools.
A search is ongoing for a stolen dock in Chippewa County. The sheriff's office says someone stole a five-foot by 15-foot section of the dock at Pine Point County Park in Holcombe sometime earlier this week. Investigators say someone would have needed some heavy equipment to get the dock out of the water, and out of the park. Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen something to please step-up and say something.
Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that Eleva is one of five Wisconsin villages to receive Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Eleva is getting a $641,000 loan and a $124,000 grant to build a new water treatment plant. The current plant is more than 70 years old. Village leaders will also use the money to connect a water main to well #2 since well #1 is the only source of water in the community at the moment. Construction is expected to be completed in the summer or fall of 2024.
The latest enrollment snapshot at the Universities of Wisconsin is a good one. The school yesterday released its 10-day enrollment numbers for this fall, and enrollment is up. The university says there are 17 hundred more students throughout the university system. That's a one-point-one percent increase. It is also the first time in a decade that enrollment has climbed. There are now just over 162 thousand students enrolled at a UW school. The university says enrollment is up at 10 of the state's 13 four-year campuses, but the school did not say which campuses saw fewer students. The UW says branch campus enrollment is down, again, this year.
The latest Marquette Law School Poll gives President Biden a slight lead over former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin. But the poll also shows Biden trailing Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. The poll, which was released yesterday, gives the current president a 50-48 lead over the former president. Pollsters, however, say President Biden trails Ron DeSantis in Wisconsin 50-48, and trails Haley 53-44. The Marquette Poll shows that both Biden and Trump remain unpopular in the state, with Biden having just a 42-percent favorability rating, and Trump having just a 37-percent favorability rating.
The addition of a non-Brewer game ticket tax and a lot less money from the state is still not enough to win over some Republicans on the Brewer ballpark funding deal. A Senate committee yesterday okayed the non-game tax, and said the state will now pay less than 400-million dollars for its share of American Family Field. State Senator Julian Bradley says the tweaks are better, but he says the state is still paying too much. State Senator Steve Nass says taxpayers across Wisconsin are being set up to lose on the ballpark. The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate wants to vote on the ballpark plan next week.
Former President Donald Trump will not be kept off Minnesota's Republican primary ballot next year. The Minnesota Supreme Court announced yesterday that it was dismissing a challenge to Trump's place on the ballot based on the 14th Amendment's "insurrection clause." The clause says that U.S. officials who take an oath to uphold the Constitution are banned from future office if they "engaged in insurrection." The court ruled that there is no law in place in Minnesota that stops a major political party from nominating someone who is ineligible to hold office. An appeal of the ruling is possible, and the court said the challengers can also try again if Trump wins the GOP nomination.
Assembly Republicans approved a measure on Tuesday that would penalize Universities of Wisconsin colleges for violating free speech. Pleasant Prairie Representative Amanda Nedweski said censorship of conservative voices has caused enrollment to go down. But Eau Claire Democrat Jodi Emerson said the bill would silence opposing views, and have a chilling effect on any counter protests on campuses. Under the bill, any campus that violates free speech twice in five years will get their tuition frozen. Governor Tony Evers is unlikely to sign the bill if it passes the Senate.
The State Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to ensure student journalists won't have their speech restricted in school media. Greenville Republican David Murphy said the bill would protect students whose politics differ from those of the administration. Madison Democrat Sheila Stubbs said it's vital to nurture student journalists to speak their minds. The bill will also apply to high schools and technical colleges.
A Le Valle man gets five years of probation after a scam that cost Amazon 370-thousand dollars in losses. Christian Wink ordered and returned items to Amazon three-and-a-half thousand times between 2017 and 2020 - but sent back cheaper items than the ones he said he would be returning once he got the refund. He also says he did not pay taxes on any of the money. Instead of prison time, Wink will get probation since he had a history of mental illness, especially at the time of the crimes.
New details are coming out in the case of a Minnesota pharmacist accused of poisoning his wife to death. Connor Fitzgerald Bowman is facing a second-degree murder charge for allegedly killing his wife, Betty Jo, in August. Search warrant applications reveal that several of Betty Jo's close friends believe Connor poisoned her. One friend claimed Betty Jo was planning on divorcing Connor after discovering that he was having an affair and hiding a large amount of debt. Another friend said she tasted a smoothie Connor made Betty Jo ten days before her death and joked that it tasted bitter and he might be trying to poison her. Betty Jo allegedly agreed and threw the smoothie out. Connor's next court appearance is scheduled for January 16th.
Frustration with Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell’s decision to leave the team has led to vandalism. A spray-painted profanity was found on the sign for the Little League baseball field in Whitefish Bay known as Craig Counsell Park Tuesday. The vandalism came in the wake of the news of Counsell’s move to become the new manager of the Brewers' biggest rival, the Chicago Cubs. Counsell, who attended Whitefish Bay High School and played at the park, which was dedicated to him in 2012, has deep ties to the Whitefish Bay community. No arrests have been made in connection with the defacing of the sign.
The latest album by country music star Garth Brooks features a song about Minnesota. The "Time Traveler" album released yesterday includes a song called "St. Paul/Minneapolis" that is supposedly a true story. The lyrics describe a happy encounter with a stranger following a performance in the Twin Cities. Brooks told Billboard magazine that he would love to run into the woman again because of the "easy feeling" she inspired in him. "Time Traveler" is available as part of a boxed set that is being sold at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's.
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