This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Chippewa County leaders ask HSHS and Prevea Health work together for replacement healthcare services; — State funds could be tapped to fund emergency services in the Chippewa Valley; — Lawmakers want Silver Alerts expanded to children not eligible for Amber Alerts; — and state…
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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 Thursday night in favor of a resolution that would request HSHS and Prevea Health work collaboratively with community partners for the continuation of care and…
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 state budget for HSHS to provide expanded mental health capacity. That never happened. “The 15 million sat in the trust fund, and now we’re looking…
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 a statewide Amber Alert was never issued following his disappearance because his case didn’t meet the criteria for one. The child was later found dead…
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 that they can accept absentee ballots that are missing parts of a witness’s address. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the commission voted 5-1 Thursday to…
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Chippewa County leaders ask HSHS and Prevea Health work together for replacement healthcare services; — State funds could be tapped to fund emergency services in the Chippewa Valley; — Lawmakers want Silver Alerts expanded to children not eligible for Amber Alerts; — and state…