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MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will take over the appeal in a second lawsuit challenging Republican-backed laws passed in a lame-duck session to restrict the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general.
The decision Friday bypasses the state Appeals Court in the case involving the Service Employees International Union Local 1 and other unions. They're arguing the laws passed last year to limit some of the powers of Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul violate constitutional separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches.
The State Journal reports the conservative-led court said Friday the state's interests "would be best served by the appeal bypassing the court of appeals."
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NEWBOLD - If it's Saturday, it's training day for the Newbold Fire Department in Oneida County.
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MADISON - A new report says Wisconsin has seen a steep decline in net migration of families with children who could help replace the state's aging workforce.
The Wisconsin Counties Association's research arm, Forward Analytics, recently released a study that raises concerns about migration patterns. The report says Wisconsin doesn't have enough young people to take over jobs from retiring baby boomers in the coming 10 to 15 years.
Wisconsin Public Radio reports that migration of children dropped below 10,000 from 2010 to 2015. Before 2010, Wisconsin added 40,000 children from outside the state over a five-year period.
Wisconsin's birthrate has also declined to its lowest in four decades.
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RHINELANDER - Whether you like a fruity wine, a hoppy beer, or something a little different, you were likely able to find it at the ninth annual Hodag Hops & Vines event in Rhinelander Saturday. The event brings in wineries and microbreweries from around Wisconsin and nearby states.
Executive director of the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce Lauren Sackett said it's a great opportunity for locals to try new flavors.
"There's always a new beer or wine. [People] can come and check out what they might have for their new summer flavor," said Sackett.
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MADISON - An investigation has found that as many as 10 students and staff reported that they were sexually harassed by the husband of former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper.
Kopper resigned in December after her husband, Alan "Pete" Hill, was banned from campus. The university released its 18-page investigative report and about 850 pages of attachments on Friday in response to an Associated Press open records request.
UW spokesman Mark Pitsch said in a statement that President Ray Cross advised Kopper to resign after he was briefed on findings of the report in mid-December. Pitsch says: "The report speaks for itself."
The investigation found no evidence that Kopper knew about or facilitated the actions of her husband, even though his behavior was "pervasive and well-known."
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MADISON - Wisconsin's youngest lawmaker is much like your typical 19-year-old who binge-watches Netflix, goes out to movies, and eats out with friends.
But Democratic Rep. Kalan Haywood doesn't have a lot of free time these days. The Milwaukee teenager's days in the Legislature tend to be jam-packed. He dashes from committee hearings to office meetings with lobbyists and at the end of the day still has homework to worry about.
Haywood is a sophomore at Cardinal Stritch University, where he's pursuing a degree in business administration.
Haywood is one of three lawmakers nationally who were 19 when they were elected to legislatures in November. The others are in West Virginia and New Hampshire.
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PINE LAKE - One person went to the St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander with non-life threatening injuries Saturday morning after a one vehicle accident on County Road W near Bozile Road.
The driver was reported to be outside of the vehicle which was on fire before firefighters arrived.
Emergency crews remained on the scene for about one hour.
The Pink Lake Fire Department responded after being dispatched at 3:30 a.m.
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