Money

A new report says Wisconsin will receive $756 million in the current fiscal year from cigarette tax revenues and the 1998 lawsuit settlement against tobacco companies. However, the state will only spend less than a penny of each dollar of the money received on stop-smoking programs...

It’s possible that someone who donated an item of clothing to the Ken and Martina Steltzner family after they lost their home to fire on Oct. 25 gave more than they intended. A pouch with cash inside was found in one of the pockets. Ernie Spinks, Ken Steltzner’s stepfather,...

United Way St. Croix Valley launched its 2014 Campaign on Sept. 15. The annual fundraising appeal, which funds United Way initiatives and local nonprofit programs and services serving Pierce, Polk and St. Croix county residents, will run through Nov. 17. Former “On the Road”...

Tuesday morning, Aug. 5, St. Croix County supervisors finalized a union contract that will give 70 St. Croix County patrol deputies, investigators and jailers pay increases for 2013, 2014 and 2015. The agreement with the Wisconsin Professional Police Association was adopted on...

A petition was filed recently in St. Croix County Circuit Court asking that $4,400 found in the bedroom of a young man who died at home be forfeited to the North Hudson Police Department. According to the complaint, the money had been in the possession of Eric Michael Swanby,...