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    Looking Local: AI Is Changing the Field of Agriculture

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Tax Season Safety Reminders

Tax Season Safety Reminders

Fire Destroys Home, Cause Under Investigation

Fire Destroys Home, Cause Under Investigation

Carbon Monoxide Levels Lead to Hospitalization

Carbon Monoxide Levels Lead to Hospitalization

Chippewa Valley Healthy Water Summit Makes Splash

Chippewa Valley Healthy Water Summit Makes Splash

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Looking Local: AI Is Changing the Field of Agriculture

Looking Local: AI Is Changing the Field of Agriculture

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
If you picture working with artificial intelligence involving sitting in front of a computer at a desk in an office, Brandt Berghuis, a University of Wisconsin-River Falls assistant professor…
Looking Local: Colleges Partner to Provide New, Free Textbook

Looking Local: Colleges Partner to Provide New, Free Textbook

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A new open textbook, “Oral/Interpersonal Communication,” is now available through WisTech Open. Developed by Darrel Farmer, PhD, Chippewa Valley Technical…
Tax Season Safety Reminders

Tax Season Safety Reminders

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
With tax season here, the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a rise in tax company impostor scams that…
Fire Destroys Home, Cause Under Investigation

Fire Destroys Home, Cause Under Investigation

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The cause of a destructive weekend fire in Sparta remains a mystery this morning.  The Saturday morning fire began in…
Carbon Monoxide Levels Lead to Hospitalization

Carbon Monoxide Levels Lead to Hospitalization

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Crews responding to reports of someone having trouble breathing at a home in the Town of Pleasant Valley on Friday…
Buffalo County Woman Charged in Drug Case

Buffalo County Woman Charged in Drug Case

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Charges are being filed against a Buffalo County woman after the seizure of a large volume of fentanyl.  Thirty-six-year-old Danielle…
EC Man Sentenced in Federal Drug Case

EC Man Sentenced in Federal Drug Case

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Sentencing is being ordered for an Eau Claire man convicted on federal drug charges.  Nathan Hendrickson was arrested last year…
Missing Woman Found, Alert Cancelled

Missing Woman Found, Alert Cancelled

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Missing Endangered Person Alert is done after the woman in question was found by Wisconsin Dells police.  The alert…

Spotted Cow Jumps to Top Spot

News | February 2, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A food publication is picking its top brewery in Wisconsin, and it’s located in Green County. Mashed recently released its…
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