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  • Looking Local: An Artificial Intelligence Filmmaking Course Emerges at UW-Stout

    Looking Local: An Artificial Intelligence Filmmaking Course Emerges at UW-Stout

  • Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Application Period Open 

    Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Application Period Open 

  • Looking Local: CVTC Releases President’s List for Fall 2025

    Looking Local: CVTC Releases President’s List for Fall 2025

Teen Pleads Guilty in Death of WI Guard

Teen Pleads Guilty in Death of WI Guard

Crews on Scene of Tomah Fire

Crews on Scene of Tomah Fire

Chippewa Falls Seeks New Fire Chief

Chippewa Falls Seeks New Fire Chief

Looking Local: An Artificial Intelligence Filmmaking Course Emerges at UW-Stout

Looking Local: An Artificial Intelligence Filmmaking Course Emerges at UW-Stout

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
 A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Film and Video Production course will launch at University of Wisconsin-Stout in summer 2026.…
Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Application Period Open 

Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Application Period Open 

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trad​e and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin meat processors to apply for the Meat Processor…
Looking Local: CVTC Releases President’s List for Fall 2025

Looking Local: CVTC Releases President’s List for Fall 2025

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Chippewa Valley Technical College announced the students that have been named to the President’s List for the fall 2025 semester. To be eligible, students…
Teen Pleads Guilty in Death of WI Guard

Teen Pleads Guilty in Death of WI Guard

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A teenager charged in connection with the death of a Lincoln County prison guard is pleading guilty.  In a 2024…
Crews on Scene of Tomah Fire

Crews on Scene of Tomah Fire

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
More than 20 firefighters were dispatched to the scene of an apartment blaze in Tomah Saturday night.  The fire at…
Chippewa Falls Seeks New Fire Chief

Chippewa Falls Seeks New Fire Chief

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Chippewa Falls Police and Fire Commission is eyeing a new fire department chief.  The commission is asking former Rhinelander…
WI State Patrol Highlights Human Trafficking, Prevention

WI State Patrol Highlights Human Trafficking, Prevention

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Wisconsin State Patrol is spreading awareness this month of human trafficking.  The department says that everyone can have a…
Bystander Makes Fire Rescue

Bystander Makes Fire Rescue

News | January 12, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A bystander is being credited with rescuing a person from a Stoughton house fire. The blaze broke out Saturday morning,…
On This Day….

On This Day….

News | January 10, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Hello. Welcome to your weekend! We’re glad you are here. How is 2026 treating you so far? We’re into double…
Federal Rule Change Could Impact WI National Forest, Public Land

Federal Rule Change Could Impact WI National Forest, Public Land

News | January 10, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A proposed federal rule change could open tens of thousands of acres of public land to development. This comes as…
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