It’s cold and we aren’t alone. In fact, Most of Wisconsin will be under an Extreme Cold Warning starting at midnight. The National Weather Service says wind chills could reach as low as 38-below. The warning will be in place until 9 a.m. in Dane County and surrounding areas. The warning will go until noon tomorrow in all other Wisconsin counties, with the exception of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, and Waukesha Counties. Those five counties will have a Cold Weather
Read MoreEau Claire Transit is waiving fees today and tomorrow due to extreme cold temperatures. The City of Eau Claire posted about the waived fees on Facebook earlier today. More information about routes and bus schedules is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.
Read MoreSheriff Hakes recently addressed the use of funds from the Badger State Sheriff’s Association. Below is his release: In the fall of 2024, the Badger State Sheriff’s Association received a large donation from someone who wished to remain anonymous. The donor requested that Sheriff’s use the funds for one of the following purposes: ballistic shields, ballistic vests, drones, night vision googles, less than lethal equipment, robotic device, or K9 programs. On behalf of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, I applied
Read MoreThe first Safe Haven Baby Box in Northeast Wisconsin is now installed. Howard Fire Rescue held a celebration on Saturday to introduce the device. Safe Haven boxes give mothers a secure place to drop off newborn babies anonymously and legally. The boxes are typically installed at fire stations and hospitals and they alert officials when an infant is placed inside. There are now a total of four Safe Haven Baby Boxes installed in Wisconsin. The first three are in Racine,
Read MoreDonald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th President of the United States. The day starts with a church service at St. John’s in Washington, DC, before President Biden welcomes Trump for tea at the White House. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will then head to the Capitol for the inauguration, which is set to be held inside because of brutally cold temperatures. Trump is scheduled to be sworn in at around 11:45 a.m. Eastern before giving
Read MoreWelcome to your Monday and new week. It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day across America. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society. The movement led to several groundbreaking legislative reforms in the United States. CLICK HERE FOR MORE on the man and history of this day.
Read MoreTax preparation is getting a little easier for some Wisconsin residents this year. The state’s Department of Revenue says the IRS Direct File system now works seamlessly with the WisTax state tax return preparation site. This means citizens who use the IRS Direct File software will have forms like W-2’s and 1099’s filled automatically in WisTax. The individual tax filing season starts on January 27th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Read MoreAn Eau Claire-based curling team is a serious contender for gold at the World University Games. Team Hebert is competing in Italy this week. They defeated Ukraine six-to-four and Great Britain seven-to-four on Sunday, marking their sixth and seventh consecutive wins. They’re now headed to the playoff games, which start Tuesday and feature the top four teams. You can watch their games at season-cast-dot-com by searching “team hebert.”
Read MoreOn Saturday, January 18th, 2025 shortly before 5am, the Dunn County Communications Center received calls from passing motorists on I-94 of a building on fire. The location provided was Shooters Showgirls, on 850th St. in the Town of Elk Mound. Upon arrival the building was fully involved. Elk Mound Fire along with Menomonie Fire, Colfax Fire, Rock Creek Fire, Sand Creek Fire, Township Fire, Chippewa Fire District, Weaton Fire, Boyceville Fire, Bloomer Fire and Colfax Rescue worked to put out
Read MoreThere’s a new movie coming out this month about a Wisconsin farmer. “Green and Gold” stars Craig T. Nelson as a dairy farmer who places a bet on the Green Bay Packers to win the Super Bowl to save the family farm from being foreclosed. The film was shot over a three-week period at various farms around Door County. “Green and Gold” will premiere in theaters on January 31st. CLICK FOR MORE WITH OUR LOCAL MICON CINEMAS.
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