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 A Wisconsin Lottery retailer sold a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket for the Saturday, March 21, 2026, drawing The ticket was purchased at Driftless Stores, Inc on 820 Mason St. in Platteville. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (12-28-36-41-59) and the Powerball (2). Nobody in America matched all five numbers and the Powerball, so the estimated jackpot for tonight’s drawing is $133 million.

Dunn County 4-H strives to provide its youth with ways to bridge communication gaps especially with older generations, so when Kathy Asper of Menomonie, Wisconsin approached the Dunn County 4-H Educator, Zachary Rozmiarek with a multigenerational program idea that would give 4-H youth the chance to interview some of the residents of the Neighbors of Dunn County Nursing Home to learn their stories, he was intrigued. “When an interesting idea for a program comes along that not only fosters connections and

From physicians and nurses to a pharmacist and paramedic, Cork, 21, grew up surrounded by relatives dedicated to caring for others. But it’s her grandfather’s story of returning to school in his 30s and moving his entire family into student housing to become a general surgeon that stands out. Health care isn’t just a career path for Gianna Cork. It’s a family tradition, decades in the making. “My grandfather was a physician in New Richmond, and he realized that they

An innovative program at the Dunn County Jail is giving inmates the chance to earn their High School Equivalency Diploma through a partnership with Literacy Chippewa Valley.  The program, coordinated through the jail’s education services, allows inmates to work toward their HSED while incarcerated, said Heather Pyka, Jail Program Director, adding that Dunn County was one of first jails in the state to use a computerized equivalency testing program.  Instruction is provided by Literacy Chippewa Valley, a nonprofit organization that delivers adult education programming throughout the region, with grants

Larry Davis, 34 years of age, from Phoenix, AZ has been arrested by the Wisconsin State PatrolEau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 4th offense. On 03/21/2026, at approximately 1:54 am, a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle traveling westbound on Intestate 94 at mile marker two in Hudson for speed. The Trooper observed signs of impairment and a subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety tests was conducted. The driver, Larry Daivd from Phoenix, AZ

It’s National Puppy Day! If that has you craving some puppy breath or even kitten cuddles, it might be the “purrrrr”fect time to visit our local shelters. Here locally, you can find your own bestie as many animals are waiting to become pets in our nearby shelters. Click below to find your “FUR”ever friend. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM EAU CLAIRE HUMANE ASSOCIATION CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE CLOSER TO CHIPPEWA FOR DUNN COUNTY PETS CLICK HERE

Governor Tony Evers’ schedule brings him to Chippewa Falls today.  The governor is expected to tour Cooperative Educational Service Agency 10 as part of a day dedicated to violence prevention.  Grant recipients from the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention are set to be announced.

La Crosse Police are investigating a weekend shooting incident.  Officers responded to a shots-fired report at around 2 a.m. Saturday at a location on George Street.  Shell casings were found though there were no reports of injuries.

A Baldwin man is facing charges after being arrested Saturday in St. Croix County.  Fifty-two-year-old John Carpenter on I-94 had reportedly been driving erratically and hit a guardrail.  He was cited with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense.

Over 30 people are hurt after a tour bus crashed in Green Bay yesterday. Emergency crews responded shortly before 3 p.m. after the bus exited I-43 at Webster Avenue and went over an embankment, nearly hitting a building. Many of the passengers were elderly and suffered minor injuries, but two individuals are in critical condition, according to the Green Bay Police Department. Officials say there were over 50 people on the bus as it traveled from Chicago to a Michigan