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Hello! Welcome to the first full weekend of June. How’s the month starting for you? Hopefully, things are off to a cooperative and stellar start as we sink into the full Wisconsin Summer experience. Whether that means camping, days spent at the ball fields, trying to get crops or plants into the ground, seeking out a pool, or simply soaking it all in here’s what Mother Nature has planned as the backdrop to our days. CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FULL

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is approving a two-percent tuition increase for resident undergraduate students for the 2026-27 academic year.  University leaders say the increase will add about 210-dollars per year at UW Madison.  Officials say the revenue will help cover salaries, utilities, facility maintenance, and student support services.  Some students voiced concerns about affordability, while university leaders say the increase remains below inflation.

A joint trial has been scheduled in Manitowoc County in connection with the death of three-year-old Elijah Vue.  Court records show Katrina Baur and Jesse Vang face charges, including child neglect and child abuse.  Prosecutors allege Baur sent Elijah to stay with Vang at his apartment as a form of discipline.  Vang reported the boy missing in February 2024 before a large-scale search was launched.  Authorities later identified human remains found near Camp Manitou as Elijah’s.  The trial is set

Wisconsin has reached a ten-million-dollar settlement with Tyco Fire Products over PFAS contamination linked to firefighting foam.  The agreement resolves part of a 2022 lawsuit alleging Tyco released PFAS chemicals into the environment beginning in 1962.  State officials say the money will be placed in a trust fund for cleanup efforts.  Tyco also agreed to continue providing replacement wells and support long-term monitoring and remediation.  A separate lawsuit involving Tyco and other companies remains active.

You never know who you might run into if you take the path less traveled. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we meet two people with unlikely connections and cross over, and the story has Dairyland connections!  Dennis, a Wisconsin native and farmer, happened to cross paths with a Kenyan pro-runner named Betty at a marathon in Hong Kong. They discovered they shared a passion for both marathons and farming, and quickly became friends. Dennis invited Betty to visit his farm in Wisconsin, and

President Trump says he’s with the American farmer “one-thousand-percent.” Speaking at a farming roundtable on Friday in Chippewa Falls, Trump said he’s been fighting hard to create an equal playing field when it comes to agricultural trade with other countries. Trump also touched on new tax policies that allow farmers to deduct more costs associated with equipment, and make it easier to pass down their farm-land to their children. About one-thousand people gathered at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls Friday

The Solstice Stroll event will be held throughout downtown from Phoenix Park to Haymarket Plaza, through Barstow Street and over the Grand Avenue Bridge to Grand Avenue in support of our downtown businesses! While the event is scheduled to run 11:00AM thru 4:00PM, there will also be live music planned at multiple bars & restaurants into the evening. If you aren’t able to make it for the afternoon, stop down in the evening – it is the longest day of the

The City of Altoona invites the community to join us for a special edition of Rocking on the River on Wednesday, June 10, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Amphitheatre at River Prairie Park. This week’s event will benefit the Jayna Kelley Memorial Foundation, with donations collected throughout the evening supporting the foundation’s mission of giving back to youth and community causes. June 10 holds special significance, as it would have been Jayna Kelley’s 17th

President Trump is coming to Western Wisconsin today.  The White House says the president is coming to highlight his support for Wisconsin’s farmers.  As part of the president’s trip, he is expected to speak at Custer Farm in Chippewa Falls. 

Charges against a former Monroe County transport officer accused of sexual assault are moving forward.  David Griffin allegedly grabbed an inmate’s genitals while he and another officer were taking him to the Monroe County Jail back in March.  Charges of abuse of residents of penal facilities and disorderly conduct have been ordered held over for trial.