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The Durand Police Department is using an AI assistant to generate their police reports. Code Four analyzes body camera footage to write the reports, with officers and supervisors reviewing them for errors. Police Chief Stan Ridgeway says the program has been great for their smaller force, adding they’re “saving an officer four, five or six hours depending on how busy their week is.” The department is currently using it for free on a trial basis but is looking to add

 small black case rests atop a filing cabinet in Assistant Professor Kevin Dietsche’s office. He opens the case and begins strumming a ukulele. The soft music fills the office. Dietsche, an engineering technology instructor at University of Wisconsin-Stout, built the ukulele 15 years ago under the guidance of Kazukiyo “Jiggs” Kuboyama, a master in his craft who was honored by the Ukulele Guild of Hawaii. In homage to Kuboyama, Dietsche tasked his own students to develop a process to build ukuleles in

Sentencing is being ordered for an Eau Claire man convicted on federal drug charges.  Jason Bloedow was arrested last year as investigators say he was headed back into Wisconsin after having picked up methamphetamine in Minnesota for the purposes of distributing it here.  He has been sentenced to ten years in prison.

The Packers are taking the tailgate to you.  The team has announced a group of current and former players are hitting the road on a tailgate tour this week.  A Packers themed bus will travel to several areas throughout Wisconsin and Iowa to visit packers fans in schools, retirement communities, businesses and more.   Current players, Edgerrin cooper and Evan Williams will be on the bus, joined by packers alumni Randall Cobb, James Jones, Desmond Bishop and Brandon Jackson.  

The man who once held the title as winningest manager in Brewers history has died. Former skipper Phil Garner passed away Saturday at the age of 76 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Nicknamed “Scrap Iron,” Garner managed the Brew Crew from 1992 to 1997, and was the winningest manager in franchise history until 2021. He also had a long playing career in Major League Baseball that included being part of the World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. What can you expect Mother Nature to drop on us? CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FULL FIRST ALERT FORECAST. We are glad you are here to spend some of it with us! On Saturday mornings we like to simply slow things down a bit with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a chance for you to ease into a day before the hustle and bustle takes over! We take a look back at events that happened

In Chippewa County they’ve identified a man who had been reported missing by his family. Below is the information from Sheriff Travis Hakes: On Thursday April 9th 2026, the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a family member of Gary Ebensperger at about 10:50PM indicating that Gary had gone fishing in Holcombe and they had not heard from Gary since about 4PM, which concerned them. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the last known area Gary had

The Wisconsin DHS is investing 31-million dollars in opioid settlement funds.  Health officials made the announcement Thursday, saying the state will get 14-point-five-million dollars from last year and 16-point-five-million dollars this year.  DHS says they’ll use the money to support prevention programming, reduce overdose deaths, increase access to treatment and invest in recovery services.  The state saw a drop in opioid deaths from 2023-to-2024, with the health officials saying they’ll continue to invest in helping those in need. 

A statewide student mental health program is expanding with a new 600-thousand-dollar grant.  The funding supports a school-based initiative helping districts provide counseling and behavioral health services.  The program currently serves 21 districts and about 148-thousand students across the state.  Officials say the funding helps reduce waitlists and expand access to mental health services.

Sometimes it can feel like all we hear is bad news. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we flip the script and focus on the good. A 73-year-old South Carolina man named Steve Howell is alive today thanks to two strangers who pulled him from his burning truck just moments before it went up in flames. Steve talks about the accident and rescue. Proof that there might just be angels among us and sometimes they look a lot like our neighbors.