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Wisconsin gas prices are jumping up nearly 32-cents in one week. The average price for regular unleaded gas hit around two-dollars 86-cents per gallon on Tuesday, up from the two-dollars 55-cents on February 23rd. Triple A attributes the price spike to seasonal patterns that come during the approach of spring. Wisconsin gas prices are remaining relatively close to last year’s level, with it just being a little over three-cents higher than what drivers paid in March 2025.

Typically, firefighter-paramedics from the Eau Claire Fire Department are called to assist residents when they’re in peril. This time around, it was firefighter-paramedics who had to make a call to help one of their own. Freddie was on life support. Barely hanging on. “I thought he was a goner for sure,” said Shoua Bauer. “He wasn’t running. His eye was all messed up.” Freddie, a red radio-controlled, 12-volt battery-run plastic fire engine, has been a familiar face to first graders

Around 60 students from 11 area high schools put their artistic talents to the test at the Visual Arts Classic (VAC) held February 27 at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.   The VAC is a competition for art students in grades 9 through 12 and is presented by the Wisconsin Art Education Association. The competition features several studio categories involving a long-term project and an onsite short-term team project. This was the second year that UWRF hosted a regional competition.  “It’s a great opportunity for art students in high schools across western Wisconsin to compete and have

Chippewa Valley Veterans Tribute Foundation announced today a transformational $160,000 donation from Altoona’s VFW Post 10405, made possible through the proceeds from the sale of the Post’s longtime building. The gift will be used to establish a public matching campaign and to jumpstart the creation of a dedicated Vietnam Memorial along the Tribute Trail. The planned memorial will honor the service and sacrifice of Vietnam War veterans from the Chippewa Valley and serve as a permanent place for remembrance, reflection,

A Tennessee man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting a Holcombe teenager is learning his fate.  Investigators say that — in 2022 — Trevor Blackburn drove to Wisconsin and kidnapped the then-15-year-old girl from her home. Blackburn pleaded no contest to charges of kidnapping and first-degree child sexual assault.  He was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison.

Sentencing is being ordered for a former Monroe County mental health nurse who engaged in sexual activity with a patient under her care. Melissa Knutson claimed in 2022 that she was raped by the patient, but did not report it due to fears of retaliation.  She now acknowledges that was not the case.  She has been convicted of charges including Misconduct in Public Office and Obstructing an Officer and been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Members of the Wisconsin National Guard are playing a role in U.S. strikes on Iran.  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, told reporters yesterday National Guard units are showing the “value of America’s reserve forces,” including Wisconsin’s troops “operating in Kuwait and Iraq.”  A Wisconsin National Guard spokesperson confirmed it is deployed to the Middle East, but didn’t provide any specifics.  The U.S. and Israel teamed up for a military operation against Iran that began over

Traffic violence is being highlighted at the Wisconsin State Capitol.  A new exhibit called Car Crash Tragedies opened Sunday in the Capitol Rotunda, and has several features from memorial items to interviews with victims.  The goals of the exhibit include supporting survivors, remembering those who died in deadly crashes, and aim for zero traffic deaths.  The exhibit will be open until March 26th. 

Dunn County Sheriff, Kevin Bygd recently addressed the status of signing an ICE agreement for the Warrant Service Officer Program. Below is the press release from the Sheriffs Office: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Based on legal advice from the attorney who represents Dunn County’s liability insurance carrier,Wisconsin County Mutual, Sheriff Kevin Bygd signed a Memorandum of Agreement to allow selectedstaff members to be trained as Warrant Service Officers. Under this program, Dunn County Sheriff’s Deputies are authorized only to serve federal

This week, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is celebrating two observances proclaimed by Governor Evers: National Consumer Protection Week and National Weights and Measures Week. DATCP’s Bureau of Consumer Protection and Bureau of Weights and Measures work year-round to protect Wisconsin consumers from fraud, unfair and deceptive business practices, and unsafe products. Consumers can take advantage of this week’s observances to learn more about the many resources available to them when they need help. On a given day,