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Miller Lite is selling a Christmas tree stand that doubles as a beer keg. It’s actually just a table that can hold a Christmas tree on top and has enough room for a keg underneath. It’s about 50 bucks and goes on sale next week. Miller Lite says it is a limited edition.

Milwaukee’s deputy elections director is out of a job and under investigation in a ballot fraud case. Milwaukee’s mayor yesterday said he fired Milwaukee Election Commission Deputy Director Kimberly Zapata after she admitted that she sent three fake military ballots to a Republican state representative. The mayor says charges are likely coming in the case. Milwaukee’s elections boss said Zapata was forthcoming about what she did, and hinted that she was making a point about a vulnerability in Wisconsin’s MyVote system.

Fiserv’s move to Milwaukee will mean a return to work for more than half its employees. The Business Journal is reporting that Fiserv will be required to have 60 percent of its people working in-person in order to qualify for seven million-dollars in incentives from the city of Milwaukee. Fiserv announced last month that it plans to move from its current headquarters in Brookfield to a new headquarters in downtown Milwaukee. A company spokesman says they currently have a hybrid

Northwestern Wisconsin Community Network has been selected as one of just 22 rural regions  nationwide added to the Rural Partners Network (RPN). RPN is an all-of-government program that partners with rural  people to help them access resources and funding to create local jobs, build infrastructure, and support long-term  economic stability on their own terms.  The Northwestern Wisconsin Community Network includes Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, and Pepin  counties.  RPN Community Networks receive on-the-ground, full-time support from federal staff assigned

As we near Election Day, there are reminders about registering.   You can register at absentee voting places before the end of the day tomorrow, or else you’ll have to register at your polling place on Election Day.  More information on voting is available online WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.  Election Day is next Tuesday.

Wisconsin drivers will be more likely to hit a deer starting next week.   That’s according to a Current Biology report that says deer crashes increase by 16 percent after daylight saving time ends in the Midwest.  The report says drivers are more likely to hit a deer during the last week of October through the first couple weeks of November than any other time of the year.

On Nov 3, 2022 law enforcement from across Barron County came together to talk about the increase in overdose deaths that have been happening in our communities. Below is the press release from area authorities: Today we stand together to ask for your help. There have been 14 overdose deaths in Barron County and 3 current active cases where an overdose is suspected, for a total of 17 in the past two years. The drugs involved in these deaths have

The Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program through the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services recently earned a $1.4 million grant from the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance. In the past 3 years, the program has been awarded competitive grants of more than $5 million from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The ePDMP service provides access to prescribing records as a tool to combat the state’s opioid crisis and other addictive drugs. This year’s grant will fund enhancements to the

There is a new addition to our landscape. A memorial for the three Chippewa County Girl Scouts who were run down on the side of the road four years ago now stands tall as an honor to their lives. Friends and family members of Jayna Kelley, Autumn Helgeson, Haylee Hickle dedicated the new memorial yesterday. It is a heart on top of a cross, and it stands 19 feet tall and 10 feet across. The girls, and one of their

The lawyer for the teen accused of killing Lily Peters says it’s unfortunate that the case is taking so long. Prosecutors are asking the judge in the case to speed things up, they say delaying a decision on whether the suspect will be charged as an adult is delaying justice for Lily’s family. But the suspect’s lawyer said the next hearing date, in August of next year, is the first time when he, the judge, and the D.A. can all