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All Pro defensive lineman JJ Watt is retiring from the NFL.  The Pewaukee, Wisconsin native announced on Twitter today that Sunday was his infant son’s first NFL game and it was his last NFL game at home.  The Arizona Cardinals have two road games to close out the season.  The former Wisconsin Badger was drafted by the Houston Texans with the 11th overall pick in 2011 and became an All Pro in his second season.  He currently has 111-and-a-half sacks for his career.

While getting fit is a common New Year’s resolution, the cold weather months can discourage people from taking advantage of many local recreational opportunities. That is why Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership and Go Chippewa County want to make getting active outdoors a little more rewarding this winter. The countywide health coalition and tourism branch of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the first On the Go in the Snow: Chippewa Winter Challenge from January through March to

In the 1950s and 1960s, when Herb Riebe, Joanne Salm Bauer and Becky Gralow Cranston were attending University of Wisconsin-Stout, the university catchphrase Stout Proud hadn’t been coined. “Our young people are our future, and the future is going to be designed by educated people,” Their Stout pride was alive and well, however, when they graduated and launched successful careers. Sixty years later, their love for and lifelong bond with their alma mater is front and center with three new,

If you are ready to get your winter on, Eau Claire is ready for you. All ski trails are open and most will be groomed. Park crews are continuing to flood ice rinks, but there is still some grass poking through. Warming shelters will open today from 12-7pm. Supervised warming shelters are Boyd, Pinehurst, Putnam Heights, and Roosevelt. If ice is not ready or you are not a skater, stop by for indoor games and crafts. Pinehurst has winter gear

 A 14-year-old from Green Bay is the state’s second pediatric flu death. Ava Schmidt’s friends and family remembered her yesterday. The state’s Department of Health Services says she is only the second person under 18 to die from the flu in Wisconsin this year. The state is not identifying the other person. Wisconsin’s flu season usually peaks about this time of year. Doctors and public health managers say there is still time for people to get a flu shot.

 A fire on the day before Christmas was likely traced to an electrical issue. Firefighters in Eau Claire say three pets died in a fire at a home in Seymour Saturday afternoon. No people were hurt in that blaze. Township Fire and the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to the fire. Investigators say it looks like an electrical problem sparked the fire.

 Eau Claire County is looking to spend some of the last of its coronavirus stimulus money on power and water. The county board last week voted to spend more than a half-million dollars on solar panels for the county courthouse, and a new water testing program. The money is the last of the unrestricted portion of the 20 million that Eau Claire County received as part of the stimulus program. In addition to the courthouse, the county plans to add

The latest Census snapshot shows Wisconsin gained about 12 thousand people. The Census Bureau released the numbers for the past year last week. The numbers show Wisconsin gained nearly 12 thousand new residents. Many of those people moved into the state. The Census numbers also show more deaths than births in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is doing okay, especially compared to our neighbors. Illinois lost over 141 thousand people last year, the third most of any state in the country. Minnesota added about five thousand new residents according to

 Lake Mendota is frozen over, but the DNR is urging patience for ice fishers. The state declared the lake frozen on Christmas Day. The DNR says ice has to hold for 24 straight hours to be officially declared frozen. The DNR says you should wait til there’s about four inches of ice on the lake before heading out to fish or drive on the ice. Even with the past week’s bitter cold, that may take a few days.

 The Badger football team will close out its season tonight. Wisconsin will take on Oklahoma State in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix. This is the 21st straight bowl game for the Badger s. This is also the first game for newly hired head