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ABOVE PHOTO: Associate Professor Min DeGruson (left) with students in the Packaging Materials course. For the second year in a row, University of Wisconsin-Stout teams won first and second place in the annual Flexible Packaging Association Student Design Challenge.  Packaging students worked to find flexible packaging solutions by improving a current package, developing a new package, providing easier options for storage or shipping, reducing waste and creating a better consumer experience. Student Design Challenge winners are: First, Pistachio Pal Package: Ben Boie, Thorp; Aria Elfering,

The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire Sunday afternoon in the 600 block of Water St.A bystander across the street from the residence saw smoke coming from the roof of the structure and called 911. The first arriving fire unit found a 2 story wood-frame duplex with smoke showing from several areas of the attic. Crews quickly made entry and proceeded to the 2nd floor to access and extinguish the fire. As the fire was located, additional

There is once again a body count in Milwaukee after a violent weekend. Police say they handled nine shootings between Friday and late last night. In those, six people died. The shootings include a triple shooting at the El Rey Grocery store where two people including a security guard died Saturday.

It was a day for remembering on the fourth anniversary of the explosion in Sun Prairie that killed Cory Barr. Yesterday marked four years since a gas line caused an explosion downtown. Barr was a fire captain at the time, he was helping evacuate people. Fellow firefighters and Barr’s family yesterday got together to remember his life. Barr is now remembered with a statue out in front of Sun Prairie’s fire department,

Eau Claire’s election managers say nothing is changing after last week’s Supreme Court ruling on ballot dropboxes. City Clerk Carrie Riepl says they stopped using dropboxes earlier this year after a judge in Waukesha County declared them illegal. The state Supreme Court said the same thing on Friday. Riepl says voters can vote in-person or absentee through the mail. She says if you voted in the spring election, then things will be the same next month and again in November.

Eau Claire is the center of the baton and block universe this week. The city hosted the first round of the U.S. National Kubb Championship over the weekend. Kubb is a Viking game where players toss batons at blocks, Eau Claire has hosted the national championships since 2007. This year saw 128 teams and over 440 players. The tournament was so large, it will continue next weekend as well.

It doesn’t look like Fond du Lac’s alligator will be heading home. Managers at J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue in Fond du Lac say they spoke to the alligator’s owner last week, and the owners have decided to send the gator to an animal sanctuary. The Rescue’s John Moyles says the gator’s owner’s daughter left an outside cage open, and the gator wandered off. The small gator was captured while swimming in Long Lake.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers are inching up. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 427 people are in the hospital with the virus, including 64 in the ICU. Those numbers are up slightly from one week ago. Wisconsin has seen about 400 people in the hospital with the virus for the past two months. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

All American Pet Photo Day is here.  July 11th marks a day where pet owners are encouraged to share their favorite pictures of their pets.  To celebrate you can dress them up, take them to a park,  put them on a fancy pillow or do whatever your imagination leads you to for the perfect picture.

The Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services is stepping down.  A statement on Friday from Governor Tony Evers says DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim is leaving her post at the state’s professional licensing agency as of August 1st.  She was appointed by Governor Evers in 2019.  Crim says much has been done during her three and a half year tenure to bring about the agency’s focus on “ensuring safety and supporting the economy.”  DSPS Assistant Deputy Secretary Dan Hereth