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Folks could be zooming on the snowmobile trails in Chippewa County in a matter of days. Volunteers with the Bloomer Snowhawks Club say they’ve spent weeks clearing the trails in the county, and hope to open this weekend. It’s been a slim few years for snowmobiling in western Wisconsin because of a lack of snow. This year, the Snowhawks say there is plenty of snow, they say it’s now just a matter of maintaining the county’s 450 miles of trails so people

There’s a change at the top of the Department of Natural Resource’s board. Fred Prehn, who was nominated by former Governor Walker, has stepped down. Prehn fought to stay on the board, saying Governor Evers never officially replaced him. But last week, Prehn said it was time to allow the State Senate to vote on his replacement. Prehn was a deciding vote on a number of issues including Wisconsin’s wolf hunt. Senate leaders say they expect to give the governor’s nominees

 A new audit says the University of Wisconsin spent almost all of its 563 million in coronavirus stimulus aid properly. The report from the Legislative Audit bureau found just 239 thousand-dollars was spent on ‘unallowable expenses.’ Lawmakers say there’s room for improvement at the university, but they say overall the audit shows the university did a good job in spending its stimulus haul. The audit does ding the school for not having written policies as to how each campus could have, or

 It’s Christmas! If you celebrate, we wish you and yours the warmest of holiday wishes.  President Biden and family attended an evening mass, followed by their traditional Christmas Eve Italian dinner.  He took to Twitter Saturday to say he hopes that “everything that divides us fades away” this holiday weekend.  Washington DC is one of many places experiencing cold weather nationwide, with a projected low of seven degrees on Saturday. Bethlehem is marking Christmas.  Police put up barriers in Manger Square Saturday morning before

 Forecasters are warning of dangerous wind chill in southern Wisconsin.  Wind chill temperatures could drop to 25 degrees-below-zero this morning.  The winds should ease up later in the day, and some snow is expected tonight.  Temperatures are expected to warm up back into the 40s by Thursday, and Madison should start off the new year with mild temperatures. The Wisconsin Badgers don’t have to worry about the wind chill.  They’re getting ready for this week’s bowl game in Phoenix, Arizona, where temperatures are

Hello. Welcome to your day and thank you for being here! During this time of year stress can sometimes hit all-time-high’s and our recent snap of cold weather leaves some plans thwarted. Ugh. We get it and we are here for you. That’s why we like to take time on Saturday morning to slow things down a bit before heading out into a new day. It’s our weekly “scroll down memory lane.” So, on this Christmas Eve, grab the hot

It’s almost here! For many, this is the excitement before the big day and on this (cold) Christmas Eve we take a look at some statistics surrounding the holiday. Tonight is a busy one for the big jolly man in the bright red suit. When it comes to Santa, a recent Ipsos holiday season poll of more than one-thousand adults found 21 percent of respondents said they believe in St. Nick.  Meanwhile, 46-percent of those surveyed said their children are

A winter storm warning for the state remains in effect until tomorrow morning.  Today’s wind chill was expected to fall to as low as between 25- and 35-below in some parts of the state.  Temperatures are expected to gradually go back up as wind speeds come down through the weekend.  Single digit temperatures are expected on Monday. Meanwhile, the state’s power grid continues to hold up relatively well during the winter storm.  Power outages have mostly been scattered throughout the

It’s almost here…Perhaps you are getting the plate of cookies and cold milk ready for Santa. A carrot or two ready for the reindeer whose hooves you might hear “click, click, click” tonight… CLICK, CLICK, CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE WITH MORGAN MCCARTHY  It seems Christmas is upon us again, which has many saying “How did this year go so fast?!”” For this week’s Friday Feel Good we try to slow it down a bit and revisit the magic that

There are now formal charges against the caregivers of a four-year-old Milwaukee girl. Prosecutors in Milwaukee filed the charges on Wednesday. Police say four-year-old Kaliyah King Mage died at a local hospital last Friday. She was unconscious and not breathing. Three adults are facing a number of charges including neglect. The three originally told police Mage was hit by a car, but that story later changed after investigators confronted the three with more evidence.