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UW-Madison’s interim chancellor says he’s ‘pleased to support’ the Big Ten’s latest expansion. Chancellor John Karl Scholz yesterday said that adding USC and UCLA to the Big Ten will strengthen the conference by making it a powerhouse from coast to coast. The two California teams will join the Big Ten in 2024. College football insiders say the move is to counter the growing SEC, and help get the Big Ten a better TV contract.

The legal fight in Wisconsin court over a new Kohler golf course has ended. The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday sided with Kohler in a long-simmer dispute over a land swap that is supposed to bring a world class golf course to the Sheboygan area. The court said the environmental group that was suing, Friends of the Black River Forest, has no legal standing to sue and never proved any real harm. The group says the ruling will hurt other citizens who want to protect

It’s getting cheaper to fill your tank in Wisconsin. Triple-A says the average price for a gallon of regular is now four-dollars and 64-cents. That’s down 13 cents from last Friday. Gas is now officially under five dollars a gallon in every county in the state. Triple-A says gas prices peaked on June 12th with an average price of four-dollars and 93-cents per-gallon.

They are asking people not to paint turtles in La Crosse. The Coulee Region Humane Society yesterday said painting turtle shells can hurt turtles. The group says some people think adding a layer of reflective paint will help drivers avoid the turtles. The Humane Society says it’s best to leave wild creatures alone.

Carson Park, named after Eau Claire lumberman William E. Carson, is a 134-acre peninsula surrounded by Half Moon Lake and is home to the Chippewa Valley Museum, the Wisconsin Logging Museum, the Chippewa Valley Railroad, and more. You’re invited to experience the attractions in Carson Park this summer through three special events – join the Carson Park Experience! 12:00 – 5:00pm Chippewa Valley Railroad, Wisconsin Logging Museum and Chippewa Valley Museum will be open. Enjoy complimentary experiences throughout the park

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Emerald Sky Dairy, LLC (Emerald Sky Dairy) requiring it to pay $65,000 to resolve violations in November 2019 related to a manure discharge into a creek near Emerald, Wis. The settlement was approved by the Saint Croix County Circuit Court on June 7, 2022. “Polluting our water negatively impacts water quality and wildlife,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “CAFOs must ensure that manure runoff doesn’t unlawfully end up in

What are opioids? Do I have opioids in my medicine cabinet? How can I help someone who’s overdosing on an opioid? How do I use Narcan? Learn the answers – and get to know more about opioids – on July 11 at an in-person workshop in Eau Claire at The Community Table, 320 Putnam Street, from 6 – 7:30pm. “Someone experiencing an addiction might not be able recognize how opioid use is impacting their life…” The Eau Claire City-County Health

 A group of Wisconsin Boy Scouts are being hailed as heroes for helping victims after an Amtrak train hit a dump truck and derailed in Missouri. Three passengers died as well as the dump truck driver whom one scout stayed with as he passed away. The Boy Scout Troop was coming back from a backpacking trip in New Mexico when the accident occurred at a public crossing on Monday in the city of Mendon, which is about 100 miles northeast of Kansas

It’s life in prison for a Tomah man in a child’s beating death. A judge yesterday sentenced 37-year-old Marcus Anderson to life without parole for the 2019 death of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son. Anderson says the little boy fell in the shower, but investigators say Anderson punched the boy dozens of times. The judge said Anderson will always have the boy’s ‘blood on his hands,’ and called Anderson a danger to society.

It will be adult charges for the teenager accused of opening fire in the Mayfair Mall back in 2020. The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a Milwaukee County juvenile court judge was wrong to deny a request from prosecutors to move the case to adult court. The teenager was 15-years-old at the time. Police say he opened fire on a group of people in the mall, wounding eight including four random shoppers. Keeping the case in adult court could mean 15-years