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The state-funded ATV/UTV trails and routes in Eau Claire County are in good condition and will open on Friday, May 13. Off trail riding is strictly prohibited. Any questions regarding this news release can be directed to department at the number above.

With warm temperatures in the forecast this week, homeowners will finally be able to begin spring gardening and landscaping projects. Xcel Energy reminds customers they should call 8-1-1 to have underground utility lines marked, free of charge before beginning any digging projects. Damaging or striking a single line can create a dangerous situation, cause injury, or result in repair costs, fines and outages. In Wisconsin, homeowners and contractors should call 8-1-1 or submit an online request to Wisconsin One Call at least three

Milwaukee’s casino is about to add a whole new floor. Potawatomi Casino yesterday announced plans for a 100 million-dollar renovation. The idea is to re-do the casino’s third floor, add 18-hundred slots, a Starbucks, and a restaurant owned by Kiss frontmen Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons.  There are also plans for a high-rollers area and a new sports book. Potawatomi managers hope to be finished with the project sometime next year.

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire football team has announced the 2022 football schedule while the department has also announced a new radio partnership with Mid- West Family Broadcasting to air the Blugolds on WAYY Radio – Sports Talk 105.1 FM. 2022 Football Schedule The 2022 schedule features six home games including the season opener on September 3 rd against Loras College (IA). The Blugolds first road trip will be the following weekend as they face another Iowa school, Central College.

There is no word on a suspect in Sunday’s firebombing at the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison. Madison’s police chief yesterday said investigators collect evidence at the office and have shared it with their federal partners. Chief Shon Barnes also said yesterday there’s no evidence that it was an inside job, and said people shouldn’t believe that ”conspiracy theory.”  The chief says someone threw two molotov cocktails into the office early Sunday morning and spray-painted a threat on the outside of

After a weekend that saw 16 people shot, including two teenagers who were killed, Milwaukee leaders are looking to gun locks to stop the violence. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the city’s Office of Violence Prevention held a news conference yesterday to remind people that there are free gun locks available to anyone in the city. The thought is that gun locks make stolen guns tougher to use, and that having to remove a gun lock may give people more

Over 70 percent of Wisconsin, including a huge chunk of the western part of the state, is at a high risk for wildfires. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday said 52 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties are at high risk. The DNR says fire crews have had to battle over 250 wildfires so far this year. They say high winds, warm weather, and dry brush are making for a busy spring wildfire season.

Brett Favre is facing new questions about his role in a Mississippi welfare fraud case. The Mississippi Department of Human Services yesterday sued Favre and several others over 20 million-dollars in misspent welfare money. Favre is accused of accepting two million-dollars for speeches he never gave. He paid the money back. The lawsuit says Favre was more involved in the plans to get ahold of the money. The suit also names former pro wrestlers from the DiBiase family and administrators

There are questions about just how closely Wisconsin watched 96 million dollars for rental and energy assistance. A new report from the Legislative Audit Bureau shows a lack of consistency, and possibly people who were given money that they didn’t qualify for. Wisconsin spent 64 million-dollars on rental assistance from March through September of last year, and spent another 32 million on energy assistance. The audit says about a third of people who asked for rental assistance didn’t provide any proof-of-income, and some didn’t

Most students continue to like UW-Madison, though more students say they don’t like the idea of campus police. The university yesterday released its second campus climate survey. It shows that 74 percent of students feel welcome on campus, 76 percent feel respected, and 77 percent feel safe. The school says the numbers are slightly lower for LGBTQ+ students, but no one is saying how much lower. The survey also shows that 60 percent of students say they’re not comfortable with