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America’s favorite baseball snack is getting a partner.  Frito-Lay is unveiling Cracker Jill, the newest mascot in 125 years.  It’s part of the Cracker Jack brand and meant to honor and support women’s impact within sports.  Fans can look for special-edition bags at ballparks across the country when the MLB season starts tomorrow with Opening Day.  Eighteen of the 30 teams will play, with the rest taking to the field on Friday.

Despite the ongoing military invasion by Russia that has turned their country and their lives upside down, 100 students from Ukraine are thinking about the future. “…the students and guests were profuse with their thanks and comments in the chat box, and I was overwhelmed by their kindness and energy…” -Spaeth They have received some help from University of Wisconsin-Stout Assistant Professor Mary Spaeth, who presented virtually March 30 about entrepreneurship to a class at Ivan Franko National University of

Pablo Group will announce details of a new hotel development near the County Materials Complex on Menomonie Street in Eau Claire. Claire. The County Materials Complex includes a major event facility, a 100-yard artificially turfed field house and the Mayo Clinic Health System Diagnostic Imaging and Sports Medicine Center. The hotel development will be located on land between Menomonie Street and the Chippewa River.

There’s been another change at the top at UW-Whitewater. The school’s interim Chancellor Jim Henderson yesterday abruptly resigned. Henderson said he’s leaving out of frustration for not being able to hire the ‘ best chancellor possible,’ though he didn’t explain just what that means. Henderson has been interim chancellor at Whitewater since June of 2021. The school appointed a new interim chancellor yesterday. The new chancellor is Whitewater’s fourth since 2018, that’s when former Chancellor Beverly Kopper resigned because of

It’s the latest sign of a return to normal CHEERS after the coronavirus. Milwaukee’s Lakefront Brewery yesterday announced plans to upgrade its Riverwalk beer garden. The plans include opening-up a new dining area to allow people to look out at the river, as well as permanent bathrooms for the beer garden and a new bar. Lakefront’s Russ Klisch says people flooded the beer garden over the past year, and made him realize just how great of a space he has.

It is Election Day in Wisconsin. Voters across the state head to the polls today to decide local races. That means contests for mayor, school board, and judge. Many voters will also see school referendum questions on their ballots. Polls are open from 7 a.m. til 8 p.m., and election managers are reminding people to bring their ID if they want to vote. Here locally, voters in Eau Claire are looking at local races on their ballots today. The big focus

There is another candidate in the race for sheriff in Eau Claire. Captain Dave Riewestahl yesterday entered the race as a Democrat. He has been with the sheriff’s office since 2007, and is currently the jail administrator. Jail sergeant Kevin Otto is also running as a Democrat, Detective Don Henning is running as a Republican. They are all running to replace Sheriff Ron Cramer who is retiring later this year.

The judge overseeing the trial of the Waukesha Christmas Parade suspect doesn’t want to wait. The judge yesterday refused to delay the trial, which continues to be set for October. The judge has not yet decided if the trial will remain in Waukesha County. Darrell Brooks Junior’s lawyers say there is no way he can get a fair trial in Waukesha. A hearing on that issue comes up in June. Brooks is looking at a laundry list of charges, including

Power companies across the state are urging people who owe on their power bills to make payment arrangements now, before their lights are turned-off.  Wisconsin’s ban on disconnecting the power ends on April 15th. That’s next Friday. The state’s Public Service Commission yesterday said people need to make payment arrangements or ask for financial assistance before the deadline. The state also has some help available for people who need help in paying their utilities. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO

The sheriff in Vernon County says someone is stealing traffic signs, and says it’s not funny. Sheriff John Spears yesterday said thieves have taken signs in Viroqua, Westby, Coon Valley, Chaseburg, Stoddard, Genoa, Readstown and Viola. The sheriff’s department says the signs are there for a reason, and a missing stop sign or yield sign could end-up causing a crash. He’s asking people throughout the county to keep an eye on their signs, and report any that go missing.