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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is lifting its ban on live poultry events in the state.  The ban was put into place earlier this year to stop the spread of bird flu.  The department is still encouraging bird owners to practice strong biosecurity.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison student is the new Miss Wisconsin.  Junior nuclear engineering major Grace Stanke  was crowned over the weekend.  She’s the first woman to win Miss Wisconsin Outstanding Teen and then go on to win the Miss Wisconsin title as well.  She’ll compete in the Miss America pageant in December.

The case of a body found alongside the road in Eau Claire County was recently announced to be a homicide investigation. Below are both the original press release story as well as the update from the Sheriff’s Office. UPDATE: At this time, this incident is being investigated as a homicide. The victim is a 46 year old male from the Eau Claire area. The Sheriff’s Office is continuing to follow up on a number of leads and further information will

Due to the excessive heat impacting Eau Claire, the Transit division is waiving fare requirements for passengers today, Monday, June 20, 2022. Passengers will be able to use the air-conditioned buses instead of risking heat-related health conditions without concern of the cost. All 22 buses in the fleet are accessible to individuals using mobility devices and “kneel” so they are level with the curb for those who otherwise may have difficulty boarding. And all buses have bike racks for those

If you like Summer temps, they appear to have arrived, but it also comes with a warning. It will be dangerously hot across western Wisconsin for the next two days. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Chippewa Valley from 1 p.m. today til 1 a.m. tomorrow. Forecasters say highs will be in the 90s both days, but today will be hotter day. The Weather Service says the high will be 96 today, but the heat and humidity

 It was a violent end to Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration. Police say someone opened fire as the celebration was winding-down on the city’s north side yesterday evening. One person, a 39-year-old woman, was wounded as she was walking along the sidewalk near 5th and Burleigh. Milwaukee Police say there were several fights at the Juneteenth Celebration at near-by Rose Park. At least one of those fights is believed to have spilled-over, and ended with gunfire. And that was part of a

Last week’s storms dropped three tornadoes in western Wisconsin. The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed tornadoes in Tomah, La Farge and Mauston. The three were part of a storm system that dropped eight tornadoes across the entire state of Wisconsin last Wednesday. There are no reports of any serious injuries from the storms, but there was plenty of damage.

Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin isn’t scheduling abortions after this week. The group said its last appointments will be this Saturday. After that, Planned Parenthood said it will send woman out of the state for an abortion. All of this is in anticipation of a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that will strike down Roe v. Wade. If that happens, abortions will become illegal in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is starting the week with just under 400 people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday reported 384 people are in the hospital with the virus. That includes 62 in the ICU. The 384 hospitalizations is about where Wisconsin was with the virus in August of last year.

We celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, but why? Well, its origins are not well-known.  This year officially marks the 50th anniversary of the day dedicated to dads.  It wasn’t until 1972 that Father’s Day was recognized as an American holiday after being signed off by President Richard Nixon.  Sonora Dodd, the daughter of a Civil War veteran, is credited with organizing the first-ever one back in 1910 to honor her own father, and wanted the day to be in June.