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A man’s dead after a one-car crash in central Wisconsin.  Police say a 30-year-old man crashed into several trees and a light pole near Country Club Drive and Kirschling Court in Stevens Point late last night.  A woman who was in the car was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  The cause of the crash hasn’t been determined.

The Milwaukee Brewers’ first official tailgate of the 2022 season will take place later this month.  ‘ The team says the Arctic Tailgate will happen for the first time in two years on February 26th.  The tailgate takes place at American Family Field and a parking lot will open the day before for a pre-tailgate party.  The first 200 fans in line will get a free t-shirt.  Single-game Brewers tickets go on sale at 9:00 a.m. on the 26th.

Dane County’s face mask mandate ends in less than a month.  Public Health Madison Dane County announced today the mask mandate will be allowed to expire on March 1st.  Dane County’s mask mandate went into place August 19th.  Public Health says coronavirus cases are down over 37-percent in the last two weeks.

Wisconsin native Alex Cavallini helps lead the U.S. women’s hockey team to the gold medal game at the Olympics.  The U.S. beat Finland in the semifinals of the Olympic tournament today with Cavallini giving up just one goal and making 25 saves.  The U.S. will now take on Canada in the gold medal game Wednesday night.

A new adjustment may bring masks down for some in the halls of Eau Claire schools. Below is a copy of the letter sent to ECASD families this afternoon: Dear ECASD Families,   The ECASD began the 2021-22 school year with masks required inside of all district buildings. We are now announcing a shift from a mask requirement toward recommending masks, allowing families the option to decide.  The following factors helped guide our decision to shift from a mask requirement to

The sixth annual Sustainable Eau Claire Awards will be issued by the City of Eau Claire’s Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAC) on February 16, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. The awards ceremony will be held virtually during SAC’s regular monthly meeting. These awards recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations that are making a difference and creating a more sustainable Eau Claire. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

One of the rites of passage for a college student is to wait in line to pick up textbooks, then stuff the often heavy, hardcover tomes into a backpack. And lug them around campus and beyond all semester. At University of Wisconsin-Stout, the lines at the textbook rental center have all but disappeared. It’s a new age for textbooks — the digital age. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND FULL STORY. If students’ backpacks look a little less full on

Mother Nature did not serve up slam-dunk potential, but John Crews leveraged a stellar start and paired it with steady productivity to win the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River with a four-day total of 75 pounds, 4 ounces. “I’ve said it 100 times, ‘When it’s your time, it’s your time,’” Crews said. “This week, it was just my time.” -CREWS Edging Bob Downey of Hudson, Wis., by 1 1/4 pounds, Crews won the top prize of $100,000 and added another blue trophy to the

The man accused of running down more than 60 people at the Waukesha Christmas Parade wants his trial moved out of Waukesha.  Darrell Brooks Junior was in court on Friday to plead not guilty to all 77 charges he is facing, then he asked for his trial to be moved.  Police say Brooks killed six people in the parade attack.  They have not yet announced a motive in the case.  Brooks is being held on five million-dollars cash bond.

The sheriff in Polk County says alcohol may have been a factor in a deadly weekend snowmobile crash.  Deputies say a 71-year-old man was thrown from his snowmobile about 11 a.m. Saturday morning.  Investigators say the man was on a marked trail at the time.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is helping with the investigation.