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The Dancing Grannies will be a part of Milwaukee’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Grannies made the announcement on Facebook yesterday. The St. Patty’s Parade will be the first parade where the Grannies are set to dance since Waukesha’s Christmas Parade in November. Four members of the Dancing Grannies died when a driver plowed through the parade crowd.

A small Wisconsin town is honoring Betty White with her own namesake beer.  The Commerce Street Brewery in Mineral Point, in the southwestern part of the state, has had ‘Blonde Betty’ on tap for years.  It was a tradition for customers to buy the late actress and comedian a beer so that if she ever visited, there would be free drinks waiting for her.  The brewery is letting customers keep up the tradition through January and will donate the proceeds to a

A southern Wisconsin man accused of killing his grandmother is avoiding prison due to mental illness.  Jamie Beggs of Brodhead pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree intentional homicide, but was found not guilty because a doctor’s report found he suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.  A criminal complaint says Beggs admitted to strangling his grandmother to death last June to save her soul, saying he considered himself a martyr.  He’ll be committed under the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and will have a sentence hearing

A city council committee in Marshfield votes down a proposal to require employees to get the coronavirus vaccine.  The city was considering having employees submit proof of vaccination voluntarily with no penalties, but the proposal was voted down Tuesday four-to-one.  The city could consider a similar proposal in the future.

Wisconsin receives its first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus treatment pill.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced the arrival of the pills earlier today.  The department says the pills can be used to relieve mild to moderate coronavirus symptoms.  The pills are expected to be allocated to people at the highest risk for severe coronavirus symptoms. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Visit Eau Claire is proud to award $55,500 in Tourism and Cultural Arts Grants to area organizations andevents. Visit Eau Claire has also added an additional $50,000 for the next round of grant applicants in April of 2022, which will bring the total of grants awarded to almost $150,000! The Tourism Grant program is intended to encourage tourism development and promotion through events that will generate overnight stays and/or extend visitor stays while creating a positive image of the Eau

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites individuals with a passion for promoting agriculture to apply for the 75th Alice in Dairyland position through February 4, 2022. As one of the most widely recognized communications professionals in Wisconsin agriculture, Alice in Dairyland travels extensively throughout the state promoting Wisconsin’s agriculture industry and its impact on the state economy. In this highly visible and fast-paced position, Alice in Dairyland serves as a full-time spokesperson, cultivates relationships with television,

The deadline to file candidacy paperwork to appear on the ballot for the April 5, 2022, election for ECASD School Board was January 4, at 5 pm. The Eau Claire Area School District received candidacy paperwork from the following candidates: Corey Cronrath Nicole Everson Stephanie Farrar Josh Ingersoll Marquell Johnson Tim Nordin Melissa Winter There will be a primary ECASD School Board election on February 15, 2022. 

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from the soil beneath and around some of our homes. About 1 out of 10 homes in Wisconsin have radon levels above the US Environmental Protection Agency guideline of 4 pCi/L (picocuries per liter). Having a home with levels above 4pCi/L increases your risk of developing lung cancer. Radon has no smell, taste or color, and therefore, it is impossible to detect with the human senses. It can be easily measured

It’s a simple case of the truth coming out and Chandler Halderson killing his parents because of it.  Dane County prosecutors began their case against Halderson yesterday by telling the jury that he killed and dismembered his parents last summer because his ‘web of lies’ about school and work came undone.  This is the first time that prosecutors have offered a motive for the killings.  Halderson’s lawyers say, despite the evidence, that prosecutors will not be able to prove beyond