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The secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Financial Institutions is starting her last week on the job this morning.  Secretary Cheryll Olson-Collins is retiring, effective February third.  Governor Tony Evers says he could not be more grateful for Olson-Collins’ 18 years of leadership and service to the State of Wisconsin.  Wendy Baumann, longtime president of the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiatives Corporation, will be taking over the DFI secretary role on February 17th.

Crews responded to a home fire on Kohlhepp Road as The Eau Claire Fire Department (ECFD) responded to a structure fire on the City’s West side this morning. Engine 9 and Battalion 1 arrived to find smoke and fire in the basement; the home was occupied at the time of the call and evacuated prior to ECFD arrival. ECFD crews advanced hoselines into the basement and quickly extinguished the fire, containing the fire damage to a single room. Crews immediately

The top-ranked Badgers women’s ice hockey team defeated eleventh-ranked St. Cloud State five-to-two Saturday at LaBahn Ice Arena.  Five different players scored for the Badgers.  The win is the fifth in a row for Wisconsin, which improves to 25-one-and-one.  The two teams face off again this afternoon to wrap up their season series.  The puck drops at 4 p.m. at LaBahn Ice Arena.

A Green Bay Packers coach is in the running to join the Seattle Seahawks. According to C-B-S Sports, Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich is being credited with strengthening its offensive lines to be one of the best in the N-F-L. He has already met with the Seahawks G-M and head coach. Stenavich has a background as an assistant coach in universities and has played college and pro ball.

Hello. Welcome to your weekend and thank you for making us a part of it! So, here we are in the home stretch of January. Whew. How’s your 2025 so far? If it’s been a flurry of to-do’s and chipping away at the lists of life, we get it. It’s a lot sometimes. That’s why we take time on Saturday mornings to intentionally slow things down a bit with a look back at events that happened on these days in

Alberto Pineda Soria, 33 years of age, from Red Wing, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 4th offense.  A Wisconsin State Trooper was assisting a Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy with an impaired driver investigation. While the original investigation was being conducted, the driver’s husband arrived on scene. During the Trooper’s contact with the second driver, it was determined signs of impairment were present and a second

ABOVE PHOTO: Mitch Orlovsky, one of three CVTC High School Academy specialist advisors, helps high school students determine if taking college courses during high school is right for them. Mitch Orlovsky said he still hears people refer to Chippewa Valley Technical College as a “tech school.” But CVTC, like other technical colleges, continues to evolve with the times, said the CVTC High School Academy Specialist Advisor. “Maybe we’re just exploring, maybe we have a clear future that we’re headed toward,

A Wisconsin animal shelter is being represented in the Puppy Bowl for the second straight year. Shelter officials at Big Lake Humane Society in Muskegon say a Siberian Husky/Terrier mix named Rory will take the field in this year’s canine football game. Last year, a beagle mix from the shelter named Dolly Barkon was in the bowl The Puppy Bowl airs live on Super Bowl Sunday each year on Animal Planet, to help raise awareness of adopting shelter pets. Here

Say cheeeeese!  That’s what you might say or hear to prompt a smile before a picture is snapped, but for this week’s Friday Feel Good we have a story that might leave you smiling long after the camera flash has gone off.  A TikToker from Michigan named Andrew Hudson is going viral after he bought an old digital camera at a thrift store and the SD card was packed with photos.   He tracked down the original owners and now from that digital

The Packers are sharing plans for their annual Tailgate Tour that is set to return this spring. Yesterday, the team announced dates and locations for stops across the state. Green Bay President and CEO Mark Murphy will be joined by running back Josh Jacobs, tight end Tucker Kraft, and defensive end Lukas Van Ness as they travel around in a motor coach greeting fans. The tour is happening April eighth through 12th and will include stops in Milwaukee, Madison, La