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Door County Land Trust announced the permanent protection of one mile of stream bank along Stony Creek in southern Door County. This is the first time a conservation organization has purchased land within the 13-mile Stony Creek stream corridor, the largest stream system in southern Door County, for the purpose of permanent conservation. Protection of this Stony Creek watershed and stream corridor may improve fish spawning habitat and ultimately improve the water quality flowing into Lake Michigan. The 43-acre newly

Well, we may be on the other side of the Thanksgiving holiday but there is a message that reaches far beyond the table and for this weeks Friday Feel Good. With a dusting of snow on the ground here in Wisconsin, we travel to the East Coast for a story about dishing up more than stuffing and turkey.  A father out of the Bronx has spent the last 44 years dishing up GOOD. He has been giving away free meals

The Chippewa Valley is invited to embrace all things winter-related with Eau Claire Parks and Recreation’s ninth annual Clearwater Winter Parade. At 6:25pm the Grace Lutheran Church bells will ring for approximately 5 minutes as a nod toWaukesha. Fireworks will begin at 6:30pm. The parade will proceed following the fireworks at approximately 6:39pm. The parade route begins at Second Avenue and W. Grand Avenue, turns onto First Avenue, continues past Owen Par, turns onto Chippewa Street and ends at Chippewa

Wisconsin sets a new daily coronavirus case record for this year.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported nearly 51-hundred new cases Thursday, the most in a single day since late 2020.  Over 14-hundred people are currently in Wisconsin hospitals with coronavirus, also a record-high for this year.  A case of the new omicron variant has been reported in neighboring Minnesota, but still no cases in Wisconsin. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Southeast Wisconsin is showing off its generosity. Organizers with the United for Waukesha Community fund yesterday said they have raised three million-dollars so far. Donations have poured-in from across the area and across the globe, with more than 11 thousand people making a donation. The three million-dollars is just a start, fund managers say that number doesn’t include any of the matching offers that they’ve received.

The Wisconsin National Guard is being sent to mental health and disability care facilities across the state to plug the state’s worker shortage. The state’s Department of Health Services says about 60 troops have been sent to work as nursing assistants in the Mendota Mental Health Institute, Winnebago Mental Health Institute, Southern Wisconsin Center and Central Wisconsin Center. The troops have completed a 16-hour nursing assistant class, and are working to finish the official 59-hour class to become certified nursing assistants. Guard commanders say this is

One of the man accused in the murder of an Oneida County woman looks to be headed for trial. A judge yesterday found 25-year-old Seth Wakefield from Rhinelander competent enough to face the charges against him. Prosecutors say Wakefield spied on Hannah Miller for her ex-boyfriend so he could kill her. Investigators say that ex, Christopher Anderson, planned to kill Miller and her parents, and kidnap the child he had with Miller. She was found dead back in June. Wakefield

Former Eau Claire County treasurer Larry Lokken will not be getting out of prison early.  An Eau Claire judge this week said Lokken hasn’t made a serious attempt to pay the nearly 700-thousand-dollars he owes to taxpayers and hasn’t accepted responsibility for what he did.  Lokken asked to be released early because of his age.  He’s got about four years left on a nine-and-a-half year sentence for stealing from county taxpayers.  Prosecutors say Lokken and his deputy stole over a

It’s eight years in prison for Altoona’s former superintendent on child pornography charges.  A federal judge in Madison yesterday handed down Dan Peggs’ sentence.  Peggs pleaded guilty to child porn charges, he was originally facing more serious charges of making child pornography and sex trafficking a minor. He’s due to report to prison in January. Peggs will also have to register as a sex offender for the next 15 years.

There will be an awful lot of baseball jerseys across southeast Wisconsin on this December 3rd.  Today is the day when friends and family members of eight-year-old Jackson Sparks are asking people to wear a jersey to show their support. Sparks is the youngest person to die in the Waukesha parade horror. The idea of jerseys for Jackson took-off online, so much so that the Brewers’ Christian Yelich Tweeted his support yesterday. Sparks’ funeral was held yesterday in Mukwonago. Flags across Wisconsin will continue