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It’s the end of an era at the Wisconsin State Fair. Fair CEO Kathleen O’Leary yesterday said she’s going to retire at the end of October. She’s been with the fair for the past 24 years and has been CEO for the past five. O’Leary didn’t give a reason for her retirement but thanked everyone who’s been involved with or has been to the fair over the past two decades. State Fair managers will pick a new CEO before O’Leary is out.

Three people are dead following the crash of a small plane in Vilas County.   The FAA says the twin engine plane took off from Rhinelander Airport yesterday morning and crashed near Eagle River.  Authorities today say the pilot and two passengers were killed.  The FAA and NTSB are investigating the cause of the crash.

The United Way of Dunn County is hosting a free winter clothing event for those in need. The Winter Wear Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, and Friday, Oct. 22,2021. The Winter Wear Open House will be located at Marketplace Foods, 207 Pine Ave. W., in the former bank site at the front of the store. The location is possible through a partnership with Marketplace Foods. They are asking the community for

You know it’s the holiday season when the Trans-Siberian Orchestra announces their winter tour.  The yuletide rockers will be hitting the road in two companies starting in November, and will play nearly a hundred shows before the tour ends on December 30th.  The tour is celebrating the 25th anniversary of TSO’s triple-platinum LP “Christmas Eve and Other Stories.  The Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour starts November 17th in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Council Bluffs, Iowa.  

There are no more 100-dollar gift cards for people looking to get paid to get vaccinated in Milwaukee. Mayor Tom Barrett yesterday said the city gave away the gift cards to the first one-thousand people who got their shots. Milwaukee started offering the incentives just last week. As of now, 62-percent of adults in Milwaukee have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine.

The Regency Inn & Suites is going away. Eau Claire’s city council last night voted to replace the troubled motel with new apartments. The Regency has had a history with crime, drugs, and prostitution. The hope is to build a new, 53-unit apartment complex to replace it. This is the second time this year that Eau Claire has okayed the plan of converting a motel to make way for updated housing. You likely remember that the city approved similar plans

It could soon be a felony to abuse animals in Wisconsin. The state Senate passed a plan yesterday that increases the penalties and broadens the definition of animal abuse. What is now a misdemeanor abuse charge would be changed to a felony. And, what is currently a felony would be bumped-up to include a six-year prison sentence. Animal rescuers say the update will go a long way to protecting animals and punishing abusers in the state. The plan next heads to

There’s another thing for deer hunters to be on the look-out for in western Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says it’s found epizootic hemorrhagic disease in samples from deer in La Crosse County. The disease is not harmful to people, but it can kill deer. Many deer with the disease try to cool down in the water, so many deer carcasses are found near the water. DNR is asking hunters to report any deer they may find with the

There’s talk of a ‘disconnect’ in donations to the refugees at Fort McCoy. Some of the 13-thousand refugees at the base say they are having trouble getting halal meals and worry that some of the clothes that are being donated are not ‘culturally competent.’ UW-Eau Claire history professor Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton says people in Wisconsin need to remember that the Afghan culture is much different than what people here are used to. She says cultural disconnects can lead to problems.