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A familiar voice in our area lost a battle with Leukemia. Eau Claire area broadcaster Mike Sullivan died peacefully at 75 years old. Sullivan was known to many as “Sully” and was behind the mic for decades as a sports broadcaster. He was born in 1949 and spent much of his life entertaining listeners of the Z-100 morning show on WBIZ-FM radio, as well as serving as the voice of the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds, North and Memorial High teams, and

A former La Crosse Bishop could be named the next pope. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke is originally from Richland Center and was a former bishop in La Crosse from 1995 to 2004. Cardinal Burke was not appointed by Pope Francis and is one of 100 cardinals that are eligible to be the next pope. If he is appointed to be the next pope, he would be the first American. The cardinals will gather next month to start the selection process.

Police are investigating what lead up to a crash in Pierce County. The incident took place Monday on Highway 10 just south of River Falls. Two cars crashed at the intersection as two people were injured.  A 46 and 19-year-old were taken to a hospital. Four people were in the other car and were not injured.

Laura Benjamin, an Eau Claire business owner, has kicked off her campaign for the Third Congressional District.  She will run as a democrat as she will challenge incumbent Derrick Van Orden.  She is the third democrat to join this race.  Benjamin used to be on the Eau Claire City Council.

In a yearly report, ten million tress were planted in 2024.  Back on Earth Day of 2021, Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order saying that 75 million trees would be planted and that the state would conserve over 125 thousand acres of forest by 2030.  To add in 2024, 57 thousand acres of forestland have been conserved in the state.

A new solar installation was unveiled at Summit Environmental School in a ribbon cutting.  The new area is a new source of clean energy and serves as an outdoor classroom.  The solar panels will provide energy to the school.  This is the second solar power project at the school, and they hope to keep developing ways to develop energy programs and reduce energy cost for the school district.

The Wausau Police Department is trying to help the city of Wausau solve its problem of not having a homeless shelter. The department for the time being has opened a temporary shelter for those that are homeless. For the next eight months, The First United Methodist Church will be the home for the shelter. It will open May 1st and stay open until December 31st.  The department plans to find a permanent home as well during this time.

Wisconsin residents are some of the least gambling addicted in the country.  A new report by WalletHub compares all 50 states based on the number of casinos and adults with gambling disorders.  Wisconsin ranks the seventh least gambling addicted, due in part to a low number of gambling-related arrests.  Utah and Alaska are first and second for low gambling addiction. Nevada and South Dakota are the most addicted to gambling. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

A Racine man is a million dollars richer after buying a winning scratch-off ticket.  The Wisconsin Lottery says Daniel Macemon bought the Million Dollar Diamonds ticket at a Pick ‘n Save in Racine. He claimed the ticket at the Lottery office in Madison last Friday. The ticket offers three top prizes of one-million-dollars. Macemon is the first top prize winner.

Senator Jesse James’ (R–Thorp) bill to extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum care has successfully passed the Wisconsin State Senate today with overwhelming bipartisan support. “Bringing a child into the world is life-changing — physically, emotionally, and mentally. And for many women, it’s not just sleepless nights and diaper changes. It’s also battling postpartum depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart complications, and more at a time when the focus should be on healing and caring for a newborn,” said Senator James. Currently, Wisconsin is one