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The American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report has given Wisconsin failing marks.  The report cites poor prevention funding, limited access to quitting services, and weak efforts on flavored tobacco products.  The state also received a D for tobacco taxes and a B for smokefree workplace laws.  Lung Association leaders are urging lawmakers to raise tobacco taxes and increase the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21. 

President Trump is endorsing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law in a Wisconsin election race. The president shared a post on Truth Social in support of Michael Alfonso in the GOP primary to succeed Congressman Tom Tiffany. Trump praised Alfonso in his post and referred to him as a “MAGA warrior” and a “young ‘star.’” According to his campaign website, Alfonso has a background in the construction and concrete industry as well as production, and he called the endorsement the “greatest

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2025 Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB) election results. The following corn producers will start their three-year terms as elected members of the WCPB on February 1, 2026: About the Wisconsin Corn Promotion BoardThe Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board is composed of nine producers in nine districts across the state. The board oversees the collection and use of approximately $1.9 million in assessment fees paid by Wisconsin corn growers. This funding

As an instructor of documentary filmmaking at University of Wisconsin-Stout, Assistant Professor Keif Oss’s professional interests in artificial intelligence (AI) filmmaking center on tools that can meaningfully inform and streamline the creative process. Oss, program director of video production, is currently using AI to explore a conceptual documentary based on his grandfather’s World War II journal from the Battle of the Bulge. His grandfather, Jack Mooney, served in Company D, 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division, in the European Theater of Operations.

Tuesday’s scheduled arraignment of an Eau Claire man accused of killing a neighbor did not take place as scheduled.  Shane Helmbrecht is charged with intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of neighbor Jenn Ward in 2016.  Helmbrecht had previously been found incompetent to stand trial, and was sent to a group home that he later walked away from — only to later be found in Mexico.  Tuesday’s hearing was delayed with Helmbrecht continuing an appeal.  Another hearing is scheduled to

Sentencing is being ordered for a Sparta man convicted on charges connected to an overdose death.  Investigators say that Timothy Burns supplied the drugs that led to the death of a 43-year-old woman in February of 2024.  Burns was convicted after pleading no contest to a charge of manufacturing and delivering narcotics and was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison.

Folks traveling to Chicago out of La Crosse will soon have a new option.  United Airlines is announcing they will begin nonstop flights to O’Hare out of La Crosse Regional Airport starting May 7th.  Tickets will be available starting tomorrow AND YOU CAN CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Braving frigid temperatures, around 800 students from 31 high schools across Wisconsin and Minnesota gathered at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Saturday to flex their mental muscles and compete in the Science Olympiad Border Battle.  While the extreme cold kept some of the most distant schools from attending, some of which travel from as far away as North Dakota, the event’s director, UWRF Chemistry Professor Jamie Schneider, was happy to see a busy, bustling event as students competed in 28

Ahhh, love is in the air which means it’s time to get ready for Valentine’s Day in Chippewa County! From date night spots to lodging opportunities, you could love your Valentine’s Day right here in Chippewa County. CLICK HERE TO START PLANNING THE SWEET DETAILS!

Computer science students from three Universities of Wisconsin campuses leveraged their knowledge of machine learning to address real-world questions for one of the state’s largest credit unions in a unique internship program. Four students — two from UW-Stout, one from UW-Eau Claire and one from UW-River Falls — honed their professional skills through internships with Royal Credit Union’s AI Innovation Lab last summer. The internship was a pilot program to help Royal implement machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence