B & G Foods workers are avoiding a strike. The union representing workers at the manufacturing facility in Stoughton announced yesterday a contract has been ratified, just weeks after the same workers authorized a strike. Officials explained the new contract includes a 19-percent wage increase, plus better working conditions, health covered, and an improved vacation system. Members of the union had voted to go on strike at the end of March.
Read MoreThe University of Wisconsin – Madison is looking for a new athletic director. The Big 10 announced yesterday Chris McIntosh has taken a job within the conference office, where he will be the deputy commissioner for strategy. His resignation as athletic director went into effect yesterday, and starts his new job next month. McIntosh led Wisconsin athletics for the past five years, and was behind the hiring of Luke Fickell for football and Mike Hastin’s for men’s hockey. Deputy AD
Read MoreThe Milwaukee Bucks are looking for a new head coach. The team announced yesterday Doc Rivers has stepped down from his role as head coach following a season that ended with the Bucks missing the playoffs for the first time in ten years. Milwaukee finished the season 32 and 50. In a statement, Rivers said he’s disappointed in how the season finished up, but is grateful for the time he had in Brew City. This is the first time Rivers
Read MoreThe Durand Police Department is using an AI assistant to generate their police reports. Code Four analyzes body camera footage to write the reports, with officers and supervisors reviewing them for errors. Police Chief Stan Ridgeway says the program has been great for their smaller force, adding they’re “saving an officer four, five or six hours depending on how busy their week is.” The department is currently using it for free on a trial basis but is looking to add
Read MoreLooking Local: Ukulele Building Kits by UW-Stout Engineering Students are in Homage to Alum Kuboyama
small black case rests atop a filing cabinet in Assistant Professor Kevin Dietsche’s office. He opens the case and begins strumming a ukulele. The soft music fills the office. Dietsche, an engineering technology instructor at University of Wisconsin-Stout, built the ukulele 15 years ago under the guidance of Kazukiyo “Jiggs” Kuboyama, a master in his craft who was honored by the Ukulele Guild of Hawaii. In homage to Kuboyama, Dietsche tasked his own students to develop a process to build ukuleles in
Read MoreSentencing is being ordered for an Eau Claire man convicted on federal drug charges. Jason Bloedow was arrested last year as investigators say he was headed back into Wisconsin after having picked up methamphetamine in Minnesota for the purposes of distributing it here. He has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
Read MoreThe Packers are taking the tailgate to you. The team has announced a group of current and former players are hitting the road on a tailgate tour this week. A Packers themed bus will travel to several areas throughout Wisconsin and Iowa to visit packers fans in schools, retirement communities, businesses and more. Current players, Edgerrin cooper and Evan Williams will be on the bus, joined by packers alumni Randall Cobb, James Jones, Desmond Bishop and Brandon Jackson.
Read MoreThe man who once held the title as winningest manager in Brewers history has died. Former skipper Phil Garner passed away Saturday at the age of 76 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Nicknamed “Scrap Iron,” Garner managed the Brew Crew from 1992 to 1997, and was the winningest manager in franchise history until 2021. He also had a long playing career in Major League Baseball that included being part of the World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.
Read MoreHello. Welcome to your weekend. What can you expect Mother Nature to drop on us? CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FULL FIRST ALERT FORECAST. We are glad you are here to spend some of it with us! On Saturday mornings we like to simply slow things down a bit with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a chance for you to ease into a day before the hustle and bustle takes over! We take a look back at events that happened
Read MoreIn Chippewa County they’ve identified a man who had been reported missing by his family. Below is the information from Sheriff Travis Hakes: On Thursday April 9th 2026, the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a family member of Gary Ebensperger at about 10:50PM indicating that Gary had gone fishing in Holcombe and they had not heard from Gary since about 4PM, which concerned them. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the last known area Gary had
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