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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are analyzing an ice chunk that fell through a man’s roof during storms last week.  The man reported the 12-pound ice chunk came through his roof in Elk Mound, leaving behind a hole that barely missed his bed.  Environmentalist Jim Boulter says it could be a megacryometeor, which are rare, but sightings have been increasing in the last 50 years. 

Here in Wisconsin, the Dairyland is getting hot. But we aren’t alone! The Big Apple is baking.  A heat wave is ushering in summer a little early and it has already set records around the region.  Yesterday was the first day the temperature in New York’s Central Park reached 90 degrees.  LaGuardia Airport hit a record high of 94.  Nassau and Suffolk Counties had an air-quality alert — with elevated pollution levels — until late last night.  Today will be

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, Dunn County Farm Bureau, and friends of Dunn County Dairy will be hosting a Dairy Drive Thru. During this event, they will be handing out FREE grilled cheese kits to celebrate June Dairy Month and the great dairy farmers of Dunn County. Each kit will include all the products needed to make grilled cheese sandwiches at home. The crew will also be stuffing the bags with other delicious goodies, dairy facts, and activities. Countryside Co-op/Landmark

There are not a lot of answers about the body found in a park in La Crosse. Police say they found the body yesterday afternoon in Cameron Park, that’s near Highway 14 and Barron Island. Police say there’s no danger to the public. No one is identifying the body or saying how the person died.

A young man in Sheboygan could lose his right to have a gun after accidentally shooting his friend over the weekend. Police say a 21-year-old was showing his friend his new gun when it went off Saturday night. The bullet hit an 18-year-old. He was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening wound. Sheboygan Police say the 21-year-old was taken to jail. Charges could be filed later this week.

Tony Evers says Democrats need to hold-on to the governor’s office in order to protect the veto pen. Evers formally announced his re-election bid at the Democrats’ virtual state convention on Saturday. Evers narrowly defeated former Governor Scott Walker back in 2018. There is no clear Republican frontrunner just yet. Evers says he is the ‘real education governor’ and is promising to spend more on schools and roads if elected once again. Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes has not yet said

The first round is what will likely be a long court battle over Wisconsin’s new political map begins today. A state Senate panel will try and set a timeline for the new map. Wisconsin’s current map, which was drawn after the 2010 Census, ended-up being redrawn by the courts after a lengthy legal battle. Many at the statehouse expect the new map to face the same kind of legal fight. Republican lawmakers will draw the map, but Democratic Governor Tony Evers will

Farmers across most of Wisconsin need some rain. The latest drought report says 75-percent of the state is seeing some kind of drought condition. Most of the state, about 50-percent, is simply abnormally dry. Another 25-percent, mostly in southern and central Wisconsin, is listed as being under a moderate drought. The southeastern corner of the state, however, is listed as under severe drought conditions. It was just a few years ago at this time that most of southern Wisconsin was flooded and had too much

 Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator says no one should be required to get the coronavirus vaccine. Senator Ron Johnson wrote an op-ed last week that said vaccine mandates would be a mistake. He says one of the fundamental pieces of healthcare is that people have a right to choose what care they receive, even if that means choosing not to get care. Johnson says no one should be pressured, coerced, or fear reprisal for refusing the coronavirus vaccine. Many businesses in

There’s no word yet if Oshkosh Defense’s latest contract will mean more jobs. The company on Friday announced a nearly one-billion-dollar contract with the Pentagon to add a new weapons system to the Army’s Stryker vehicles. There’s also no word on just how many vehicles Oshkosh will be working on, or when the upgrades will be complete.