Home

Gas prices continue to climb across the Badger State.  Triple-A says the average price at the pump today is 2.69 for a gallon of regular gas.  That’s a nickel higher than last Friday and 31-cents-a-gallon higher than a month ago.  The national average is 2.83 a gallon.  The Pierce-St. Croix County area is posting the highest prices at 2.90 a gallon while Appleton drivers enjoy the lowest at 2.60 for regular.

Red Cedar in Menomonie was recently named one of the Top 100 Critical-Access Hospitals in the U.S. by IVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Mayo Clinic Health System — Red Cedarscored in the top 100 of Critical-Access Hospitals on IVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength Index. The index is the industry’s most comprehensive rating of rural providers. It provides the data foundation for the annual Rural Relevance Study, and its results are the basis for many of rural

City of Marshfield Administrator Steve Barg announced City Hall and the Everett Roehl Marshfield Public Library are reopening their facilities to the public Monday, March 15, 2021. Additionally, Parks and Recreation and the Senior Center located in the Community Center, Communications and Marshfield Media Access located in City Hall Plaza, Wastewater, Police, Fire and Rescue facilities are all currently open with coronavirus precautions set in place, along with adhering to the guidelines established by the state of Wisconsin. The Street

Eau Claire police report four overdoses in the last week.  Police detailed the overdoses in the department’s notable case log from Tuesday to Thursday. All individuals involved were taken to the hospital or given life saving emergency treatment by officers. Police say one person did wish to thank officers for saving their life.

A man is dead after a crash in St. Croix County earlier this week. It happened early Tuesday morning near Hudson. Police say they found 76-year-old Derwin Robey of River Falls dead. It was the county’s first fatal crash this year.

Wisconsin is planning it’s fourth elk hunt in state history next fall. The Department of Natural Resources says Wisconsin’s elk populations are growing five-to-ten-percent each year. They say harvest quotas will be set later this spring.

The 2021 Spring Flood Outlook looks good. Eau Claire County Emergency Management says the threat of snowmelt flooding this year is low. They say spring rainfall could increase the chances.

Wisconsin is marking one year of living under coronavirus emergency orders. It was on March 12th, 2020 that Governor Evers first issued a public health emergency order. Since then, people in Wisconsin have been ordered to wear masks, stay distanced from each other, and not to gather in crowds. Businesses in the state have had to deal with closures and all sorts of new rules for cleaning and social distance. Governor Evers yesterday said the road to recovery is ahead, but he also

A woman who stabbed her boyfriend and his girlfriend after catching them in bed together is heading to prison. A judge in Clark County yesterday sentenced Shannon Liddell to six years in prison. Deputies say Lindell stabbed her boyfriend and the woman he was in bed with when she walked-in on the two back in 2019. Both the boyfriend and the other woman survived.

It’s a not guilty plea from the teenager accused of killing one person and wounding another at the Fox River Mall at the end of January. Dezman Ellis entered his plea on Wednesday. Police say Ellis, who is 17, shot and killed 19-year-old Jovanni Frausto because of a fight over a girl. A second person in the mall was wounded in the shooting. Ellis is facing charges in adult court.