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On Saturday, March 22, 2025, at approximately 9:05 p.m., the Menomonie Police Department responded to an armed robbery at 1501 9th St. E. / Bob and Steve’s BP Amoco. The initial investigation showed a male subject entered the business and told the store clerk he had a handgun as he went behind the counter. The suspect then removed cash from a register and fled the scene on foot. The suspect is described as a Caucasian male in a brown jacket, grey

A consent judgment between the Wisconsin Attorney General and the Kroger supermarket chain is settled. The A-G had joined 30 other state generals in a lawsuit over the chain’s alleged role in the opioid crisis. The settlement is about one-point-four billion dollars where Wisconsin will receive about 22-million dollars. The A-G said “These and other funds that we’ve helped to secure will assist Wisconsin communities with this essential work.”

Hello. Thank you for spending some time with us, we are glad you’re here! With Spring officially underway and more on the “to-do” lists everyday sometimes life can feel hectic and overwhelming…we get it. We might not be able to wave a magic wand and erase stress, but we can at least help in taking things down a notch. That’s what we like to aim for on Saturday mornings with our “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple way to

It’s now easier for people with disabilities to go hunting.  Sauk County Parks & Recreation manager said the new hunting blind is now available for people in all-terrain wheelchairs to fit inside the 8×10 shelter and comfortably fit through the four-foot wide door.  A hunting blind is a type of shelter for hunters to help them blend into the environment to decrease detection.  The shelter has access to electric heat, outlets and lighting.   It’s located in White Mound County Park,

Transportation for attending the NFL draft just got more convenient.  Green Bay Metro Transit said it’s making adjustments to its schedule as it’s hosting the event on April 24th, 25th and 26th.  A special route has been created to accommodate large crowds that are anticipated in downtown Green Bay and Titletown areas where rides will be free.  Route 8 will detour starting April 13 to 26, April 28 to May 2 and route 9 will start its detour schedule April

Weather balloon launches are being cut in half by the National Weather Service.  Weather balloons are resource that tell forecasters about atmospheric pressure, temperature, wind speeds and other critical information.  A NWS official said the temporary setbacks are part of the hundreds of employees that were laid off by DOGE last month.  Some say that the lack of accurate data can negatively impact timely weather forecasting and possibly the ability to warn the public of dangerous weather conditions. Officials said

 The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is pleased to announce that Ryan Kemp, a philosophy professor at Wheaton College in Illinois, will be the featured speaker for the Dr. Imtiaz Moosa Philosophy and Ethics Symposium Series. “We long for a change, have some idea of what would need to change, and never change. In this talk, I will confront some of the most common reasons we give for why we can’t live without the gadgets that make us miserable. I’ll try

Representative Rob Summerfield (R – Bloomer) and Senator Jesse James (R – Thorp) announced upcoming listening sessions across the 68th Assembly District to hear directly from constituents as they prepare for the 2025-27 Biennial Budget. These sessions will take place in Gilman and Ladysmith on Monday, March 24th. Additional listening sessions in surrounding areas will be announced at a later date. All listed listening sessions are on March 24th, 2025: Gilman Village Hall 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 380 E Main St, Gilman

Sometimes you just don’t feel like cooking, which is where pizza delivery can swoop in to save the day. You grab the grub from the driver and may even say. See you later, Alligator!  But, for this week’s Friday Feel Good we head to the Sunshine state where a gator met the driver and a cop swooped in to save the day and deliver the goods himself. A cop in Florida saved a pizza delivery driver from being attacked by an eight-foot

A home is destroyed following a fire in Eau Claire.  The blaze broke out yesterday at a home on Homestead Road.  Crews were able to get the fire under control in just over an hour.  No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation.