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Opps! A college apologizes for a glitch that allowed hundreds of college acceptance letters be sent by mistake.  The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh says last weekend around four hundred acceptance letters were mailed out by error to prospective students.  WKOW reported last night that during the course of the week college entrance officials have been contacting all those who were affected to apologize for the system error.

The Brewers can have fans at Spring Training games.  Team Business Operations President Rick Schlesinger says they got permission from Phoenix officials to have just over 22-hundred fans at American Family Field.  Face masks will be required and social distancing will have to be enforced.  Brewers fans haven’t been at games since March 9th of last year.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wants to increase the sales tax.  Evers proposed his budget today saying it will give counties more control over their own budgets.  The governor says taxpayers should have more say in how the local government spends money.  The sales tax is currently five-percent.

On Thursday, Febuary 11th around 11:55 PM the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a one vehicle accident on STH 37 near CTH D in the Town of Gilmanton. The caller reported that there were three occupants in the vehicle and muliple people were injured. Based on the initial investigation, the driver, 20 year old Ashley-Ann Jailite was traveling southbound on State Highway 37 when her vehicle hit a icy spot in the road she she lost

Eau Claire couple recovers quickly from COVID-19 after receiving experimental monoclonal antibody therapy One of the most remarkable things about COVID-19 is how quickly physicians and scientists were able to respond and develop effective treatment for the disease in less than one year. This is something that Eau Claire couple Bob and Joyce Wachsmuth knows firsthand. In early January, Bob Wachsmuth felt like a winter cold was coming on. “I didn’t pay much attention to it. I just felt that

The Flying Eagles Ski Club will host their 89th Annual Invitational on February 20 and 21, 2021 at the Mt. Washington Ski  Complex and Silver Mine Hill.  The tournament is set to start at 12:00 PM on Saturday after  the opening ceremonies. A Nordic Combined race with 7, 15,  and 30 meter hills will be held immediately following the ski  jumping in the afternoon with awards to follow. The Junior  National Qualifier for Nordic Combined for the 55 meter class 

Buffalo County Public Health is checking in with their weekly Coronavirus snapshot. You can find data on the Buffalo County vaccination efforts WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. You can also fill out a vaccine interest form if you are 65 and older and would like to be vaccinated, or help your parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors sign up! COVID-19 interest form YOU CAN FIND BY CLICKING HERE.

Not all hero’s wear capes and for this weeks Friday Feel Good we unwrap a story sure to serve up smiles! CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY WITH Morgan McCarthy: An elementary school in Florida encouraged kids to dress up like “everyday heroes.”  And a nine-year-old named Harper wanted to dress  go as a Chick-fil-A worker, because they always make her happy.  So her local Chick-fil-A made her an honorary employee for a day.  She even got to serve her

The CDC will announce guidelines today on reopening schools in the U.S.  The guidelines are expected to recommend protective masks, social distancing, proper hygiene and building ventilation, and could also address whether teachers need vaccinations.  President Biden has vowed to reopen schools within his first 100 days in office.  He has also proposed 130-billion dollars for school reopening’s in his COVID relief bill. 

The search for a missing Barron County man continues. The sheriff’s department says a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources aerial search couldn’t locate 22-year-old Ben Jacobson’s missing truck. Police say Jacobson was last seen Monday and didn’t show up for work Tuesday.