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 A local grad looks to give back to community. After earning his bachelor’s degree Dec. 19 from University of Wisconsin-Stout, Bailey Roux can look back on numerous highlights and proud moments that were packed into four years on campus. He graduated with honors from the criminal justice and rehabilitation program, making the dean’s list six times, and he played three years and was a captain of the Blue Devil football team this season, which was canceled because of COVID-19. Squeezed into those

A Piggly Wiggly winner leads to living high on the hog for one Wisconsin resident! A winning ticket, worth $1.4 Million annuity, $1.1 Million cash, was purchased for the December 16 drawing and sold by Frank’s Piggly Wiggly (3238 W Main St.) in East Troy of Walworth county.

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a stolen portable water heater. In a Facebook post, the department is asking anyone who sees a Hot Tap X-40 portable water heater for sale or knows of one that’s been sold, to contact Investigator Chris Kowalcyzk. A photo of the heater is posted on Facebook and you can CLICK HERE to see it.  

The GoFundMe for a fallen Wisconsin National Guard pilot is inching toward its 176 thousand-dollar goal. Friends are trying to raise the money for U.S. Air Force Captain Durwood Jones’ family. Jones died in that F-16 crash earlier this month in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He left behind a wife and two sons. The GoFundMe has raised about 50 thousand-dollars so far.

Wisconsin’s governor wants lawmakers to come back to Madison and approve his coronavirus plan by the end of the year. Governor Tony Evers unveiled the 100 million-dollar proposal yesterday. Among its highlights are making sure vaccines in the state are covered through SeniorCare and BadgerCare, as well as shifting state employees around to help with the state’s unemployment backlog, and offering loans to local utilities in Wisconsin. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the governor’s proposal is another take-it or leave-it

 A new coronavirus relief package is heading to President Trump’s desk.  Congress passed the 900-billion-dollar measure Monday night as part of a larger spending package.  The package includes 600-dollar direct payments to millions of Americans.  Those payments are expected to go out as soon as next week.  Unemployed workers will also be getting extended benefits of 300 dollars a week.  President Trump is expected to sign the measure. And we will look at different sides so you can decide. President-elect

The latest coronavirus snapshot in Wisconsin shows another sign the coronavirus is continuing the downward trend. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported the fewest number of new positives in a month. DHS reported just over 14 hundred new positives and eight new deaths. DHS also updated its recovered report. The state now says 91 percent of the people who’ve ever tested positive for the coronavirus in Wisconsin have been declared fully recovered. When it comes to response during the pandemic, more than

There is one big asterisk in the Department of Natural Resources latest suggestion for Wisconsin. There’s not a lot of snow. DNR yesterday released its annual winter fun guide. The state is suggesting that people head outdoors for some fun this holiday season, but the lack of snow means some of those suggestions can’t happen. DNR says snowmobiling is popular this time of year, but most of the state doesn’t have enough snow to make that work. Same thing for DNR’s

 One of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s smallest units arrived safely at Volk Field before reuniting with their families Dec. 18 after an 11-month mobilization to the Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The five-person 1967th Contracting Team completed demobilization requirements in Texas before state leadership greeted them with a homecoming ceremony different than anyone imagined when they left last January. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE.

Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, and Forestry announces that outdoor skating rinks are NOT ready for use due to unseasonably warm weather in December. Rink installation requires cold temperatures, many layers of water, and frequent flooding. Crews will continue to flood rinks this week as temperature allows. Based on the upcoming forecast, ice is expected to be ready for use the first week in January. All outdoor rink shelters will be closed this winter to reduce gathering and to mitigate Covid