Home

Work is underway at Eau Claire Memorial High School as crews started moving dirt to replace the old track at the school last week. A 320 thousand-dollar gift from the Pat and Connie Ulrich Trust is making the work possible. School leaders hope to have the track and field improvements finished by next spring.

Dairy farmers in Wisconsin are making less milk than a year ago. The latest numbers from the USDA show a three percent drop in the number of pounds of milk that farmers have produced so far this year. Wisconsin is not the only dairy state to see a drop, California and New York also saw production fall. California continues to lead the nation in milk production. Wisconsin is a solid second. On that note, there is a new Alice in Dairyland. Julia Nunes is from Chippewa

Vice President Mike Pence is returning to Wisconsin. The VP will be in Pewaukee tomorrow for a speech and rally. Pence is due at the Ingleside Hotel to kick off his Faith in America tour. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and close at 12:30 p.m.

Wisconsin’s governor wants to ban chokeholds, encourage officers to speak-up about their co-workers, and put a million dollars toward community outreach as part of his sweeping police reform package. The governor introduced nine pieces of legislation on Friday that he says will hold police officers across the state accountable, and increase transparency for folks concerned about police brutality. The package would impose a statewide set of rules for police, bank chokehold and no-knock warrants, and spend a million dollars on

 Julia Nunes has been selected as Wisconsin’s 73rd Alice in Dairyland. In this position, Nunes will work as a communications professional for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Her job will be to educate the public about the importance of agriculture in Wisconsin. Nunes was selected as the 73rd Alice at the culmination of 2020 Finals events held Friday and today in Delavan. Thanks to collaborative efforts between DATCP and the Walworth County Alice in Dairyland Committee (also the host

Welcome to your weekend! If you are looking to plan a little day trip or travel virtually during a stay-cation, you will soon be able to see the majesty of eagles in action once again. The National Eagle Center is ready to gradually reopen its doors to the public. On Thursday, June 25, the Center will welcome back visitors for the first time since temporarily closing in mid-March by order of the Governor in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Per

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office and the Wisconsin Department of Justice are on the hunt for a murder and arson suspect.  The case stems from the murder of James Lemke and wife Nedra earlier this week in Sumner.  A Jefferson County deputy found their remains in the home when responding to a burglary call.  The deputy was also fired upon by someone inside the home which was subsequently set on fire. Law enforcement officials are looking for Kevin Anderson in connection to

The interstate is back open after a car fire in Lake Delton.  All westbound lanes of I-90/I-94 are open again near Highway 23.  Fire crews were on the scene yesterday to get the flames extinguished in the burning car.  There is no word on whether anyone was injured.

 President Trump will be visiting the Fincatieri Marinette Marine Shipyards north of Green Bay next week.  He will be there on June 25.  He is expected to give a speech regarding the U.S. Navy contract recently awarded to Marinette to build a frigate and if the Navy approves, there could be another nine ships as part of an expanded version of the contract.  In the event all ten ships are built, the project will create a thousand new jobs with

A series of legislative proposals have been put forward by Governor Tony Evers in an effort to reduce confrontations between the community and law enforcement.  One bill establishes statewide use of force standards that emphasize preservation of life and the use of deadly force only as a last resort.  Another bill would require police agencies to develop policies prohibiting the use of chokeholds, prohibiting no-knock search warrants and requiring the Department of Justice to publish an annual report on use