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FUR your viewing pleasure, The Westminster Dog Show gets underway today at Madison Square Garden in New York.  Two new dog breeds will make their debut this year, the Nederlandse kooikerhondje [[ NAY-dehr-lahn-seh KOY-kehr-huhnd-jeh ]] and the Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen [[ grif-ON vahn-dee-AHN ]].  The kooikerhondje originates in the Netherlands and looks like a mix between an English Springer Spaniel and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.  The show has some three-thousand dogs competing and runs February 11th and 12th. 

And…for the first time in over a decade, you can reach for a new flavor. Coca-Cola is introducing a newbie- orange vanilla. Coke has experimented with other flavors for its zero-calorie offshoot, Diet Coke, but never for the main soda itself.  A consumer analyst said the new flavor is all about raising awareness for a brand that has recently suffered some customer decline.  Orange Vanilla will also be offered in the Zero Sugar version. Orange ya glad I didn’t say BANANA

We now know the name of the man killed in a snowmobile accident in Dunn County. It was on Saturday, night just after 7:30, a report came in of a snowmobile crash that occurred near Colfax.  It was reported that the snowmobile operator, 29 year old Brenden Shutts was unconscious and he was pronounced dead at the scene, That crash remains under investigation and The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says multiple snowmobile crashes Friday and Saturday killed at least five people

The City of Eau Claire Streets Division has declared a Snow Event.  Alternate Side Parking rules go into effect at midnight Monday, 2/11/19 and will end at 5 p.m. on 2/13/19 Alternate Side Parking rules will be enforced between 12-midnight and 5 p.m. each day of the Snow Event.·         On odd-numbered dates vehicles should be parked on the side of the street having odd-numbered addresses.·         On even-numbered dates vehicles should be parked on

An injury involving a snow plow sends one to the hospital. On Friday just before noon, the Wisconsin State Patrol, Eau Claire Post received a report of a car versus snowplow crash on I-94 westbound near mile marker 27 in St. Croix County near Woodville. A car driven by 33 year old Shane A. Dold, from Minnesota lost control and struck the rear of a 2010 International snowplow operated by the St. Croix County Highway Department. The driver of the

State utilities and environmental groups are coming together to support a solar energy project, but regulators and consumer advocates remain skeptical.  Madison Gas & Electric and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. are proposing to buy 300 megawatts’ worth of solar panels in a rural, southwestern part of the state.  The 2700-acre solar farm would be Wisconsin’s first large-scale solar project and among the largest in the country.  The executive director of the Citizens Utility Board, Tom Content, says customer costs are top of mind,

An EAGLE School fifth grader is advancing to the Badger State Spelling Bee after winning the All-City Spelling Bee.  Maya Jadhav came out as the winner in yesterday’s All-City Spelling Bee, taking home the first-place medal.  The spelling bee held at Madison Area Technical College’s Mitby Theater drew in spellers from 44 different public, private and home schooling programs.  The top three spellers from the Badger State Spelling Bee on March 16th will head take the national stage at the

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team is falling short to the University of Michigan Wolverines.  In a game played yesterday afternoon at Michigan’s Crisler Arena, the Badgers lost 61 to 52 to the Wolverines.  The loss means UW is now tied for fourth-place in the standings for the Big Ten title.  But, sports experts say with seven games still remaining in the regular season, UW could still make a comeback.  The Badgers will face off against Michigan State at the Kohl center

A study says the transition to renewable energy could result in over 160-thousand Wisconsin jobs.  A new University of Wisconsin study says overall production in the state could increase by almost 14-billion-dollars with the transition.  Wisconsin is known to have one of the largest “energy deficits” in the country as it has no significant fossil fuel deposits at its disposal.  The study suggests that more money would be able to remain in the state with the conversion of the electric power sector to in-state renewables like

A Madison boy is apologizing for calling 911 to vent about his 7 p.m. bed time.  Nine-year-old Max sent a letter to Madison police on Monday, apologizing for calling 911 and hanging up.  Officers were dispatched to Max’s home, as protocol calls for in any 911 call that is dropped.  In the handwritten note, Max says he called the police because he didn’t want to go to bed at 7 p.m.  He then apologizes for wasting the officers’ time and