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The Country Jam lineup for 2019 is set-and it’s a BIGGIE.  Headlining the 30th Annual Country Jam festival are Keith Urban, Toby Keith, and Jake Owen.  Other acts include Maren Morris, Chase Rice, Dylan Scott, Sawyer Brown, LOCASH, Sarah Evans, High Valley, and Wild Feathers.  The festival takes place next year from July 18th to the 20th.

The Menomonie School Board is approving a budget that will lower the tax levy.  Residents in the school district are expecting to see their tax rate go down by over a dollar compared to last year’s rate.  Menomonie also received an increase in state equalization aid this year and enrollment is up by over two percent.  The superintendent says the levy is down due to wise decisions that made by the board in addition to the state aid increase.

A Boyceville man will do 17 years in prison after being found guilty of killing a woman and her daughter while driving intoxicated.  Police say 47-year-old Todd Dormanen’s car collided with 54-year-old Jena Anderson’s car back in February, killing her at the scene.  Prosecutors say Dornamen was too drunk to drive, causing the accident.  He will also serve 15 years of extended supervision after his prison sentence. 

The Eau Claire School Board is approving a new budget that would create a multi-million dollar deficit.  You may have read about this in the paper, as the Leader-Telegram reports the board voted Monday to approve an over 142-million dollar operating budget with a revenue budget over three-million dollars less than that.  The board will move to adopt the new budget after a public hearing Monday evening.

Renovations are underway on Erickson Park in Eau Claire.  Yesterday, paving began on trails and the parking lot in the next phase of an over two-millions dollar project.  The parks director says all the money for the project has been completely fundraised and there’s still more money coming in.  He says the park is now funding the addition of security lighting as the next step in the renovations.

Authorities continue to look for two vehicles of interest in the disappearance of Jayme Closs, while a new ground search was underway in Barron County.  Hundreds of volunteers showed up to search for the 13-year-old, who was reported missing after her parents were found murdered in their home earlier this month.  One car in question is a red or orange Dodge Challenger, while the other is either a black Ford Edge or an Acura MDX. 

A heads up for your commute today and tomorrow. Robin Roadwill be closed to thru traffic north of Hogarth Street for utility work. A detour will be in place. The street should be re-opened by end of day Thursday.

Bernie Sanders is just the latest, but not the last, big name to do a bit of campaigning in Wisconsin.  Sanders, who may be a Democratic candidate for president in 2020, stopped by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee yesterday to tell young people to vote for Tammy Baldwin and Tony Evers.  But Sanders isn’t the only big name coming to Wisconsin.  President Trump will rally Republicans near Wausau tomorrow.  

The USDA says people in Wisconsin, and dozens of other states, should check their freezer for ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.  The agency last week issued a recall for products from Bakkavor Foods USA which may have contained a product that was exposed to salmonella.  Most of the tainted meat is inside other products.  The USDA has a full list of those products on its website-CLICK HERE TO SEE THAT LIST. 

Governor Scott Walker says natural pet food company Stella and Chewy’s is expanding its facility in Oak Creek.  The project is expected to create over 80 new jobs with a capital investment of 30-million-dollars over the next three years.  The company will also expand its headquarters.  Stella and Chewy products are sold in more than six-thousand pet stores across the U.S. and Canada.