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Culver’s is supporting families and educators with Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School as they work to heal from the recent mass shooting.  Dozens of the chain’s restaurants participated in a fundraiser for the ALCS staffers and families earlier this month.  The company says they generated 165-thousand dollars for the school’s recovery fund with the help of customers who placed orders on January sixth.  Five Madison-area Noodles and Company restaurants are also planning to donate 25 percent of their sales to

The City of Green Bay is planning to host a pair of music festivals that will kick off and close NFL Draft Week this spring.  The first of the Draft City Music Fest events will be a family-friendly, glow-themed concert at Leicht Park on April 23rd, the day before the draft gets started.  The second concert will be held at the park that following Saturday and will feature additional live music and a collaboration with local breweries.  Both shows will

Two Leinenkugel brothers are offering to buy back a closed Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls. Molson Coors is rejecting the offer. The company announced the Western Wisconsin brewery would be closing last November, and production will be moved to Milwaukee. The Leinenkugel’s plant is scheduled to close on Friday, with 56 employees affected by the closure. The brothers asked if they could continue the conversation with Molson Coors earlier this month, but say they haven’t heard back. CLICK HERE TO

Heavier weight limits for trucks carrying sand and salt for winter road maintenance will be in place tomorrow across Wisconsin. The frozen road law will be effective statewide starting at midnight. The Department of Transportation says the frozen roads law is meant to protect investments in Wisconsin roadways. An interactive map with updated restrictions is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

More than 17-thousand Wisconsinites would quit smoking cigarettes if menthols weren’t available. That’s according to a new Wisconsin Department of Health Services report. The DHS study shows menthol cigarettes are disproportionately advertised to communities of color, contributing to smoking rates that are nearly twice as high among African American Wisconsinites. The department is launching a digital education and outreach campaign to prevent the use of menthol cigarettes in affected communities.

Wisconsin is distributing ten-million dollars to strengthen ports and the state’s waterborne commerce. The grant money comes from the Harbor Assistance Program. Department of Transportation says more than two-million dollars will go to the Hanke Terminals in La Crosse, another two-million will go toward a dock wall at the Port of Green Bay, and almost two-million will help construct a load-out pad in Manitowoc.

Below is the latest press release from Menomonie Police Department regarding the trasnport of an individual: Our agency believes it is important to be transparent and factual about the particular incident that was  referenced in a letter drafted to Attorney General Josh Kaul by Eau Claire County Corporation Counsel  and the Eau Claire City Attorney on January 13th, 2025.   On October 17th, 2024, a Menomonie Police Officer responded to a suspicion complaint where the  subject was concerned some vehicles were

Family Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) provider of dental, healthcare and alcohol & drug recovery services in Wisconsin, nnounced the launch of its new logo.   The updated logo maintains elements that have been associated with Family Health Center and ensures this essence of the longstanding history of the brand remains present.  The new design incorporates vibrant colors, symbolizing the center’s forward-thinking approach and its commitment to innovation in community healthcare for the underserved. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

ABOVE PHOTO:  Carter Migala, 19, a Chippewa Falls Senior High School graduate, is on the path to a nursing degree at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Carter Migala is a typical nursing student – immersing himself in his studies as he enjoys his clinical experience with Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. But his future wasn’t always so bright. When Carter Migala was in sixth grade, he began drinking alcohol. In seventh grade, he started smoking marijuana. He was getting

Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), FEMA will award $70,000 of an overall $1.2M grant to Eau Claire County, Wisc., for the construction of a saferoom in the Hillcrest Estates mobile home park neighborhood. This is the first of three increments of a $1.2 million grant to build a safe space for residents in and around the mobile home park. “FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program enables communities to implement critical mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the risk of