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No one is hurt after an aircraft caught fire at the Rice Lake Air Center.  Crews responded to the fire in a twin engine fixed wing aircraft yesterday afternoon on a runway.  There were two people in the plane and both escaped safely.  The pilot reported that something smelled “hot” on take-off and he made an emergency landing.  No word yet on what caused the fire.

A new report is being issued on Wisconsin’s foster care system.  The Speaker’s Task Force On Foster Care was created almost exactly a year ago to develop ideas to improve the child welfare system, which provides out-of-home care for thousands of children in the state, and developed thirteen bills aimed at supporting the system last November, eleven of which were signed into law by Governor Scott Walker. In addition to re-introducing the two bills that were not enacted, the report

Another lawsuit is being filed in Wisconsin by a person who was apparently sickened by a Del Monte food tray.  The suit was filed last week in Brown County by someone who says he purchased two Del Monte vegetable trays at a Kwik Trip in Green Bay. Two other suits have been filed since the veggie trays were recalled, one here in Eau Claire County and another in Minnesota.  

Pucker up! Your date night plans could get even sweeter as it is also…National Kissing Day, and a relationship expert says studies show kissing boosts happiness and triggers the release of oxytocin and serotonin. She says it’s important for people in long-term committed relationships to remember that. Survey saaaays: if you can get in a couple of good kisses a day, you’ll help calm your partner’s system and trigger the release of happiness hormones.

Paint Bridge Creek is falling down, falling down, falling down…Demolition of the Paint Creek Bridge in Lafayette is underway. The process of tearing down the bridge began Wednesday and should be done with a bang by July 4th.  The cost to Chippewa County for removing the bridge is estimated at 65-thousand dollars.  The state has awarded money to construct a new bridge, with the county and township pitching in as well.

Here in local politics it’s an issue of….Now what? The City of Eau Claire is considering its next step after city council president Kerry Kincaid resigned suddenly last week.  Several different options are under consideration, including filling the vacancy with a council member, they could also leave the position open and have the current vice president act as an interim chair until the next election.  A third option would be filling the position with an outside candidate.  Council members will

Have you thanked a farmer lately? If you like food, chances are you owe a famer a handshake and a THANK YOU and thousands gathered to do just that, for the Farmers Appreciation dinner in Chippewa Falls last night, a part of June Dairy Month celebrations. The focus of the event was to recognize the contribution of farmers to the economy and well-being of the community.  Organizers say 96-percent of Wisconsin dairy farms are family-owned. To all those driving tractors out

As the political season gears up here in Buckyland, early numbers show Governor Scott Walker leading all his Democratic challengers. The poll revealed that about a third of Democratic voters surveyed are still unsure who they plan to vote for. State Superintendent Tony Evers received the most support among undecided voters. The poll also ranked Walker’s job approval rating as higher than his disapproval rating for the first time since October 2014. And more politics are brewing as Milwaukee is

An update on immigration came yesterday…sort of..President Trump signed an executive order yesterday to end the separation of illegal immigrant families who try to cross the border. Buuut, it’s still unclear what’s happening those children who were separated from their parents at the border. Governor Walker is saying that Wisconsin National Guard troops will be staying at the United States-Mexico border.  Walker made the comment during a stop in La Crosse, saying he wouldn’t rescind his order to send the troops to

We are good at kicking butts! The number of Americans who smoke cigarettes has reached the lowest level ever recorded.  The CDC reports just under 14 percent of Americans smoked in 2017.  In cities, the rate was even lower, however it’s higher in rural areas.  Fifty years ago more than 40 percent of Americans were smokers.