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Cinder City Days is in the books in Altoona and it kicked some ASH! The event had its strongest turnout yet. The festival wrapped up yesterday and included expanded events like a carnival, baseball games, and a craft fair.  Diamond Rio took stage Saturday night at the New River Prairie Park amphitheater.  The event raised money for the Lions Club, which will be put back into the community and toward organizations supported by Lions Club International.

Time to gear up for the next Pinterst FAIL~ Inspiration is here! The first weekend of the Chippewa Valley Parade of Homes is being called a success.  The tour features 15 homes and is organized by the Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association.  And the price tags hang out at around 200-thousand to more than a million dollars and organizers estimate around 35-hundred tickets have been sold so far, with a few of the favorite homes receiving more than a thousand

Four people are dead after a fiery plane crash in our state. We know that two teens, along with their mother and grandmother were on board a light aircraft yesterday and died when it crashed in a wooded area in Green County. Authorities are assuming there were mechanical problems with the plane, however an investigation is underway.

IT’S THE TRIPLE CROWN!   Justify is number one at the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.  With the victory, Justify is the 13th horse to complete the Triple Crown and the first since American Pharoah in 2015.  Justify jumped out to an early lead and secured a wire-to-wire victory. Gronkowski, named after the Patriots tight end Rob, ended up in second and Hofburg took third.  Vino Rosso and Tenfold rounded out the top-five finishers.  Justify is just the second

Demo is underway for the Paint Creek Bridge in Chippewa County.  Officials say construction began yesterday. The bridge has been closed after a partial collapse in May.  The Town of Lafayette is sharing the cost of demolishing the bridge with Chippewa County.  Officials say the bridge should be removed by Fourth of July weekend, with a new bridge open by July of next year.

A man accused of threatening to kill estranged family members at a high school graduation ceremony is facing charges in Monroe County court. Benjamin Sidie was in court yesterday on charges of making terrorist threats and disorderly conduct.  He was arrested in Iowa in the end of May after making threats over text messages and talking about getting into a “suicide by cop” situation at the Sparta High School graduation. The ceremony has been rescheduled.

The Eau Claire YMCA is looking to purchase the Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center. If the sale is approved by the city council, the parties are hoping to complete the transition by September 1st.  The YMCA says it wouldn’t be taking away any programs, but would instead integrate them into their lineup-including a home for their gymnastics program.

The gavel has dropped and a State Supreme Court ruling is a victory for the City of Eau Claire. The court voted five to two yesterday morning in favor of the city in a case involving funding for the Pablo Center at the Confluence.  The city’s assistant attorney says Eau Claire officials were confident that they’d acted within the bounds of the law in using tax incremental financing for the project.

UPDATED:  We have an update on the missing Wheeler man. Just before 11 on Thursday morning 30 year old Josh Tireman was located deceased by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of Ace Helicopters by air off 610th St in Otter Creek township. It appears that he was attempting to negotiate a curve in the gravel roadway on his ATV when he went off the road causing the ATV to overturn into a tree. Mr. Tireman and his

The Miss America pageant is getting a major makeover.  The annual Atlantic City beauty competition is scrapping its swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Instead, the emphasis will be on brains over beauty with contestants urged to wear whatever makes them feel confident.  Gretchen Carlson, made the yesterday, saying that Miss America is no longer a pageant, but a “competition.”  Carlson says contestants will be asked to showcase their intelligence, passion and understanding of what the job of Miss America requires.