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Saturday, March 8th, Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire, 12-1pm – Research Time; 1-2:30 – Meeting. Join the GRSEC for their December meeting. Bill Parker will be speaking about military dog tags. A lot of information can be gleaned from early military dog tags including serial numbers, vaccination dates, and religious information. This presentation takes visitors on a journey through American history from pre-World War I through the Korean War. The GRSEC is a non-profit educational society dedicated to preserving

Wisconsin is joining in on a lawsuit against John Deere, accusing the company of having a monopoly on repair services. State Attorney General Josh Kaul says Deere is driving up equipment repair costs for farmers by forcing them to go through authorized dealers. The Federal Trade Commission is joining in on the lawsuit along with Minnesota and Illinois.

Wisconsin lottery ticket holders won more than 500-thousand dollars over the weekend. The Wisconsin Lottery says a 350-thousand-dollar SuperCash ticket was sold at a Kwik Trip on McKee Road in Fitchburg, and won during Friday’s drawing. A 125-thousand dollar Badger Five ticket sold in Lomira won during Sunday’s drawing, and a 50-thousand dollar Powerball ticket sold in Walworth won during Saturday’s drawing. Winners will have to claim their prizes at    

  A Chippewa Falls man is being charged with sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy in Chippewa Falls.  Elvin Lopez-Paz has been charged with three counts of sexual assault with a child under twelve years old.  Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 60 years in prison.   According to a criminal complaint, the victim told authorities that Lopez-Paz sexually assaulted him several times at a home in Chippewa Falls in December. 

Governor Tony Evers and state Attorney General Josh Kaul are signing onto a new lawsuit against the Trump Administration over sweeping cuts to medical research funding.  The Wisconsin leaders joined officials from 21 other states yesterday in filing the litigation following the announcement from the National Institutes of Health that all indirect research cost reimbursements would be cut to 15 percent.  Administrators with UW-Madison say Trump’s move is disrupting research into treatment and cures for serious and chronic illnesses at

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is updating their guidelines and initiatives that are aimed at protecting students in classrooms across the state.  Attorney General Josh Kaul and other officials announced the new Comprehensive School Safety Framework yesterday during a visit to Green Bay Area School District.  The plan includes resources to assist district leaders in conducting safety assessments, creating “speak up, speak out” policies, and intervening when a student may pose a threat.  Governor Evers is expected to include renewed

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is starting to work on prescribed burns in natural areas across the state.  DNR officials say some locations have gotten adequate rain, allowing fire management crews to start burning off dead vegetation in specific areas.  The burns typically start with cattail marshes, wetlands, and prairies because summer wildfires in those spots can be hard to control, according to experts.  DNR leaders say they will post signs and notify the public when any of these

Officials in Eau Claire, Altoona, Lake Hallie and Chippewa Falls are asking residents for their opinion on future transportation needs.  The Chippewa-Eau Claire Metropolitan Planning Organization released a survey to get public input on  roads, walking and biking trails, public transit and more.  The survey takes five-to-ten minutes to complete.  It can be found on the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission website WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

A Wisconsin correctional officer is dead after he was hit by a car in Illinois. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Dylan Bellamy was walking along a highway in Coles County, Illinois when he was hit by a car. The crash is still being investigated.

The AMBER Alert for a missing, pregnant Wisconsin 16-year-old girl is extended into Missouri.  Beaver Dam Police say Sophia Franklin was last seen at her home on February second.  Investigators believe she’s with 40-year-old Gary Day of Arkansas and that he’s the father of her unborn baby.  Day is charged with abduction and enticement, and a warrant is out for his arrest.  Investigators say Franklin and Day could be on the way to Arkansas, traveling through Missouri.