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This Fall, Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) is hosting two harvest-themed meals around the state. Community members are invited to enjoy local foods from popular area chefs. These events are open to all, but geared toward people who are not currently WFU members. Wisconsin Farmers Union, along with area chapters, are hosting:● Northern Fall Harvest Dinner – Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 4 – 7 pm Where: Chickadee HillsHomestead, N6374 8th St, Spooner, WI 54801○ This event includes a farm tour

The Democratic National Convention closed Tuesday night with a pair of speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama.  Barack went after Donald Trump, saying re-electing him would be dangerous, while Kamala Harris will fight for the American people. Wisconsin’s governor had a tough night at the Democratic National Convention. Governor Tony Evers flubbed Wisconsin’s vote in last night’s DNC roll call, and was booed for mentioning the Green Bay Packers. The DNC, is of course, being held in Chicago. Evers couldn’t

There are new charges for a child sex suspect in Chippewa County. Prosecutors this week filed sexual assault charges against 44-year-old Scott Detlaff. Investigators say he abused a now 15-year-old boy over several years. Detlaff was already facing child pornography charges, though it’s not clear if the cases involve the same victim. The sheriff’s office says Detlaff admitted to the child porn images, but is denying the sexual assault.

There’s a report of at least one rabid bat in western Wisconsin. Polk County’s Public Health Department yesterday said it tested the bat after there was an ‘encounter’ with a human. The bat is the first rabid bat in Polk County in a decade. The fear is that rabid bats can spread rabies, but those cases are rare. Public health managers with the state say it’s been almost 15 years since a bat bit someone and gave them rabies.

There’s now a way for people across Wisconsin to track the state’s water quality changes. The Department of Natural Resources this week launched the Wisconsin Waterway Explorer website. It’s a one-stop site with all kinds of different water reports, on all kinds of different lakes and rivers. The DNR says most of the information is already available, but it’s not in one location. A lot of the information comes from Wisconsin’s Citizen Lake Monitoring Network, and will give people a

It won’t quite be ladies night in Chippewa Falls this weekend, but it will be close. The city is celebrating Queen Bee Ladies Day downtown on Saturday. More than 20 downtown Chippewa Falls businesses are joining-in to offer sidewalk sales, fun, and food and drinks. You can find the full list over at Chippewa Falls Main Street. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

UW Regents are being asked this week to sign-off on the university’s barely one billion-dollar budget request for the next two years. Regents will meet in Madison starting tomorrow, and the 855 million-dollar budget request from president Jay Rothman is on their agenda. Rothman said on Monday that the UW System needs millions-of-dollars more to be a competitive school. He says Wisconsin ranks at the bottom of the list nationally when it comes to state funding. But his 855 million-dollar

Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance spoke in Wisconsin again today about crime and safety. It’s his fourth time visiting the state since his run as vice presidential nominee began. Vance spoke at the Kenosha County Courthouse at noon, joined by U-S Senate nominee Eric Hovde, Representative Bryan Steil, and County Sheriff David Zoerner.

A man in Clark County is found guilty of sexually assaulting four young girls. Seventy-year-old Joseph Pierce Senior from Owen was charged in 2021 with abusing the girls for years, starting in 2017. A jury found him guilty on eight charges, including repeated sexual assault of a child and enticement. A sentencing date hasn’t been set yet.

Today marks six months since three-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing. Vue was last seen in at his mother’s boyfriend’s home in Two Rivers on February 20. Prosecutors say his mother, Katrina Baur, said she dropped him off there so her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, could teach him how to be a man. Both Vang and Baur are pleading not guilty to chronic child neglect charges. Vang will be back in court next month, and Baur is scheduled for an appearance