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ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout’s 2025 Wood Medallion and Outstanding Student Leader recipients  Alongside more than 100 of their peers, 16 University of Wisconsin-Stout seniors were awarded the Samuel E. Wood Medallion, the university’s highest nonacademic honor for students, for their outstanding leadership, involvement and service at the annual Leadership Awards. Two Wood Medallion recipients were also named Outstanding Student Leaders of the Year: Katy Liester, professional and technical communication, of Menomonie; and Sophia Moore, applied social science, of Red Wing, Minnesota. “Katy has been an involved

An Alma man faces charges in a crash last year that claimed the lives of two people in Buffalo County.  Thirty-five-year-old Luke Larson is charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and second degree recklessly endangering safety.  Prosecutors say on the morning of September 27th, Larson was driving his pickup truck along State Highway 35 near Markey Bluff Road in Nelson when he allegedly crossed the centerline, hitting the two motorcyclists.  Both of the victims were pronounced dead

The University of Wisconsin is taking steps to improve healthcare in rural communities of the state.  The Orion Initiative aims to invest in the power of partnership between the medical community and frontline rural providers for better healthcare in rural areas.  University officials say this will be accomplished by providing full scholarships to students who show a strong commitment to practicing medicine in rural Wisconsin communities post-graduation.  The Orion Initiative has been funded by a private donation.

The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing the Wisconsin Elections Commission of violating federal law.  On Wednesday the DOJ sent a letter to the commission threatening to withhold federal funding.  It accuses the commission of not providing a complaint process for state voters.  The DOJ says this violates the Help America Vote Act.

The 2025 WIAA State Track and Field Championships will kick off on Friday in La Crosse.  Over 22-thousand people are expected to attend the two-day event.  City officials anticipate the event will bring in approximately four million dollars to the region.

The Eddy Street Bridge in Eau Claire will close on Friday for repairs.  This comes after an inspection found structural flaws on the bridge, resulting in a weight limit.  The repairs are expected to begin at the end of the month and take three to five days to complete.  The bridge will remain open to pedestrian and bike traffic.

Law enforcement in Washington state is looking for a man originally from Southeastern Wisconsin after his three daughters were found dead near a campground.  Wenatchee Police in Washington say the mother of the three girls, ages nine, eight, and five, reported them missing May 30 after they didn’t return home from scheduled visitation with their father.  The three girls bodies were found on Monday near their father’s truck at a campground, and investigators say their cause of death is likely

The arraignment for Gary Day, accused of abducting a pregnant teenager from Beaver Dam, has been postponed by two weeks.  Court records show the hearing is now set for June 17.  Day faces state and federal charges, including child abduction and child enticement, in Wisconsin and Nebraska.  He was arrested in Nebraska in April after an Amber Alert was issued for the teen.

More than 82-thousand Wisconsin drivers added emergency contact information to their licenses since the option was first introduced last year.  The To Inform Families First Law was signed into law in 2023.  Wisconsinites can add an emergency contact to their record online at WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. No visit to a physical location is necessary.

The City of Tomah has issued a drinking water advisory after elevated nitrate levels were found in Well 14.  The well was taken offline after a test in May showed nitrate at 14-point-four milligrams per liter, above the safe limit of ten. Residents are urged not to give tap water to infants or pregnant women.  Tomah is working with the Wisconsin DNR on solutions and will provide updates as available.