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 Wisconsin families who use FoodShare will soon have new rules on what they can buy.  Governor Tony Evers has signed a bill that blocks the program from covering candy and soda. The deal also adds 72 million dollars in state money and more staff at the department of health services. Evers said the extra funding will help protect families and taxpayers from bigger costs tied to recent federal changes.

One of the people charged in the death of three-year-old Elijah Vue in marathon county is asking a judge for changes before his trial. Jesse vang filed three motions in court yesterday, asking to move the trial and to keep some evidence out. Elijah disappeared from two rivers in early 2024 and was found dead months later. Vang and the child’s mother, Katrina Bauer, both face felony charges, including child abuse and hiding a corpse. Prosecutors have until April 20

Many Western Wisconsin motorists are continuing to see a rise in prices as the gas pump.  Triple-A reports the average price of regular fuel in Eau Claire is now three-40 per gallon — 13-cents more per gallon from one week ago.  In La Crosse, the average cost of a gallon of regular fuel is three-38 per gallon — 19 cents more per gallon from a week ago.  The average cost of a gallon of regular fuel in the State of

A Veterans Resource Fair and Claims Clinic will be held today at the Wisconsin Army National Guard recruiting office in Chippewa Falls.  The event — hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs — will be an opportunity for vets to learn about VA healthcare and how to file claims.  The recruiting office is at 2811 East Park Avenue and will runs from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS.

Three Wisconsin cities are in the running for being “Strongest Town” in America, including the state capital.  The competition by the foundation, “Strong Towns,” started with 16 locations and is now down to the Final Four, which includes Madison, Sheboygan, and West Allis.  The last city isn’t far away in Chicago.  The foundation says the 2026 contest is “about progress, not perfection,” adding these towns “embody that spirit.”  Voting for the Final Four ends this Friday evening. CLICK HERE TO

 A Wisconsin Lottery retailer sold a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket for the Saturday, March 21, 2026, drawing The ticket was purchased at Driftless Stores, Inc on 820 Mason St. in Platteville. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (12-28-36-41-59) and the Powerball (2). Nobody in America matched all five numbers and the Powerball, so the estimated jackpot for tonight’s drawing is $133 million.

Dunn County 4-H strives to provide its youth with ways to bridge communication gaps especially with older generations, so when Kathy Asper of Menomonie, Wisconsin approached the Dunn County 4-H Educator, Zachary Rozmiarek with a multigenerational program idea that would give 4-H youth the chance to interview some of the residents of the Neighbors of Dunn County Nursing Home to learn their stories, he was intrigued. “When an interesting idea for a program comes along that not only fosters connections and

From physicians and nurses to a pharmacist and paramedic, Cork, 21, grew up surrounded by relatives dedicated to caring for others. But it’s her grandfather’s story of returning to school in his 30s and moving his entire family into student housing to become a general surgeon that stands out. Health care isn’t just a career path for Gianna Cork. It’s a family tradition, decades in the making. “My grandfather was a physician in New Richmond, and he realized that they

An innovative program at the Dunn County Jail is giving inmates the chance to earn their High School Equivalency Diploma through a partnership with Literacy Chippewa Valley.  The program, coordinated through the jail’s education services, allows inmates to work toward their HSED while incarcerated, said Heather Pyka, Jail Program Director, adding that Dunn County was one of first jails in the state to use a computerized equivalency testing program.  Instruction is provided by Literacy Chippewa Valley, a nonprofit organization that delivers adult education programming throughout the region, with grants