Home

More than 750-thousand travelers are expected on Wisconsin roadways this Memorial Day weekend. AAA  says peak travel times will be on Thursday, May 22, between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m., Friday between noon and 8 p.m., and Monday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The state’s 5-1-1 app and website will have updated information about road work and traffic.

Wisconsin Republicans held their annual state convention over the weekend.  According to a WisPolitics straw poll, attendees supported Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann over state Congressman Tom Tiffany for governor next year.  Schoemann is the only candidate to emerge so far, while Tiffany says he’s considering a run for governor.  In presidential politics, attendees overwhelmingly back JD Vance in 2028.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the implementation of the mandatory National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). This comprehensive program aims to bolster highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI/H5N1) surveillance of the nation’s dairy cattle herds, ensuring swift action to identify and address H5N1 affected herds. Monthly Sampling Set to Begin Under the NMTS, Wisconsin will soon initiate mandatory monthly milk sampling.

Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. (DECI) and the City of Eau Claire are inviting business owners in the North Barstow District to attend a meeting to discuss the upcoming downtown street construction and its potential impact on local businesses.  The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 20, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM in the event space at Menomonie Market Food Co-op, located at 206 N Barstow St. City engineering staff will be on hand to share staging maps, answer questions,

ABOVE PHOTO: A UW-Stout manufacturing engineering student works on a program to control a machine in the university’s robotics lab. A $647,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will allow University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence – CAM-AI – to provide advanced manufacturing and AI support to small- and medium-sized manufacturers. The newly announced grant is the result of ongoing conversations and the preexisting relationship between the WEDC, the State of Wisconsin’s lead economic development agency, and UW-Stout,

Behind Ashley Carothers’ electric smile is a woman who has been through things that might have deterred others from getting a higher education. But not her. Her father died when she was young, and she would go back and forth between Alabama and West Virginia to see both sets of grandparents. “I was just kind of a lost kid, and I went wherever I felt comfort at the time,” she said. As she reached her stride in her teenage years,

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum releases its Pope Leo 14th bobblehead. Two-thousand Pope Leo bobbleheads were sold to customers across 47 states during its release week. The museum said the bobbleheads have been popular in Chicago where the Pope was born and raised and in Philadelphia where he went to college. The eight-inch bobblehead is on presale with an anticipated November shipping date. Each costs 30 dollars plus shipping and tax. CLICK FOR MORE.

The National Weather Service is confirming additional tornadoes touched down in Clark and Marathon counties during last Thursday’s severe weather. An EF-1 tornado near Christie reached wind speeds of 95 miles per hour, while an EF-0 tornado was confirmed southwest of Loyal. Another EF-0 tornado caused damage near Rib Falls in Marathon County. Experts have documented a total of ten tornadoes across the state that were spawned by last week’s storms. Local businesses are continuing to deal with the impact

One person is seriously hurt following a tractor accident in Trempealeau County over the weekend.  Emergency crews were called to a property on Hunts Valley Road in the town of Burnside around 11:00 a.m. yesterday.  First responders were able to pull the unconscious victim from underneath the overturned tractor before that person was flown to a hospital in La Crosse for treatment.  Authorities have not released the victim’s identity or details on their condition.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is introducing some new resources for seniors.  Last week, Governor Evers and DHS announced a statewide hotline to connect folks with local Aging and Disability Resource Centers. There is also a new online directory. Both the hotline and the website can be used to help older adults and individuals with disabilities find support services. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.