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The Malik Willis Packers start began with a win. The Packers’ new quarterback handed the ball off a lot in yesterday’s 16-10 victory over the Colts. It helped that Indianapolis’ offense was sluggish for almost the entire game. Josh Jacobs carried the Packers, he ran for 151 yards yesterday. Willis, however, ended the day with 122 passing yards and a touchdown. The Packers are now 1-1 on the season, and take on the Titans next week in Nashville.

The final pieces are in place, and the mural in Owen Park is complete. Crews finished the mural that is supposed to look like a river last week. It was a joint project with the Public Painting Project. The triple-P says over 120 people helped design and paint the new mural. The mural is designed to recognize Eau Claire’s sister city, Lismore, Australia.

Nearly a dozen arrests were made and close to two dozen people were ejected during the Badgers’ game against Alabama yesterday at Camp Randall Stadium.  University of Wisconsin-Madison Police say all eleven arrests were for underage drinking and ten of those arrested were UW students.  Police also said 15 of the 19 ejected were UW students.  Disorderly conduct, possession of unauthorized alcohol, and use of tobacco were among the reasons for the ejections, according to police statistics.  The Badgers suffered

Hello. We’re glad you’re here! Thank you for starting your day with us. Welcome to your weekend. As we sink into the middle of September and change is in the air, this is the time to try and slow things down a little bit and savor the last moments of Summer. Every Saturday morning we take a simple look back at events that happened on these days in history before we head out into the world to make new history

The Badgers host the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide today in only the third meeting between the two teams. The series actually goes back nearly a full century when the Badgers beat the Tide 15-to-nothing in 1928. The only other meeting was in the 2015 season opener at Arlington, Texas, which was won by ‘Bama 35-17. Both teams come into today’s contest with records of two-and-oh. The game at Camp Randall Stadium is sold out, but if you don’t have tickets,

The Brewers are now three-and-one in their Western road swing.  Rhys Hoskins provided the offense with a two-run homer with two outs in the top of the fourth to lift Milwaukee to a two-one victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday night at Phoenix.  Starter Freddy Peralta went five innings for the win and four relievers combined to retire eleven of the final 12 batters.  Game two of the three-game series is this evening at 7:10 p.m.  The Brewers hold double-digit

A community continues to come together in the aftermath of a destructive fire. In the overnight hours, a fire destroyed the laundromat, fitness center and food pantry in Loyal. Responders and firefighters from Loyal, Spencer, Greenwood, Granton, Colby/Abbotsford, Owen-Withee and various EMS Services were on scene for hours. The Root Beer Stand delivered hamburgers to the firefighters at 1:40 in the morning, proving that even in the face of destruction, folks in our area step up to help one another.

A new report finds that a majority of counties in the state have less jobs now than before the pandemic.  A Wisconsin Policy Forum report released today found that while the state set a record for total jobs in 2023, 42 of the state’s 72 counties actually averaged fewer jobs in 2023 than in 2019.  Milwaukee County lost the most jobs in the five year span followed by Brown and Wood counties.  Meanwhile, Dane and Kenosha counties added the most

Wisconsin’s seventh case of the West Nile Virus this year has been confirmed.  State health officials confirmed a case in a Rock County resident today.  It marks the first human case in Rock County so far this year.  The health department notes that most people who get West Nile Virus don’t get sick from it, but urge people to take precautions including reducing their exposure to mosquitos.  Less than one-percent of people who contract West Nile Virus develop serious symptoms.