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The drive-thru polling stations are back in Eau Claire. The city opened in-person voting for the August primary yesterday. That means people can begin voting in the Democratic race for Congress in western Wisconsin, as well as vote on the two constitutional amendments that are on the ballot. Eau Claire’s drive-thru polls, which you can find in the city hall parking lot, are open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until August 9th. CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS.

Kamala Harris is coming to western Wisconsin with her running mate next week. But we don’t know where, we don’t know when, and we still do not know who she will be bringing. Harris’ campaign yesterday said Wisconsin will be part of her swing-state swing next week. There is speculation that Minnesota’s governor could be her VP pick, but insiders continue to say it could also be Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, or Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.

The Packers say the space for Green Bay’s NFL Draft will be twice the size of Detroit’s. Team officials met with locals in Green Bay last night to talk about the plans for next year’s draft. The Packers say the footprint for the draft will center in Lambeau, and will be larger than the footprint for Detroit’s draft earlier this year in downtown Detroit. The Packers say they’ve set aside eight million-dollars for draft preparations, and say they don’t expect

There will be a watch party and plenty of cheering when Rice Lake native Kenny Bednarek makes his second appearance at the Olympic games on Sunday. He will be running in the men’s 100 meter semifinal. CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS LOCAL STORY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WEAU 13 NEWS.

A former Badger hockey star is now one of the faces of Team USA. Wisconsin alum Alev Kelter helped America grab the bronze in women’s rugby yesterday. She helped grab the ball out of a scrum, and set up the last minute sprint that won the game against Australia. Kelter played both hockey and soccer at UW, and won a national championship in hockey back in 2011. Yesterday’s win was the first time Team USA won a medal in women’s

This year’s Sporkie winner at the Wisconsin State Fair has everything: It’s refreshing, it’s bite sized, and it’s fried. Judges yesterday named the Deep Fried Lemonade Bites from Saz’s as this year’s Sporkie winner. The Sporkies, of course, are the awards for the best food at the State Fair. The Hot Ham and Glazers from the Bud Pavilion got second, and the Rise and Swine from Camp Bar finished third. The Rise and Swine is a waffle served with vanilla

The action plan for the Wisconsin Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence is finalized. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says the task force’s goal was to improve Wisconsin workers’ AI skills and connect them with employers. The plan is to develop more flexible training and credentialing processes and to incentivize industry adoption of AI tools to create competitive, high-quality jobs. The task force was established August of last year.

Waterfowl populations in Wisconsin are stable. The state Department of Natural Resources says the breeding duck population is estimated at about 502-thousand birds. That’s a nearly four-percent decrease from last year but is above the long-term average. Both wood duck and Canada goose populations are similar to last year’s numbers, and higher than the long-term average. More specific data is available on the Wisconsin Wildlife Reports website. Spring waterfowl breeding surveys have been conducted every year for more than two

The largest Wisconsin Lottery prize so far this year is claimed. Richard Kiesner of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, claimed the four-point-three million dollar prize last week. He says he’s been buying Megabucks tickets for longer than two decades. It’s the second time a player won the Megabucks jackpot prize this year — a three-point-five-million dollar ticket was sold in Oak Creek earlier this year.

On July 28, 2024 at 11:59 am, Sawyer County deputies with assistance from Sawyer  County EMS, Exeland and Radisson Fire Departments responded to the scene of an  airplane crash near the intersection of Weirgor Road and Brisko Road in the Town of  Radisson.  Upon arrival, deputies learned that a single engine Piper Malibu operated by Matthew J.  Pobloske, 58, of Tucson Arizona was traveling to the Hayward area when the plane  suddenly experienced engine trouble and total loss of power.