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Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is going to end its ban on carrying a gun near the water. The DNR agreed to repeal its 1999 rule that stopped anyone from carrying a gun near a lake, river, or stream as part of a settlement with the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. The DNR approved the gun ban after first banning fishermen from using their guns to help catch large fish like muskie or sturgeon. But WILL said the gun

The Wisconsin Lottery is getting national recognition for a responsible gaming initiative. The state’s Pick A Card, Any Card program won a Corporate Multicultural Communications Award. The National Council on Problem Gambling says it won for having a campaign that benefits English, Spanish, and Hmong language-speakers.

A record number of students took Advanced Placement tests in Madison last school year. The Madison Metropolitan School District says more than 18-hundred students took more than 38-hundred A-P tests in May. That’s almost 200 students more than the year prior, and in increase of more than 600 tests taken. The school district also saw a 76-percent A-P test pass rate. Many colleges and universities accept passing A-P test scores for degree credits.

ABOVE PHOTO: Ethan Romo planing oak boards in the Process Lab. Photo by Jennifer Astwood. Four students at University of Wisconsin-Stout helped breathe new life into 108-year-old architectural fixtures. Over the course of a year, they handcrafted new furniture pieces, incorporating brass register grates – components from the university’s historic Harvey Hall – into two side tables. The Harvey Hall grate project was a cross-campus collaboration, as industrial and product design Program Director Jennifer Astwood guided the students, with support of Dean of

 Marshfield Clinic Lake Hallie Center will begin offering urgent care services starting Aug. 6. Urgent care will be open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 129161 27th Ave. Lake Hallie Center is conveniently located between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls off of Highway 53. Urgent care is available for injuries and illnesses, like minor cuts that need stitches or ear infections, that are not life threatening but need care fast. “Volumes have increased at the Marshfield Medical Center-Eau

 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced new legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs for millions of Americans. The Capping Prescription Costs Act would place annual caps on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs—$2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families, building on the success of the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped prescription drug cost-sharing for Medicare Part D beneficiaries, extending the savings to the commercial health care market. “No American should have to choose between basic necessities like putting food on the table

Vice President Kamala Harris was in the battleground state of Wisconsin for her first campaign rally since launching her presidential bid. While speaking from Milwaukee, Harris attacked Donald Trump, saying she’ll proudly put her record against the former president’s any day of the week. Harris said Trump has many issues. She highlighted the list of criminal indictments against Trump. Harris quickly consolidated Democratic support to become the party’s presumptive nominee this week, securing the delegate support and endorsement of top

There’s been another plea in the 2022 murder of Christopher Conner in Eau Claire.  Xavier Thompson pleaded no contest on Monday to recklessly endangering safety charges. In exchange, prosecutors dropped homicide charges. Thompson is the third person to plead guilty in the case. Eau Claire Police say five people were involved in Conner’s death back in 2022.  Thompson will be sentenced in October.  Two other suspects remain in jail awaiting either a trial or a plea deal of their own.

The woman who nearly stabbed her boyfriend to death last Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty. Laura Feala pleaded guilty in Chippewa County court yesterday to an attempted homicide charge.  Prosecutors dropped a handful of other charges in the case.  Police say Feala barged-in on her boyfriend in the shower at their home in Lake Hallie last Christmas Eve and stabbed him several times. He was covered in blood when police arrived. She’s due to be sentenced in October.

Eau Claire Schools say they are keeping their teachers, but say they are having a hard time finding people to fill-in. Brandon Wick with Eau Claire Schools says the district hasn’t a lot of teacher turn-over recently, unlike many other schools in Wisconsin. But Wick said there continues to be a need for substitute teachers. A Department of Public Instruction report from earlier in the year said many school districts in the state are dealing with retention problems. Wick said