We are now three Christmas Parades past the deadly attack in downtown Waukesha. Waukesha held its Christmas Parade yesterday evening, and the crowd was once again strong. The Dancing Grannies once again made their appearance. The Waukesha Parade has taken-on a different meaning since Darrell Brooks drove through the parade crowd back in 2021. He killed six people and injured 60 others. Yesterday’s parade goers and parade crowd remembered the people who died and were hurt, but also celebrated the
Read More***UPDATE***The deceased individuals are identified as 72 year old Larry Rene, of rural Fall Creek and 52 year old LauraFrasher, of Fairchild. Rene was the operator of the eastbound vehicle and Frasher was the operator of thewestbound vehicle. A passenger in Frasher’s vehicle remains hospitalized in stable condition.The Sheriff’s Office sends its condolences to the family and friends of those involved.Lieutenant Dustin Walters On December 7, 2024, at about 12 pm, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to
Read MoreThe Badgers and Golden Eagles women’s volleyball teams hope Friday the 13th is a lucky day for them. Wisconsin and Marquette play their third-round matches in the NCAA Tournament this Friday. The second-seeded Badgers will face sixth-seeded Texas A-and-M in the Lincoln Regional, hosted by top-seed Nebraska. The fifth-seeded Golden Eagles are in the State College Regional and will take on top-seed and regional host Penn State. Regional championship games are slated for next Sunday. Wisconsin and Marquette would face
Read MoreHello. Welcome to your weekend and thank you for being here. We appreciate you spending some time with us-especially when this time of year can be full of hustle, bustle, and wrapping muscle! Whew. The Holidays. Every year it arrives and takes over in a whirlwind of red and green, planning and parties, and all while trying to remind ourselves to slow down and enjoy it along the way. We get it. That’s why we intentionally start Saturday with our
Read More“Mocha Mousse” is being named the 2025’s color of the year. That’s according to the Pantone Color Institute. It describes the color as a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. Executive Director Leatrice Eiseman said the shade is “sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
Read MoreHere on our home planet, Earth, we can see another planet shine bright. Saturday is a great night to check out Jupiter. The planet will be at its brightest as it orbits close to Earth and lies directly opposite of the sun. The phenomenon is called Jupiter at opposition and happens every 13 months. The gas giant appears so bright in the night sky that some believe this may have been the Star of Bethlehem. To view Jupiter, look east
Read MoreIf you are looking for a way to slip some dessert into your life-especially this time of year, a new study says that eating an ounce of dark chocolate a day could lower the risk of Type Two diabetes. A new study out of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds that people who ate dark chocolate compared to other types or none at all had up to a 21 percent lower chance of developing the disease. There
Read MoreA man and woman in Adams County are facing multiple charges after resisting arrest and injuring two law enforcement officers. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy tried to serve a warrant on a previous charge to a man who stopped at a residence in the town of Big Flats. The man allegedly resisted arrest and a woman in the vehicle with the man reportedly started attacking the deputy. The deputy allegedly tased the man, but the woman grabbed
Read MoreBoth Marquette and Wisconsin are on their way to the round of 16 in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship. The Badgers, who are the number two seed in their region and hosted first and second-round matches, posted a four-set win over seventh-seeded Georgia Tech. The Golden Eagles, who are seeded fifth in a separate region, stunned fourth-seeded Utah in five sets Friday at Salt Lake City. Marquette saw a two-set lead disappear before winning the fifth set 15-12. Both the
Read MoreOut-rebounding the Celtics doesn’t result in out-scoring the Celtics as the Bucks drop a close one. Milwaukee fell to Boston 111-105 in a game that neither team led by more than eight points. Damian Lillard scored 31 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 30 points and eleven rebounds. Bobby Portis came off the bench to match a season high with 18 rebounds, as the Bucks out-rebounded the Celtics 51-to-41. The loss was Milwaukee’s second in a row and dropped the Bucks
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