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“This year, with such a huge increase in demand for boxes to be sent, we are hoping the community and area businesses can step up in a big way to support our troops and fulfill all 600 care package requests.”  The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley is eager to announce its Community Day of Support for the Support Our Troops Care Package Drive, will be taking place on Tuesday, October 29. The Community Day of Support is an online giving

“Service dogs offer veterans improved quality of life and assistance with their mental health,”  When UWRF Veterans Services Coordinator Cheryl Grubb learned about a program that links dogs with military veterans who are experiencing emotional and physical health needs, she thought bringing it to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for a Veterans Day ceremony would be a perfect fit.  UWRF is home to Falcon FETCH, an assistance dog training program started last year in partnership with Can Do Canines out of New Hope,

It’s going to be a very busy week of campaigning in Wisconsin this week. The vice-presidential candidates are in town today. Democrat Tim Walz will campaign in Milwaukee and Manitowoc, while Republican JD Vance will make stops in Racine and Wausau. On Wednesday, it’ll be the main candidates. Brett Favre will join former President Trump at a rally in Green Bay next week.  Doors are set to open Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Resch Center and Trump is scheduled

We’re waiting for more specifics on a weekend crash near Wazee Lake. Firefighters from Black River Falls say they responded to a crash yesterday morning  at the recreation area that left a vehicle on fire. One person was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. No one, however, is saying just what happened in the crash.

A man is in custody in Prairie du Chien after officers found another man dead Friday night. Investigators are not calling the case a homicide, but Prairie du Chien’s police chief says the dead man died from ‘trauma caused by a sharp object.’ Chief Kyle Teynor says the 39-year-old man arrested in the case knew the victim. The chief says there should be more answers later today.

The Packers got another last-second field goal for the win. Green Bay beat Jacksonville 30-27 yesterday. Kicker Brandon McManus knocked the game winner through as time expired. Jordan Love left yesterday’s game with a groin injury, and Malik Willis once again stepped-in and helped drive Green Bay to victory. The Packers are now 6-2, and will take on the Lions next weekend at Lambeau. The fourth quarter turns out to be the difference as the Badgers’ Homecoming is spoiled by

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We are glad you are here. Thank you for choosing to spend some of your time with us! As we slip into the end of October and into Halloween week, it is almost scary to think about how fast time creeps by! Boo! We get it. For that reason, we try to simply things a bit with a slower start to your Saturday. It’s a “scroll down memory lane.” This is just an easy look

An initial court date has been set for the suspect in the shooting death of a UW-Whitewater gymnast. Kara Welsh was shot to death on August 30th in an apartment near the UW-Whitewater campus. The 21-year-old was a management major and won a national championship in the vault exercise. Her boyfriend, 23-year-old Chad Richards, is facing charges of felony first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon. According to court records, an arraignment is set for November 8th at

On October 24, 2024, around 12:15 p.m., the Eau Claire Police Department responded to an incident unfolding outside an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Kappus Drive in the city of Eau Claire. The Eau Claire Communications Center received a report that a man threatened someone with a knife and held it to their throat. The victim was able to flee and the suspect, identified as Mohamed Iman, 39 of Eau Claire, barricaded himself inside his residence. At that

The state superintendent is proposing free meals for all Wisconsin students. Dr. Jill Underly says all students would get free and healthy breakfast and lunch if her proposal is approved. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says a quarter of high school students in the state report a lack of food at home. Dr. Underly says children need their basic needs met in order to succeed. The universal meals idea is part of her 2025-2027 biennial budget proposal, which would