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There are layoffs coming at Viterbo. The school in La Crosse on Friday said it is making cuts to try and trim its expenses. In all, 27 positions at the university are being eliminated. Viterbo’s president says they are looking at both an enrollment decline and a growing deficit. That deficit is expected to hit five-and-a-half million dollars next year.

There’s been an arrest in a western Wisconsin killing. The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested a person on Friday for a death that happened in Ettrick back on May 15th. No one is saying anything about the case, including who was arrested. The sheriff’s office also continues to remain tight-lipped about just what happened with the death in Ettrick. Investigators say it’s a homicide, but they’re not saying much else.

We are waiting to see just how strong the tornado that hit Milton was. The National Weather Service last night said a tornado touched down in Milton about 5:30 yesterday, It was part of a line of storms that cut across southern Wisconsin. There are no reports of any serious injuries, but there are plenty of reports of damage, including a few homes that were damaged. Alliant Energy says people in Milton lost power because of the storm as well.

At 3:41 PM on Sunday May 26, 2024 a crash occurred on I-94 Eastbound near mile marker 87 near Osseo. Initial witness statement and investigation indicates a CMV was parked on the shoulder with a flat tire. The driver of an SUV rear-ended the semi-trailer. The driver of the SUV suffered fatal injuries. The crash remains under investigation by the WI State Patrol.

The country’s tallest water slide is now open in Wisconsin. The giant water slide can be found at Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells. The Rise of Icarus attraction featuring five slides opened to the public on Friday, just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend. The tallest slide is called “The Fall,” standing at 145 feet for the record. CLICK HERE TO SLIDE INTO THE DETAILS.

Reports of mental health issues leads to an arrest for a Marshfield man. It was a bit before 12:30 on the afternoon of Saturday, May25th when Marshfield Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Edison Street and Hinman Avenue in the City of Marshfield, Wood County, for a report of a man (later identified to be a 66-year-old Marshfield man who lives outside the city limits in Marathon County) that appeared to be having mental health issues. The man

Hello. We are glad you are here! Thank you for making us part of your day. Welcome to your weekend. As we near the end of May your Summer months may be filling up fast. Whew! We get it. That’s why we try to slow things down for just a bit on Saturday mornings with your “scroll down memory lane.” It’s look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to make new history

An Officer involved shooting incident happened Friday evening in Eau Claire and the following is information from the ECPD: On May 24th, 2024 around 8:50PM, Eau Claire Police Department Officers responded to the 2200 block of 2nd Street for a disturbance. As Officers were investigating that case, a second disturbance was observed, also in the 2200 block of 2nd Street. Outside of the residence at this location, Officers confronted a subject armed with a handgun. One Officer discharged their firearm

Scientists have discovered a potentially habitable planet 40-light-years away from Earth. Researches announced the planet is about the size of Venus, and may be temperate enough to support life. The star that the planet is orbiting is only 27-percent of our sun’s size. It’s estimated that the surface temperature is a little over a-hundred-degrees Fahrenheit, much lower than thousands of other discovered planets. Scientists will next determine if the planet has an atmosphere similar to Earth’s.

Officials in Wisconsin Rapids have confirmed that a 16-year-old girl and her dog died this week in a house fire. The two-story house on 11th Street caught fire on Tuesday. A man and two children were able to escape, but fire officials say the smoke and flames were too strong to reach the girl. A fundraiser for the family has so far raised over 30-thousand dollars. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.