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Lynn Niggemann has spent most of her career working in public service, first for UW-Stout, then the city of Menomonie and now the village of Colfax.  But now, Niggemann is preparing to run for public office for the first time.  “With the announcement that I am taking the county position, so many residents have said they don’t want me to leave…” The Dunn County Board of Supervisors in April appointed Niggemann as county treasurer, and she begins May 28.  She

The rumble of Harley-Davidson engines will fill the air as the Great Lakes Harley Owner Group (H.O.G.) rolls into Chippewa Falls for an exclusive members-only rally from Thursday, June 6, through Saturday, June 8th, 2024. Hosted at Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, this event is expected to draw more than1,000 Harley-Davidson enthusiasts from across the Great Lakes region and beyond. Rally organizers have over 30 destination rides to choose from during the 3-day event, all showcasing our community and western Wisconsin.

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15th falls, as National Police Week. Established by a Joint Resolution in Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of their communities. On Wednesday, May 15 th , at 10:00am, area law enforcement agencies will host the Northwest

There’s a warning about the air in northwestern Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday issued an air quality alert because of the smoke from Canada’s wildfire. The DNR says the air may be unhealthy for some people. The DNR says the same Canadian wildfire smoke is expected to move across the rest of the state later today, and could trigger other air quality alerts throughout the day.

The man who started a deadly Door County bar fire two years ago is heading to prison. A judge on Friday sentenced Anthony Gonzalez to 15-years behind bars for the fire at Butch’s Bar in Sturgeon Bay that killed two people. Gonzalez originally admitted that he accidentally started the fire, but he changed his tune at sentencing. He told the judge he didn’t think his fire burned the entire bar to the ground. Two people who lived in the apartments

It was a ransomware attack. Ascension Health on Friday confirmed that the hack that’s frozen their computer system is a ransomware attack. Ascension says they are now working with the FBI to try and unfreeze their computers. The hack nearly paralyzed Ascension’s hospitals and clinics across the state. Doctors cannot access patient records, and that’s forced delays and cancellations across the entire Ascension network. There’s no word just how much the hackers want to release Ascension’s files.

It will be a busy weekend at UW-Eau Claire this weekend. The school is getting ready for graduation. The commencement ceremonies will be Saturday in Zorn Arena. Seating will be limited, and the university is already telling families about their opportunities to watch graduation remotely. There are also plenty of parking warnings going-up on and near campus.

The rules for absentee voting in Wisconsin aren’t changing, at least not yet. A federal judge in Madison on Friday tossed a lawsuit from a Democratic firm that sought to end Wisconsin’s requirement for a witness to sign-off on all absentee ballots. The lawsuit argued the law was too restrictive, and forced witnesses to know detailed information about the voter who they were signing for. The judge said that argument didn’t make sense, and said Wisconsin’s absentee voting laws are

Millions of Americans will be focusing on Mom today. Some will be spending more than just time, the National Retail Federation estimates that sons and daughters are spending an estimated 33-billion-dollars on Mother’s Day presents and outings this year. It’s one of the biggest amounts ever, just short of the 35-million dollars that was spent last year on Mother’s Day. The most money will be spent on jewelry, flowers, and dining out. To all the mom’s of all kinds, wishing

Nearly 86-hundred University of Wisconsin-Madison students are celebrating their degrees following commencement over the weekend.  Ceremonies were held at Kohl Center on Friday and at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.  The university presented more than 62-hundred bachelor’s degrees, nearly 14-hundred master’s degrees, and 968 P-H-Ds.  A number of graduates walked out during Saturday’s commencement in protest of the war between Israel and Hamas.