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There’s some haze on the horizon in Wisconsin today, but it’s not from Canadian wildfires this time. For the past couple summers, the milky white color in the otherwise blue skies was blamed on Canadian wildfires. This time, smoke from the southern U-S and Mexico is drifting into the Midwest. The Environmental Protection Agency says air quality shouldn’t get any worse in Wisconsin.

In these dog days of Summer many families make memories through a vacation, maybe some pool trips, or the simple pleasure of a sprinkler and fresh strawberries. But in Menomonie, there will be a Summer memory that won’t soon be forgotten for a family whose dog accidentally fell down a dry well.  We stay in our state for this story as you may have seen this on your Facebook scroll. A firefighter is getting some online attention after going into a well to rescue

A Sergeant was taken into custody and an investigation continues in Clark County. It was on June 12th when the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant in the Village Of Spencer with the assistance of the Wisconsin Department Of Criminal Investigations ( DCI) and the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office. The search warrant was the result of an ongoing Internet Crimes Against Children ( ICAC) investigation. The suspect was identified as a Sergeant with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

A 19-year-old is dead after police say he drowned in a lake in far northwestern Wisconsin. The teenager, identified as Hunter Oneal, died Wednesday after he slipped below the water on Shell Lake. Police say he and his friends were on the beach, when Oneal went for a swim. At some point he started to struggle, he then went under the water and never came back up. Rescue crews pronounced him dead at the scene.

The ground has been broken for UW-Eau Claire’s new science building. University leaders yesterday turned-over the first shovel of dirt for the replacement for the Phillips Science Hall. The new building is on track to open in 2027. UW-Eau Claire is partnering with Mayo Clinic on the new science hall. Mayo donated 13 million-dollars for the project. The new building will be five stories tall and include a rooftop garden. It will be UW-Eau Claire’s largest academic building.

Menomonie is getting a new treatment center. Crews broke ground yesterday on Arbor Place’s new facility in Menomonie. The new center will be a place for people struggling with both substance abuse and mental health issues. The new center will be 15 thousand square-feet, and have 20 beds plus space for counseling and therapy, a child care space, and a playground. The hope is to open the new center next year.

Add UW-Oshkosh to the growing list of UW schools that are losing their branch campuses.  UW-O yesterday said it will close its Fox Cities campus in Menasha at the end of the next school year. University leaders say it’s a tough but necessary decision to try and pull Oshkosh out of an 18 million-dollar budget deficit.  There were just over 500 students at the Fox Cities campus back in the fall, down from over 16 hundred in 2018.  Reaction was

There are rumblings that Trump called Milwaukee a ‘horrible city’ and now politicians react. Familiar name to our area, Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden yesterday said the former president was talking about the horrible crime in Milwaukee, while Representative Bryan Steil said Trump didn’t say the comment at all.  Overall, Wisconsin Republicans are defending Donald Trump after it was reported he criticized Milwaukee during a closed-door conference meeting on Capitol Hill.  Punchbowl News reported that Trump called Milwaukee a “horrible

The reaction in Wisconsin to the latest ruling on the abortion pill is predictably split. Pro-Life groups in the state say they intend to keep fighting the Biden Administration over its plans to make the pill more available, while Democratic lawmakers say the ruling is a win for women. The United States Supreme Court yesterday said the group that had sued over the FDA’s decision about the abortion didn’t have the standing to bring a legal challenge. Wisconsin Right to

The City of Altoona is seeking applicants to fill a City Council position which was vacated  by Jon Olson effective April 30, 2024. The new council member, who will be appointed by the City Council, will serve until April, 2025. Applicants must reside in Aldermanic District 3, Wards 4 & 5. For additional information about serving as a City Council Member, you can contact the City Clerk’s office at 715-839-6092.