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A Southeast Wisconsin city is getting 885-thousand dollars in transportation grants to bring in more than 170 new jobs. The Transportation Economic Assistance grants will go to Pleasant Prairie to support a rail project. The project will support the expansion of WestRock, a corrugated packaging company. The rail connection will allow the company to transport materials and be environmentally responsible.

Madison is ranked one of the happiest cities globally. The Happy City Index says Madison is 137 worldwide, and seventh among U-S cities behind Minneapolis, Boston, Baltimore, Washington D.C, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. The Happy City Index says they base the rankings on hundreds of factors that relate to quality of life and happiness of city residents. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE TO SMILE ABOUT!

United Way St. Croix Valley and Dunn County United Way announces their intent to merge  to form a stronger, more unified force for community impact. The combined organization will be known  as United Way St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys, serving communities throughout Burnett, Dunn, Pepin,  Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties.   This strategic merger, effective July 1, 2024, will bring together two organizations with long histories, both with the goal of efficiently addressing critical issues facing individuals and

WEA Member Benefits (Member Benefits) announced the winners of this year’s Student Art Contest sponsored by the WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc., and WEA Member Benefits. Eleven finalists were selected from over 200 student submissions from across Wisconsin. This year’s theme was “Whimsical Wonder.” Young artists were encouraged to think outside the box and embrace the theme in their unique and imaginative ways. The 2024 Finalists are:

ABOVE PHOTO: For more than a year, math students at Chippewa Valley Technical College have been saving, $1.1 million on average in textbook costs after the department chair saw an opportunity to create online resources. When Lori Ann Simmons went to college, she would go to the bookstore a few days before each semester started and would drop $600 to $800 on books. That was just one semester and before textbook prices surged, she said. “These resources also encourage collaborative

“For some, The Little Recovery Book may be the first window they have to what that path could look like for them outside of what they’ve seen on TV or heard about secondhand.” A new local resource is now available for people seeking to reduce misusing alcohol, tobacco, or other substances. Local coalition the Eau Claire Health Alliance (ECHA) has created a tool called the Little Recovery Book, which provides information about the resources and services available in the Chippewa

There are more chances for storms in the forecast for the Chippewa Valley. Forecasters say Eau Claire and the rest of western Wisconsin have a chance for storms today, Saturday, and all day Sunday. The storms on Sunday could be the strongest. Still, the National Weather Service says there’s no specific threat of severe weather in the forecast for the Chippewa Valley for the next several days. You can stay on top of this as it might affect your plans

Chippewa County says it needs a new morgue after St. Joe’s Hospital closed this spring. Chippewa County Administrator Randy Scholz says the county is looking for a new spot to build a morgue, but he says it will cost at least 750 thousand-dollars to renovate a building. It would likely cost more to build a new morgue from scratch. For now, the county says it’s using space at the Stokes, Prock and Mundt Funeral Chapel in Altoona.

There is a warning from the police about people selling fake jewelry. Police in Menomonie say they’ve gotten a few calls from people who were offered, or who bought what they thought was gold jewelry, only for it to turn-out to be fake.. Police say some of the offers came from people at grocery stores and gas stations. Jewelers say there are some things to look for when buying jewelry like color, stamps, and quality.

 There are questions to answer about a decades-old pickup truck that crews pulled out of a lake in Menomonie. Police say the truck was in Lake Menomin for a while. The truck is from the 1980s, but it’s little more than a rusted hulk. Investigators say there’s no VIN number, and no license plate. They don’t believe the truck is tied to any crime. They are, however, looking for any information about the truck, its former owner, or how it