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After years of planning and construction, the Gundersen Tri-County Hospital is formally open.  The ribbon-cutting this week marked the culmination of work that began with groundbreaking in March of 2022 and the welcoming of its first patients last July.  The hospital in Whitehall is seen as a major step toward providing rural healthcare for an estimated 20-thousand people in the region.  It’s double the size of the original hospital that was built in the 1960s.  It features two dozen beds

The emerald ash borer, an invasive species that first appeared in the state 16 years ago, has now been confirmed in all but one of Wisconsin’s counties.  This year marked the first time the insect was found in Washburn and Taylor Counties, with Burnett County the only county where it has not been found.  State officials expect the emerald ash borer will cause virtually all of Wisconsin’s white, black and green ash trees to die.  They recommend landowners avoid using

In another sign that summer’s near, the Eau Claire Health Department will begin testing beach water quality on Monday.  They’ll test seven local beaches for bacteria and harmful algae.  The annual program helps Eau Claire health officials decide whether to close a beach or if they need to post a water quality advisory sign.   

State Representative Sheila Stubbs is urging the Wisconsin Senate to take a new vote on a missing and murdered African American women and girls task force.  A state legislative committee approved a measure Stubbs is sponsoring on the subject earlier this year, but that proposal ultimately failed.  Yesterday, Stubbs met with other Wisconsin leaders at the state house to highlight the need for action, citing statistics that rank Wisconsin as the worst state in the nation when it comes to

Today is National Endangered Species Day and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is marking the occasion by announcing a discount on new license plates.  DNR says any Wisconsin resident who purchases new endangered resources plates now through the end of the year will get a 25-dollar rebate.  For the last three decades, the sales of endangered resources plates have supported DNR’s work in wildlife and nature conservation.  For more information on the Endangered Resources Fund or on how to

The Packers schedule for the 2024 season has been announced. The Green Bay team will start the season on September sixth, facing off with the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil. Their home opener will be the following weekend on September 15th, when they’ll host the Indianapolis Colts at Lambeau Field.

The Chippewa County Courthouse will be getting a new full-time security officer. The County Board approved the new position yesterday as a response to the arrest of a man, accused of making threats to shoot up the building online. Harley Alcala was arrested last May and is currently committed to a hospital for mental health treatment. He will go back into custody after he’s done, and a Zoom hearing is scheduled at the end of July. The new officer will

Federally-funded food pantries in Wisconsin will soon stop asking for visitor identification. Wisconsin state health officials say the changes aim to improve access to the Emergency Food Assistance Program. Some pantry leaders say this raises concerns about tracking demographic information and more potential for food shortages. The pantries will have the choice to ID users until October, when the state will require them to stop.  

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at approximately 12:43 p.m., a suspect in the armed robbery that took place on May 10, 2024 at the Circle C & Deli at 2302 South Broadway was taken into custody. Andrew R. Horner, age 43, of Menomonie, was arrested for Armed Robbery with Threat of Force withHabitual Criminality enhancer, Carrying a Concealed Knife, Manufacture/Deliver Drug Paraphernalia, andPossession of THC. Horner is in custody at the Dunn County Jail.

Whether you have been doing this work for two years or twenty years, rest assured, the work you are doing is truly making our state a better place for Wisconsin kids, families, and communities everywhere.” -Gov. Evers Governor Tony Evers congratulated the honorees at the 2024 Governor’s Service Awards, stating that “So much of our local impact rests on the shoulders of dedicated volunteers and organizations such as yourselves, and we could not have the reach or influence that we