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There’s a warning about warm temperatures and a risk for wildfires in western Wisconsin.  Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley could see record highs today and tomorrow.  The National Weather Service says both days will be above 65 degrees.  That warmth, along with some winds, and a lack of rain is pushing the fire danger up.  The Wisconsin DNR says most of western Wisconsin is too dry, and in danger of seeing wildfires.  The lack of snow this winter has

A lizard from Marathon County is in the running to be the next Cadbury Bunny.  Apollo the bearded dragon was rescued by the Marathon County Humane Society back in 2022. He now lives with Michael Straub in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and is among the 32 finalists in the Cadbury Easter Bunny contest. Fans can vote, starting today, on which non-bunny should get the honor this year. Staub says Apollo is just like any other pet, and cuddles just like

President Biden will be in Milwaukee on Wednesday. The President will be making his fourth stop in the state since last August and a week after Vice President Harris was in Madison. The stop will be part of a busy week for the President with stops in Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Michigan planned.

Hello. Welcome to your day and weekend. We’re glad you are here. As we sink into March, it can sometimes feel like the week is long, and the To-Do list is even longer. With the stress that can sometimes accompany every day life, we like to take a different approach on weekend mornings and begin with a simpler “scroll down memory lane.” This is just a way to look back on the pages of history to events that happened on

A community continues to mourn a deadly crash in Clark County. The latest update from responders in that area is that as a result of the crash, 9 people have died. One person was in the semi, the driver, and was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Clarissa Rochester. There were 9 people in the van, 8 of them including the driver died at the scene. One passenger in the van was taken to the Marshfield St. Joseph’s Hospital

Three wildlife activists groups have filed a lawsuit looking to protect the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The National Wildlife Refuge Association, Driftless Area Land Conservancy and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation filed a lawsuit against the  Rural Utilities Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop a power line from going over the river and wildlife refuge. They claim the Fish and Wildlife Service did not give enough time for

The largest business lobby in the state is appealing a judge ruling that gave the Department of Natural Resources’ ability to regulate factory farms. This comes after a judge in January struck down a challenge by the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture Dairy Cooperative. The permit plan is applauded by environmental groups because it requires farms with a thousand or more animal units to have plans on how to store and get rid of the massive amounts of manure produced

There is a growing call on Wisconsin’s Madison Campus for designated space for student veterans. This comes as the historic Camp Randall Sports Center receives a 285-million dollar renovation. A petition has been started and can be WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

A man is sentenced to ten days in jail for shooting a deer in Menomonie city limits while drunk. A witness says she saw a car stop in a residential area, heard a shot, and saw a deer fall over in October 2022. Investigators found shotgun pellets in a nearby garage and vehicle. Investigators say Cody Wolfe and Isaiah Draeger took the deer to a nearby apartment, saying they wanted venison but were poor students. Wolfe, who pulled the trigger,

Wisconsin added nearly 10-thousand jobs in January, leading to a record-breaking number of jobs in the state. The Department of Workforce Development says more than five-thousand nonfarm jobs and 47-hundred private jobs were added during the first month of this year. Both sectors are at an all-time high, along with construction jobs. Wisconsin unemployment is currently at three-point-two percent, point-five-percent less than the national average.