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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.

Bird lovers in Western Wisconsin are celebrating World Migratory Bird Day.  The Trempealeau National Refuge in the Village of Trempealeau had a birding festival on Saturday.  Trempealeau is located off the Mississippi River and officials say the refuge is “in a great location to provide habitats for birds that are migrating.”  They added that it provides visitors an opportunity to learn about bird protection.  The festival included presentations and bird watching, and also allowed visitors to watch the bird banding

On Friday, May 10, 2024, at approximately 9:36 p.m., the Menomonie Police Department responded to an armed robbery at 2302 S. Broadway Street / Circle C & Deli. The initial investigation showed a male subject entered the business and brandished a machete style knife toward the store clerk. The suspectthen removed cash from several registers and fled the scene on foot. No physical injuries wereassociated with this incident. The suspect is described as a Caucasian male in a gray “Under

Link Ford helps increase law enforcement safety in Barron County. With the help of a substantial financial donation from Link Ford of Rice Lake, the Barron/Rusk Emergency Response Team has purchased new tactical helmets that will increase safety and make sure our deputies return safe to their families. These new helmets have improved capability, are more comfortable and are able to better fit with our tactical equipment used by the team. The current helmets will be transferred to the non-ERT