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A 14-week abortion ban referendum has been approved in the Wisconsin Assembly. The bill, which was pushed forward by a vote of 53 to 46, would send the ban to the voters if it passes. The proposal does include an exception for medical emergencies. Eleven Republicans voted against the bill. It will now move through the Senate, and then to Governor Tony Evers desk if approved again. Evers has promised not to sign the referendum if it does make it

We’ve all heard-or maybe ourselves have “blamed the dog” on occasion. But for this week’s Friday Feel Good we CREDIT the dog for gas instead…  A Philly neighborhood discovered that they had a potentially explosive gas leak thanks to a dog that kept digging a hole in the concrete of a home’s front yard.  When the owner checked on the dog’s bizarre behavior, a gas leak was discovered.  Kobe’s owner, Chanell Bell, was happy to tell the “tail” of her pup possibly saving

Jerry Clark, a UW–Madison Extension Agriculture Educator and Associate Professor, has been named as one of the 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients across the UW–Madison campus: https://news.wisc.edu/2024-distinguished-teaching-award-recipients-announced  Jerry is a Crops Educator based in Extension’s Chippewa County office and serves Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire counties. His educational programming and research focus on agronomy and farm management. He provides educational programming and applied research in agronomy and horticulture focusing on alternative crops, forages, and nutrient management. His research and outreach have

Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, and Forestry announced that the outdoor skating rinks and warming shelters at Boyd, Roosevelt, Pinehurst and Putnam Heights are closed for the season due to the warm temperatures and unsafe ice conditions. With the forecasted continuation of warm weather well into February, the rinks will continue to deteriorate too far to be able to rejuvenate before spring if the weather does change again. For anyone looking to get some skating time regardless of the weather, Hobbs

On January 24, 2024, at 1:19 p.m. the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a one vehicle accident at the intersection of Winter Sports Road and Spruce Lake Road in the Town of Grover, Taylor County. The caller stated the vehicle was off the road and there was a large amount of blood in the vehicle. Taylor County Deputies along with EMS and Fire were dispatched. Upon deputies arrival it was determined the vehicle operator 41-year-old Zachary

ABOVE PHOTO: Casey Palbicki, lecturer of music at UW-River Falls, has signed a deal with Kendall Hart Publishing to write a textbook about video game music. The book, due for publication in October, will be used in a new course Palbicki is scheduled to teach next academic year. UWRF/Pat Deninger photo. Music experts and historians study and discuss notes, sounds, tones and chords of all kinds, and a University of Wisconsin-River Falls music professor hopes to bring more attention to

UPDATE: : On January 25, 2024 the suspect in this case attempted to cash a fake check at a bank in Black River Falls and was taken into custody by Black River Falls PD. The suspect is Michael James Anderson d.o.b. 2/3/1992. The search continues for a suspect attached to local check fraud. Wisconsin Crime Alert Network says the suspect opened checking accounts at both the Dairy State Bank and Citizen’s Bank in Menomonie earlier this month by using a fake driver’s

The community continues to grapple with the many layers of reaction attached to the news that two hospitals and providers are leaving our area. UW-Stout yesterday said it will need a new student healthcare provider once Prevea closes its clinics in April. Prevea currently runs the Student Health Services clinic in Menomonie. The university yesterday said it is exploring its options. Prevea and HSHS this week announced they will close their hospitals and clinics in the Chippewa Valley because of

Wisconsin is a big step closer to outlawing child sex dolls. The State Assembly yesterday unanimously approved a plan that would ban both the sale and possession of sex dollars created to look like children. The proposal carries extra prison time if the doll is made to look like a specific child. State Representative Joy Goeben says child sex dolls should not be allowed to try and normalize sex between adults and kids. The plan now heads for Governor Evers’

Two of the Republicans who write Wisconsin’s state budget say there’s no need to scrap plans for a tax cut simply because the state is expected to take-in less money next year. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau this week downgraded its revenue estimate. The LFB says Wisconsin’s budget surplus should now be three-point-one billion, as opposed to three-and-a-half billion-dollars at the end of next summer. State Senator Howard Marklein and state Rep Mark Born say that is still plenty of money