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Eau Claire County is discontinuing the system it uses to alert residents to emergencies.  Known as RAVE, county officials say they’re shutting down the system after the first of the year because of its cost, which totals almost 36-hundred dollars a year. Plus, they say fewer people have been signing up for RAVE They say they’ll alert residents by working with state emergency management officials to alert residents of any emergencies in an area, such as a train derailment or

A record number of apprentices have enrolled in Wisconsin’s Apprenticeship Program. Governor Tony Evers says in a press release there are more than 16-thousand apprentices, breaking last year’s record as the most the program has seen in its 112 years. Wisconsin Apprenticeship pairs on the job training with classroom instruction so apprentices can earn as they still learn. Wisconsin was the first U-S state with an apprenticeship program, and is the only state requiring employers to pay their apprentices for

More than 120 applications were received for rural broadband infrastructure funding in Wisconsin. The applications for the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program requested a total of more than 221-million dollars, but only about 42-million will be awarded. The ratio of requested funding to available funding is the highest since the first round of applications in 2014. Grant money will go toward projects aiming to provide high-quality internet in locations without adequate or affordable service options.

More officers and deputies will be patrolling than usual during holiday travel times. Madison Police are reminding drivers that it will be on alert while there are more drivers on the road, making sure everyone is buckling up and driving sober. The department says it’s teaming up with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office to put extra officers and deputies on the road. Police say someone in Wisconsin dies or gets an injury from a car crash involving impaired driving every

It’s time to create a new favorite family tradition…on a trolley! From the seasonal warmth of The Local Store, the ride departs on the festively decorated (and heated!) vintage trolley to explore the shimmering holiday lights of downtown Eau Claire, the Irvine Park Christmas Village, and some cheerful points between. Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes and is open to all ages. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO GET JOLLY ON THE TROLLEY!

ABOVE PHOTO: Award recipients Jamie Arenz (left) and Mai Khou Xiong (right) at the Universities of Wisconsin reception in Madison on Nov. 9. Photo provided by Jamie Arenz. Two University of Wisconsin-Stout staff members have been named special award recipients by the Universities of Wisconsin and were honored at a ceremony on Nov. 9, in Madison. Academic Advisor Jamie Arenz is one of 13 honorees of the Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People. Executive Director

 State Sen. Jeff Smith and State Rep. Jodi Emerson, along with Chippewa Valley advocates, will speak at the Chippewa Valley Free Clinic about the local impacts posed by this legislative session’s only comprehensive bill to curb the skyrocketing healthcare costs. The plan would lower healthcare costs throughout the state and create more affordable healthcare options for Chippewa Valley families. All told, the BadgerCare Public Option Bill opens Wisconsin’s BadgerCare program for everyone who does not have good coverage through their

A Chetek woman has agreed to plead guilty in an Eau Claire County murder case from last year. Vanessa Ketteman agreed to the plea yesterday. She will be sentenced for felony murder-false imprisonment for her role in the June 2022 shooting death of Eddie Banks. Investigators say Ketterman and two other people lured Banks to a meeting after he failed to deliver 500 dollars worth of drugs. Ketterman says Banks died when he grabbed for the gun and it went

Jessy Kurczewski is heading to prison. A jury in Waukesha County yesterday found her guilty of poisoning her friend with eye drops back in 2018. Jurors also convicted her of stealing nearly 300 thousand-dollars from her friend as well. Kurczewski wept as the verdict was read, she had insisted that her friend killed herself. Kurczewski is facing a mandatory life sentence, she’ll be sentenced early next month.

Chippewa County’s DA says he doesn’t have enough facts to make a decision about possible charges for the county’s sheriff. DA Wade Neweel yesterday wrote to the county’s administrator, explaining that he doesn’t have enough evidence to make an official misconduct case against Sheriff Travis Hakes. Hakes has faced a wave of criticism for his behavior and his outside job selling guns since he took office earlier this year. The county sent an investigation to the DA for review, but