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Madison’s giraffe, Eddie, is heading to the zoo in Green Bay to make way for renovations.  Managers at the Henry Vilas Zoo said yesterday they’re going to build a new habitat for tall animals, and to do so they’ve got to move their tallest animal.  There will be a bon voyage party for Eddie from 10:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. Sunday.  Zookeepers in Green Bay are also planning a party to welcome Eddie when he arrives on Tuesday.

First it was flamingos at the beach in Port Washington, now it’s cows in a neighborhood.  Video of the cows being herded in a front yard made the rounds on social media this week.  Neighbor Mick Maier said the cows came trotting down the street, and didn’t appear to be in a hurry.  Neighbors were able to herd the cows and keep them in one yard.  The cows belong to a farm about a half-mile away.  Farmers say somebody left

A man is in custody after police say he went armed to the Wisconsin State Capitol twice and demanded to see the governor. Capitol Police say the man known as Taco showed up Wednesday afternoon with no shirt, a handgun, which is against the law at the Capitol, and demanded to see Governor Tony Evers. He was arrested, taken to jail, bailed out, and returned after the Capitol closed for the day, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, again demanding to

Wednesday was a power-packed day for Wisconsin Powerball players. Four big Powerball winning tickets were sold in Wisconsin for the Wednesday, October 4 drawing. In Reedsburg, a winning $100,000 ticket was sold at Kwik Trip on 1825 E. Main St. The ticket included a $1 Power Play option turning a $50,000 win into $100,000 win because of the 2X Power Play multiplier. In addition, winning $50,000 tickets were purchased at Aberg Ave Mobil on 2601 Shopko Dr. in Madison, Kwik Trip on 2103 Hall Ave. in Marinettte, and at Kwik Trip on 940 Waube Ln. in

“It’s important to have your finger on the pulse of the most current safety information available and to maintain a positive safety culture. Fear of saying the wrong thing or being misunderstood is a reality in a changing world. Examining the different aspects of communities and workspaces makes the conversations easier, said John Harper, vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at South Central College, a community college in North Mankato, Minn. Harper will detail his life experiences during Chippewa

Xcel Energy is introducing the Western Wisconsin Transmission Connection and is planning a series of open houses to gather input from customers, landowners and various stakeholders. This transmission expansion project is essential to meet the growing energy demands as aging coal plants in the region are phased out over the coming years and decades. The proposed 345-kilovolt (kV) project is expected to begin at an existing substation near Blair, proceed along an existing transmission corridor toward Eau Claire, and end

As there continues to be activity swirling around Chippewa County and the future of Sheriff Hakes, he has offered the following in response to the allegations around him. Read the full response below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESTATEMENT OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY SHERIFF TRAVIS HAKES October 5, 2023Several issues have been raised by the allegations of the so-called investigative report recentlyprovided to me in redacted form when it was also released to the public. I have also released tothe public my responses to

There is now a call for Chippewa County’s sheriff to step down. Chippewa County Board Supervisor Rob Teuteberg late Tuesday said Sheriff Travis Hakes should step down immediately. Teuteberg is a former Chippewa Falls Police officer, he said it’s his opinion that Sheriff Hakes is unfit to lead the sheriff’s department.  The county this week released a 100-page report on the investigation into the sheriff, it focused on sexually suggestive memes and complaints that the sheriff is unpredictable. Sheriff Hakes

It’s unclear if prosecutors in Eau Claire are going to be able to get the wanted man who walked away from a halfway house in Tomah back to Wisconsin. Authorities in New Mexico found Shane Helmbrecht Monday night. The Eau Claire County DA’s office says they’ve filed a motion to have him brought back to Wisconsin, but because walking away from the halfway house is a civil matter not criminal, the DA doesn’t have the authority to order his return.

We have names to go along with the two bodies recovered from the St. Croix River On Tuesday. The St Croix County Sheriff’s Office yesterday identified the two as 51-year-old Demetrius Kekedakis and 65-year-old Perry Montpetit, both from Hudson. Deputies found the two after getting a 911 call about a fishing boat that was going in circles on the river Tuesday morning near Troy Beach, which is south of Hudson. The sheriff’s office is not saying how the two ended