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A new study says the Packers will be one of the most expensive teams in the NFL to watch in the next two years. The folks at Betway say the Packers will be the ninth most expensive team in 2025. Betway is basing that on expected ticket prices, beer prices, the price for a hot dog, the price for a soda, the price for a jersey, and parking prices. In all, Betway says it cost a family of four 784

Dane County is planning to add hundreds of acres of land to the Sugar River Wildlife Area. The county says it wants to pay 12-million dollars for 625 acres of land in Verona and Montrose. The plan must still be approved by the county board. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says this is the biggest conservation land acquisition in county history.

ABOVE PHOTO: From left, Breeden, Wormet of UW-Eau Claire and Ryder Simington of UW-Stout collect macroinvertebrate samples this summer in Galloway Creek. Near the banks of Lake Menomin and the lower Red Cedar River, University of Wisconsin-Stout is in the heart of one of western Wisconsin’s largest watersheds. A new $358,940 research grant from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin focusing on water quality in the lakes, rivers and streams will extend a path for faculty and students to make a

Authorities in Trempealeau County are asking for the public’s assistance after a break-in. Sometime between the hours of 11 p.m. on August 11, 2023 and 3:45 a.m. on August 12, 2023, an unknown subject(s) entered a mink farm located in the Town of Lincoln, Trempealeau County and released approximately 3,000 mink. The subject(s) gained entry into the enclosure by cutting a hole in the chain link fence surrounding the area housing the mink. This area has had previous similar incidents,

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in the Town of Morse, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Tuesday, August 15, 2023. At approximately 5:56 p.m., Ashland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic dispute on the 33000 block of N. Foley Road in the Town of Morse. Upon arrival deputies encountered a male subject assaulting two adult female subjects. The male subject was armed with a bladed

An Eau Claire man is being held on two million-dollars bond after police say he admitted to beating his wife to death. Prosecutors yesterday filed charges against 81-year-old John Berthold. Police say he told them he killed his wife for being a narcissist, family members say they were getting divorced. Investigators say Berthold tried to kill himself after killing his wife, but his son found him before he could. Prosecutors say Berthold told detectives that he takes full responsibility for

President Biden says his economic policies are working, and pointed to a handful of green energy plants in Wisconsin as proof. The president was in Milwaukee yesterday as part of his tour to tout Bidenomics. He stopped by an electric vehicle charging station manufacturer. While there, the president talked about putting people back to work after the coronavirus, and his push to make things in America. Biden also said two green energy projects in Kenosha County are proof that his

Foxconn is selling its buildings in Green Bay and Eau Claire as it gives-up on the idea of regional centers across Wisconsin. Economic development managers in Green Bay say the WaterMark building on Pine Street in downtown Green Bay is now up for sale, as is Foxconn’s Haymarket Landing space in Eau Claire. Foxconn originally promised a series of regional centers across the state, but that idea quickly fell flat. Foxconn also originally promised 13 thousand jobs at its main

Wisconsin’s new drought information hub lets people track just how dry the state is. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday announced a new website that tracks drought conditions, and gives people more information about water, wildfires, and conservation efforts. The DNR launched the website after last week’s drought report said 82-percent of the state was seeing some sort of drought conditions. This week’s report comes out tomorrow.

There is a plan to shrink just how much land the state can hold for roads, sewers, or ditches. State Rep. Dave Murphy has a plan that would shrink Wisconsin’s current 100 foot set-back to just 50-feet. Wis-DOT says landowners must have 100 feet of open land next to highways, Murphy says that takes away usable land and value. He says the governor can give people their land back simply by signing his new plan.