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Some southern Wisconsin residents who set up a fire will need to get a permit. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says parts of Dane, Grant, and Iowa counties and all of Columbia, Marquette, Richland, and Sauk counties will need a burning permit. The DNR says it’s because of exceptional and prolonged drought in the state. The order will remain in effect until a significant rain or snow.

The Henry Vilas Zoo has a new member. Geoffrey–a baby marmoset–was born last month. The zoo hasn’t done a medical check yet to find the baby’s sex. The zoo says Geoffrey is doing well and is being taken care of by his father Miguel and big brother Pip.

The Milwaukee Brewers are updating their jersey–with a Northwestern Mutual advertisement. The players’ sleeves now feature an ad patch for the first time in franchise history. The Brewers are the 15th team in Major League Baseball to put an ad on the jersey.

It’s official! Get ready to grab new merch to represent the newest mascot in our area. After a lot of research, input, and creative work, the River Otter is now the CVTC mascot! This animal embodies the engaging, collaborative, hands-on, confident, supportive, and smart aspects of CVTC. The school says they think the river otter is a perfect representation of the college, students, alumni, and employees.  Now the work begins! If you want to be part of CVTC CLICK HERE

As Summer fades to Fall sometimes the chill in the air is the perfect weather for a good old fashioned cat nap. But for this week’s Friday Feel Good we swap out the cat naps for dog beds and meet a woman who has made it her mission to make sure the shelter dogs are comfortable until they find the perfect lap to nap on.  A 93-year-old Texas woman is getting praised for spending her time making dog beds for animal shelters around San

On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department responded to 194 26th Street for a burglary in progress. This property is a large sand plant just south of Chetek. Deputies used a drone, vehicles and were on foot to locate and apprehend two suspects on the property, who were actively engaged in a burglary. Taken into custody were Draven Merz, 27 from New Auburn, and Lee Lefevers, 34 of Cameron. Both are being held in the Barron County

Eau Claire Tours is proud to announce the release of two new self-guided audio tours; The Making of a City: An Eau Claire Story, and The How Lumber Made the Chippewa Valley Tour! The Making of a City: An Eau Claire Story, follows the walking paths along the Eau Claire and Chippewa Rivers with stops downtown and in Phoenix Park. The tour covers the very beginning of the city, from its early fur traders through the year 1900. During the

Planned Parenthood is offering abortions in Wisconsin once again. The group yesterday announced that it will resume abortion services in Milwaukee and Madison on Monday. Planned Parenthood’s president says Wisconsin’s 1849, pre-Roe abortion law is unenforceable. Planned Parenthood stopped offering abortions in Wisconsin last summer after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe. Wisconsin’s 1849 law bans nearly all abortions in the state. Planned Parenthood’s decision will likely fast track the legal challenge to that law, and get the case in

A judge will decide if Wisconsin’s elections administrator gets to keep her job. The State Senate yesterday voted to remove Meagan Wolfe from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Every Republican voted to fire her, while every Democrat voted against it. Republicans say Wolfe needs to go because of how she handled the 2020 election, and because she refused to speak to senators about her job performance. Minutes after the Senate vote, Wisconsin’s attorney general filed a lawsuit to keep Wolfe at

There are a few hundred more students on the University of Wisconsin’s campuses, but most schools are either flat or lost kids. The university released its Fall 2023 enrollment numbers yesterday. Overall, the UW says enrollment jumped by 540 students, or point-three percent. This fall is the first time since 2014 that enrollment has increased. But those increases came only in Madison, Green Bay, Platteville, Stevens Point, and Whitewater. The other nine campuses all lost students. Right now eight of