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ABOVE PHOTO: Referendum funds transform car dealership into College education center  Chippewa Valley Technical College at River Falls faculty, students and staff anxiously await the completion of renovations to the College’s acquired building at the corner of Highway 35 and East Cascade Avenue. This expansion will positively impact the lives of our students as well as the local workforce.” The building – CVTC at River Falls South Education Center — is about 23,800 square feet, and its remodel began in

There are now criminal charges against the Pepin County man who had dozens of dogs at his home. The D.A. in Durand filed charges against Bradley Richardson of Arkansaw. Deputies and animal rescuers took 87 dogs from his property back in June. The charges say Richardson didn’t properly care for the dogs, including not giving them proper food, water, or kennels. Richardson is due in court next month to face the charges.

There is a Wisconsin connection to President Trump’s latest indictment. The special counsel’s office yesterday indicted the former president for how he and his team handled his loss in 2020. The connection runs through a group of people in Wisconsin who signed-up to be alternate electors. The idea was to have a pro-Trump team ready to go if somehow the election was overturned. The special counsel says those electrons were part of a scheme to defraud the United States. The

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is now a liberal one. Justice Janet Protasiewicz took her oath yesterday, and became the newest member of the court. She picked-up where she left-off when campaigning, telling a crowd at the Capitol that she wants a Wisconsin where freedoms are protected, and where everyone is afforded equal justice. Republicans criticized Protasiewicz for her overly-political campaign for the high court. She made abortion and LGBTQ rights a centerpiece of her campaign. Protasiewicz now shifts the court from

There’s an acknowledgement, but no answers about a Wisconsin soldier who jumped the border into North Korea. U.S. commanders in Korea yesterday said North Korea acknowledged a question about Private Travis King, but there are no specifics beyond that. The Pentagon says King ran across the border back on July 18th, the same day he was supposed to be flown back to America. King’s family is from Racine, and they say they want him back home and safe. No one

There are dragons in Menomonie, and if you find one you could win. The hidden dragons are part of a scavenger hunt organized by the owner of the Dragon Tale Bookstore to get more people downtown. All of the dragons are hidden in downtown businesses, and people are being asked to keep track of which dragons they find. At the end of the month, there will be a drawing for dragon-finders, and there are prizes on the line. You can

Wisconsin wildlife experts are out with a new draft of their wolf population management plan. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the plan will be considered by the Natural Resource Board in October. Today’s plan updates the DNR’s previous draft from November and commits Wisconsin to maintaining a healthy wolf population. The plan is available to read online WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin says he’s running for reelection and will not challenge U.S. Senator Tommy Baldwin for her seat.  T iffany says he made the decision with his family that he can make the greatest impact serving the people of Wisconsin in the House of Representatives.  Tiffany serves in Wisconsin’s seventh Congressional District, covering much of northern Wisconsin.

ABOVE PHOTO: Cindy Vue’s background is in social justice and advocacy, including transportation advocacy with Our Street Minneapolis. Photo contributed by Cindy Vue.  As the need for skilled and caring therapists grows, so has the need for those trained in cultural competence. With those needs in mind, two University of Wisconsin-Stout marriage and family therapy graduate students have been selected for prestigious national fellowships.  Cindy Vue was awarded an American Psychological Association Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship; and Muhammad Samim was awarded a Minority Fellowship by the American Association

 Minn. — Six Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals were recognized in this year’s U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings, which were published on the U.S. News & World Report website Tuesday, August 1. “We are deeply honored to receive recognition from U.S. News & World Report for our exceptional specialized services and procedures…” -Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., president of Mayo Clinic Health System. For the 2023-2024 Specialty Rankings: For the 2023-2024 Procedure & Conditions Ratings: In addition, Mayo Clinic Health System in