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ABOVE PHOTO: UW-River Falls students, from left, Rafael Larosiliere, Anna Euerle, Kate Petersen, Yihong Deng, and Ashley Gruman won first place in a national contest by developing a dairy-based product aimed at helping ease people’s anxiety. The group won the Dairy Management Inc. New Product Competition and received the award in Chicago. Contributed photo. A team of University of Wisconsin-River Falls students has turned a challenging project into a first-place national award by developing a dairy-based product aimed at helping

There’s a statewide alert for a Juneau County woman who’s been missing for two weeks. The sheriff in Mauston yesterday asked for help in finding 43-year-old Leya Stewart. Leya was last seen in afternoon of July 4th in the area of 43rd St in Lemonweir Township. Leya was last seen wearing black shorts, a dark colored shirt and no shoes. If anyone has any information on Leya’s whereabouts, please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (608) 847-5649. Reference JUSO case #:

There was a tornado in Rock County last week.  The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed that a tornado touched down last Thursday near Emerald Grove and Avalon in Rock County, that’s not far from CeCelia’s Golf Course.  Forecasters say it was a weak EF-0 tornado, with top wind speeds of up to 60 miles-per-hour.  The Weather Service says the twister caused ‘very minor’ tree damage, and there are no reports of any injuries. Meanwhile, we felt the rumbles last night

Eau Claire County is looking for some public feedback.  The county yesterday opened the Citizen Engagement Survey.  The idea is to see which county programs are providing services that people want.  The hope is to better provide those services, or find areas where the county can do more.  The survey is online, you can find it at the county’s website.  The survey will stay open until September. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Eau Claire finally has some electric scooters to rent.  The Local Store, a local store in downtown Eau Claire, is renting the scooters.  The move comes after city leaders talked about a rental program for years.  Local Store managers say the scooters are a great way to get around downtown.  Prices start at about 30 dollars, and go up to almost 50 bucks.

 Wisconsin’s governor has signed the new law that will change how kids in the state are taught how to read. The governor yesterday signed the plan that will return Wisconsin schools to teaching phonics, and place a huge emphasis on making sure kids can read at grade level before the fourth grade. The law doesn’t include the original provision that would have held kids back until they hit that fourth grade reading level, instead kids will now need to take summer reading

A handful of Milwaukee aldermen are taking an even tougher stance on the idea of using city money to help pay for the Brewers’ ballpark. Five Milwaukee city council members yesterday said they will not spend a single dime on stadium repairs. Instead, the aldermen want the Brewers to raise some money from the private sector, use some of the team’s money, and put the rest on credit. Lawmakers have been trying to find a deal to spend nearly 400-million

No one in Wisconsin won last night’s Powerball jackpot.  Lottery managers say some in LA bought the winning ticket that’s now worth over a billion-dollars.  Last night’s winner was the first Powerball winner since April.  They now have the option to take home 516-million dollars, before taxes.  The winning numbers, in case you matched any of them, are 7, 10, 11, 13 and 24, and the Powerball is 24.

 A new survey says the Badgers have a top-10 fan base. The folks at AL-dot-com in Alabama polled college football fans and came-up with a ranking of the largest fan bases in the country. Wisconsin is number 10. Ohio State is first, followed by Michigan and Penn State. Duke came in at fourth, followed by Florida State, Alabama, then Georgia. Eighth-largest is UCLA, followed by Notre Dame, and finally the Badgers. The survey looked at the number of fans for each school

A Packers home game looks to be worth about nine-million dollars to the team. Green Bay released its financials from last season yesterday, and team profits dropped almost 12-percent.  Green Bay says profits last year were nearly 67-million dollars.  That’s down from almost 78-million the year before.  Overall, Green Bay saw 610-million dollars in total revenues and 541-million dollars in expenses.  The drop in profits is being blamed on the Packers’ game in London, which cost the team a home