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It’s here. It’s new. It’s time to get ready for COUNTRY JAM! Country JAM 2023 is ready to kick off and with the new location, you likely have questions. Should you get dropped off? No. You should take the shuttle! Cash? Nada! Try the cashless options on the grounds. Will it be FUN? Of course. Get ready to make memories and get the important details HERE.

Since 1885, the residents of Dunn County and western Wisconsin have been able to enjoy the Dunn County Fair in July.  “We have so much variety to see here.  You can come here and spend a lot of time for just $5…” The fair returns this year on July 26 with more events and attractions than ever.   “The crowds have come back since Covid,” said Deb Gotlibson, president of the Dunn County Fair Board.  “We have so much variety to

Barron County is renaming County Highway SS to remember two fallen officers. Barron County leaders voted to rename the highway for Chetek Officer Emily Breidenbach and Cameron Officer Hunter Scheel. They were gunned down on the highway back in April. Investigators say a wanted man with a hatred for the police pulled the trigger. The name change is immediate, though the county says it will take about two weeks for the state and others to update the maps. The highway

The mother of the American soldier being held in North Korea lives in Racine. The Pentagon says 23-year-old Private 2nd Class Travis King is being held in North Korea after he ran across the border yesterday. A number of reports say King was just released from a South Korean jail, he’d been held for two months for getting into a fight with some locals. He was supposed to fly back to the states, but skipped that flight and ran across

The sheriff in Marathon County says they found a wanted sex offender in a hidden fort in the woods. Deputies say a tip led them to Shawn Clark and his homemade shelter in the woods near the town of Norrie. Clark is a wanted sex offender out of Shawano County. Investigators say he was trying to hide by living in the fort. In addition to sex charges, Clark is now looking at weapons charges and drug charges, police say he

 Eau Claire County is going to make Narcan more available. The county board last night approved two plans that will make it easier for people to deal with opioid overdoses. The county is going to spend about 34 thousand-dollars for an extra year’s worth of Narcan and test strips, as well as medical lock boxes. County supervisors also approved a 45 thousand-dollar bid to help run a needle disposal site for the next year.

There’s a new person in charge of the Eau Claire County Board. Supervisors last night elected Nancy Coffey as County Board Chair. She replaces Nick Smiar, who was voted out last week following the sheriff’s report into millions-of-dollars in overspending at the county’s Department of Human Services. Coffey represents the county’s District 10, which covers part of the town of Washington and some of the southern portion of Eau Claire. She did not say if she plans to continue pushing

Wisconsin Republicans want to make sure churches in the state are kept open during the next emergency. State Senator Cory Tomczyk and state Rep. Ty Bodden are proposing a constitutional amendment that would stop public health managers from closing churches. Wisconsin saw its churches closed during the early days of the coronavirus outbreak. The two say all places of worship should be protected from all levels of government. Arizona, Florida, North Dakota, and South Carolina currently have similar no-closing laws. The amendment in Wisconsin would

Powerball is worth a billion-dollars. No one won Monday’s drawing, so the jackpot for tonight’s drawing is worth at least a billion-dollars according to lottery officials. It’s been since April since anyone won the jackpot. The lump sum for tonight’s jackpot would be just over 518 million-dollars, before taxes. This is the third largest Powerball jackpot ever in the U.S. The Mega Millions jackpot isn’t far behind. Lotto managers say no one won the jackpot in last night’s drawing. That

 Two $200,000 winning tickets were sold for the Monday, July 17 Powerball drawing. The tickets were purchased at Kwik Trip on 806 S. Main St. in West Bend and at Jandu Petroleum on 1101 Lake St. in Algoma. Both tickets added the $1 Power Play option to their Powerball play. The result – two $50,000 winning tickets turned into two $200,000 winning tickets because of the 4X Power Play multiplier. The winning tickets matched four of five numbers (5-8-9-17-41) but not the Powerball (21). July has been a hot month for Wisconsin Powerball players. Since July