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Putting the “WI” in “WINNERS”

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

Three big winning tickets, two on Saturday and one on Monday were sold by Wisconsin Lottery retailers during the last five days. The excitement started on Saturday, August 19 when winning tickets of $350,000 (SuperCash!) and $50,000 (Powerball) were purchased from the R-Store on 4101 Schofield Ave in Schofield and at BP on 5606 S. Packard Ave in Cudahy for the SuperCash! and Powerball drawings. The winning SuperCash! numbers were 8-17-18-22-33-37. For the Powerball win, the winning ticket matched four of five numbers (1-25-27-38-62) plus the Powerball (13). The SuperCash! win is the second big prize

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UW-Superior Makes Renovations to Science Building

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO:  The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s primary science building, Barstow Hall, has received a series of updates funded through the UW System Instructional Space Projects Program. When students return to the University of Wisconsin-Superior this fall, they will be greeted to a series of renovations to Barstow Hall. “The Barstow Lab Renovation Project will provide much needed upgrades to five teaching labs,” said Dustin Johnson, physical plant director. “The renovation will include new flooring, cabinetry, seating, counter tops, plumbing fixtures,

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Too Soon? Christmas “Dells” Are Ringing…

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO: Artists rendering of “Christmas in the Dells Dinner Show” Theater in the Wisconsin Dells. As we sweat in the Summer heat, a little imagination can cool you down as we plan for cooler days ahead. The all new “Christmas in the Dells Dinner Show” in the Wisconsin Dells, Wis., will open Wednesday, Nov. The show is produced by Legacy Entertainment Group. The festive dinner show will be the largest Christmas show in Wisconsin, according to David Fee, president

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Teen Sentenced For Filming Girls

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

It’s three years in prison for the Washington County teenager who filmed a dozen underage girls getting changed at his house. A judge in West Bend yesterday sentenced now-18-year-old Bryan Seban for 44 counts of child pornography and other crimes. Investigators say Seban recorded several teenage girls without their knowledge as they changed clothes at his house. The three-year sentence is the result of a plea deal that saw dozens of other felony charges dropped. Once Seban is out of

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Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

Wisconsin’s day of potential record-breaking heat is here. The National Weather Service has issued a patchwork of Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories for pretty much the entire state today. The Excessive Heat Warnings stretch from Milwaukee to the Minnesota state line. Folks in Green Bay and parts of the Northwoods are simply looking at a Heat Advisory. Forecasters say some people could see triple-digit temperature, and the heat index will make it feel even hotter. Tomorrow will be nearly

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Roll Call Rally

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

Eau Claire schools want to see more kids in class this year. The city’s school district yesterday said it will work with parents to deal with the barriers that some families have to get their kids to school everyday. The district is also reminding parents that if kids can’t make it to school, Zoom classes are available so their children won’t be counted as absent. Eau Claire North High School said it’s looking for 95-percent attendance this year.

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EC County Looks for Feedback on Settlement Investments

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

Eau Claire County is getting two-and-a-half million-dollars in opioid settlement money. The county is now trying to figure out how to spend it. The county’s Department of Human Services says there is a community survey that is looking to get feedback as to just what the county should do with the money. Last year, Eau Claire County spent almost 80 thousand-dollars in opioid money on Narcan and fentanyl test strips. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY.

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Reciprocity Could Get Rewrite

By Morgan McCarthy | August 23, 2023

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking at a plan that could rewrite the rules for UW tuition reciprocity with Minnesota. A State Senate committee will hold a hearing later this morning on the plan which should send more money to UW schools. Currently, Minnesota kids will pay Minnesota tuition to attend a UW school. The Minnesota rate is higher, but UW schools don’t get the extra. That is split between the state of Wisconsin and the State of Minnesota. UW managers want

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Highway Named to Honor Fallen Officers

By Morgan McCarthy | August 22, 2023

Photo Credit: Barron Co. Sheriff Department Facebook A highway in Barron County is now named after two police officers that lost their lives there this year. The Officer Emily Breidenbach and Officer Hunter Scheel Memorial Highway is located along County Highway SS between Cameron and Chetek. Breidenbach and Scheel were shot and killed in the line of duty back in April.

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Flags Lowered to Honor WI Korean War Veteran

By Morgan McCarthy | August 22, 2023

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #210 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Wed., Aug. 23, 2023, in honor of U.S. Army Corporal Donald L. DuPont, who lost his life in the Korean War and whose remains have been identified and returned to Wisconsin for burial. “The effort to see Corporal DuPont returned home to Wisconsin was an endeavor that took the cooperation, coordination, and dedication of many,

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