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A new beer festival is coming to the Wisconsin Dells. Signature Springtime Sips is being held April 26th at Elm Street Plaza downtown. The event will feature craft breweries showcasing their finest classic and seasonal beers. CLICK HERE TO CRACK OPEN MORE DETAILS.

Despite reports that younger generations are drinking less, an estimated one in six adults are still binge drinkers. That’s according to the latest County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. It also shows that in certain states and counties an even larger portion of adults are drinking excessively. Binge drinking is defined by the CDC as four or five drinks in one occasion depending on sex, and heavy drinking as eight or more

Wisconsin is one of the least stressed states in the US.  A new report by WalletHub compares all 50 states based on metrics like affordable housing, average number of hours worked, and number of adults with enough sleep.  Wisconsin ranks seventh least stressed, with Nebraska, Minnesota and New Hampshire at the top of the list.

A suspect from Chicago is accused of their eighth OWI in Wisconsin.  State Patrol pulled over the driver yesterday for defective brake lights in Jefferson County.  After a field sobriety test, the driver was arrested and booked for their eighth OWI and driving without insurance or registration.

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout Blue Devil women’s basketball celebrates their win in the NCAA Elite Eight as they advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history. Photo by Jeremy Cwan. The University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devil women’s basketball team’s Cinderella run to the Final Four on March 20, marked the team’s best result in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. No. 22 UW-Stout faced No. 1-ranked, undefeated defending national champions New York University in their first-ever matchup

“We have grave concerns that the cancellation…poses extreme harm to producers and communities in every state across the country. At a time of uncertainty in farm country, farmers need every opportunity to be able to expand market access for their products.” U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues are demanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) immediately reverse the cancellation of local food purchase programs that allow states, territories, and Tribes, including Wisconsin, to purchase food

Eleven Blugold undergraduate researchers and their faculty mentors will share their research and creative projects ranging from ageism in healthcare to workforce retention at the annual Research in the Rotunda event April 2 in Madison. The 21st annual event highlighting important research by Universities of Wisconsin campuses will be in the state Capitol rotunda and viewed by state legislators, state leaders, UW alumni and other supporters. TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE.

On Sunday March 23rd, at approximately 1:56 p.m. the Eau Claire Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 412 N Barstow St. Engine 2 was the first arriving unit and found smoke coming from the first floor apartment with a small fire located in a bedroom. The fire was quickly extinguished using a water extinguisher while secondary crews conducted searches to ensure all occupants were out of the structure. Search crews did locate 2 cats and safely removed

Local officials are providing an update to the Eau Claire Transfer Center Project.  The transit portion of the center is nearly 100-percent complete, while the private residential housing portion of the project is under active construction.  Design and build out of the two ground-level spaces will take place this next fall.  Beginning later this summer, the exterior of the apartments will be complete, allowing streets to re-open and buses to begin using the Transfer Center.

President Trump is officially endorsing Brad Schimel in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social page this past Friday night, telling voters that supporting Schimel will uphold the rule of law, protect police, and secure the Constitution.  In the post Trump also said Schimel’s opponent, Judge Susan Crawford was “handpicked by leftists” who want to destroy the state of Wisconsin and the country.  Showing you different sides so you can decide, Crawford responded