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A Rusk County man who authorities say stole more than 100-thousand dollars from his workplace is learning his fate.  According to reports, 27-year-old Lucus Jones was employed by the Marketplace in Ladysmith when the money went missing.  He was charged with theft in a business setting and yesterday was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay back more than 75-thousand dollars.

The family of an Eau Claire middle school student is celebrating after they were recently named the winner of the statewide finals for the National Civics Bee competition. The National Civics Bee is an annual competition aimed at inspiring young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities.  A South Middle School student named Leila won the state competition on Friday which means she collects a one-thousand dollar prize and will represent Wisconsin at the national finals in

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visited the western part of the state Monday to talk home ownership and affordable housing.  In comments made after Evers toured a new affordable housing project in La Crosse, the governor said that the key to affordable housing is bringing partnerships together including the state, organizations and nonprofits.  Evers says that housing is something that everyone has to have and that it is critical to having a good life here in Wisconsin.

There are well over one-billion dollars in tax cuts included in the state budget proposal issued by Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee.  This includes a break for retirees age 67 and older who would not have to pay any tax on retirement income up to 24 thousand dollars.  The plan also includes an expansion of the second tax bracket for the state’s earners, with top limits going from about 38-thousand annually for married couples to over 67 thousand and from roughly

The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions is placing some new guidelines on the operators of cryptocurrency ATM’s.  State officials say the machines are still new and have been largely unregulated, leaving them open for scammers to use to get anonymous payments from victims.  Now, Bitcoin and other crypto ATM’s will need to be set up to limit transactions to two thousand dollars per day for each user and they will be required to have scam warnings posted.  DFI says the

A new train is set to open at Green Bay’s Bay Beach amusement park next month.  The addition is part of several improvements going on in the park’s west end.  City officials say the train will be easier to ride for the elderly than the existing one and will be able to accommodate folks who use wheelchairs.  It will also connect guests to the new ADA-compliant restrooms and accessible playground that are going in.

Wisconsin senator Tammy Baldwin’s name was on a list of targets written by a man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses over the weekend.  Suspect Vance Boelter is accused of shooting and killing Representative Melissa Hortmen and her husband, and shooting and injuring Senator John Hoffman and his wife.  A spokesperson for Baldwin tells 27 News her name was found on a list of targets, along with ten other Wisconsin Democratic legislators and more than 40 Minnesota

Today, June 16, is officially proclaimed Kwik Trip Day in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers says he signed the proclamation to celebrate the Wisconsin-based convenience store chain’s 60th birthday. The company was founded in Eau Claire in 1965, and is now headquartered in La Crosse. Currently, Kwik Trip employs more than 38-thousand workers at about 900 locations in Wisconsin and bordering states.

“Brian is well known in the Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls community and has a  successful track record of building relationships with businesses and sponsoring events. I look forward  to working with Brian and assisting him during this transition period”. -R.Volk The Northern Wisconsin State Fair Association, Inc. Board of Directors has hired Brian Maki as its  incoming Executive Director, replacing the current Executive Director, Rusty Volk, IFMG, CFE, who will retire on  January 1, 2026. Brian has over 20 years of

UPDATE: 6.17.2025 At 3:27 p.m. on Monday, June 16th the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by multiple other agencies, took Michael Dean Olsen, 62 of Hayward, WI into custody without further incident.  Olsen is currently in the Sawyer County Jail pending multiple felony charges.  This arrest is in reference to the incident that started on 6/15/25 on Sun-N-Sno Road in the Town of Round Lake, Sawyer County.   Further details will be released on 6/17/25.  ORIGINAL POST: On June 15, 2025