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The Wisconsin Lottery, in partnership with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling (WCPG), is proud to participate in the Problem Gambling Awareness Month campaign. Entering its 22nd year, the annual observance of Problem Gambling Month provides an essential platform for the Wisconsin Lottery to highlight the availability of resources that support problem gambling prevention, education, treatment, and recovery. “Problem gambling deserves to be taken seriously,” said Wisconsin Lottery Director Cindy Polzin. “Many Wisconsin residents can be impacted

On Sunday, March 2, 2025 at approximately 1:45 PM the New Richmond Police Department received a call for a possible domestic disturbance/welfare check of 68-year-old Mary Laakso. The 911 caller indicated that Mary’s husband, 70-year-old Gordon Laakso, made statements that led them to believe Mary may have been harmed earlier in the day. Upon arrival at the residence in the 1300 block of Bluff Border Road in New Richmond, law enforcement officers were able to locate Gordon, however, they could

A new audit shows no errors on Wisconsin voting machines during the 2024 general election. The Wisconsin Elections Commission says local election officials audited almost 330-thousand ballots by hand to validate voting equipment. Results show that there’s no evidence of incorrectly counted or altered votes. Five errors with Wisconsin ballots were found to be human error and not related to electronic voting equipment.

ABOVE PHOTO: Duey Naatz served as a Blue Devils football coach prior to his role as athletics director. “We are excited to be the leader and the first campus in the WIAC to bring women’s collegiate flag football to reality. With the growth of this sport nationally, we are thrilled to build on UW-Stout’s tradition of providing our current and future students with new opportunities,” -UW-Stout Director of Athletics Duey Naatz, head women’s flag football coach. University of Wisconsin-Stout announced today it

David Young, 34 years of age, from Eau Claire has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with two children in the vehicle under the age of 16.  On Saturday March 1st, Troopers in the Eau Claire Post, stopped a vehicle for speeding on Hwy 312 at Jeffers Ave. Upon initial approach of the vehicle, Troopers noticed signs of impairment from the driver. Troopers administered a field

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest of one man after illegal drug dealings. According to a press release from police officials, a search warrant was given at the residence on Nelson Road in the Township Of Franklin. When police entered the house, they found multiple items including illegal drugs and a firearm. Sixty-year-old Charles Fanta was booked into jail with over 6 counts including manufacturing/delivering methamphetamine 10-50 grams. Fanta will be held in jail following a bail hearing

Two people are injured and several people are displaced after a structure fire in Chippewa Falls. Fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday on North Herschel Street. Two people were treated on scene, with one going to a local hospital. Fire crews did rescue one cat from an upper unit in the building. Cause of the fire is still under investigation, however, estimates of the damage are around 150-thousand-dollars.

On Saturday, March 1, 2025, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22600 block of Krueger Rd., Township of Bridge Creek for a reported vehicle vs. train crash. Due to the nature of the crash, Fairchild Police Department was requested to assist. Upon arrival of first responders, the operator and sole occupant of the vehicle was located on scene and did not report any injuries. Contact was made with the train crew as well and no injuries were

Iaiah Amos, 30 years of age, from Milwaukee has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with five children in the vehicle under the age of 16.  A Trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol stopped a vehicle for speeding on I-94 eastbound at mile post 102. While speaking with the driver, Isaiah Amos, the Trooper observed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing,

A meeting next week held by The Wisconsin Elections Commission will hopefully provide more answers to the uncounted ballots during last November’s general election.  Officials unanimously voted to investigate Madison Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl for the 193 missing absentee ballots.  There are a few suspected contributing factors like incomplete log charting on ballots received and accounted for.  The WEC Chair said “the second part of the story is what happened when they were discovered and the fact that it wasn’t brought