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PHOTO: UW-River Falls students pet a calf during last year’s Ag Day on Campus event. This year’s eventwill take place at UW-River Falls on April 18. Pat Deninger/UWRF photo. Farming, in all of it’s glory and struggle, is a way of life in Wisconsin. To celebrate modern agriculture organizers of Ag Day on Campus at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls plan to highlight what our Wisconsin is known for. “This event really helps show that no matter who we are

If you are making plans for an Easter meal, there is a community option. The Easter community meal will be held on Saturday, April 8th, 2023 from 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. This special free community event will be held at the Hope Renewal Center for Men located at 2650 Mercantile Drive (Across from Festival Foods on Eau Claire’s west side) and you can CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. The take-out or dine in meal is free to everyone and

It’s election day in our state. Polling places are opening at 7:00 a.m., operating until 8:00 o’clock tonight.  A valid ID such as a driver’s license, state-issued ID card, or passport is required to vote.  Registration is available at polling places and absentee ballots can still be returned in-person today.  To view races on the ballot for your area search my-vote-dot-W-I-dot-gov. Here locally, around twenty-thousand ballots are expected to be cast in Eau Claire for the Spring Election. That’s according

Officials in Juneau County say carbon monoxide poisoning may be behind the death of a man inside a cabin in the town of Armenia last week.  Authorities say 36-year-old Joseph Gudella, of Bloomingdale, Illinois, was found deceased at the property last Monday.  A man now identified as 36-year-old Richard Griffith, of West Chicago, Illinois, was also found unconscious and taken by MedFlight to a hospital in the region for care.  Officials with Batavia, Illinois police have confirmed that Gudella was

The plan to tear down three buildings on Capitol Square in Madison to make way for a new Wisconsin History Center is drawing criticism from some.  Two of the buildings on North Carroll Street are over one-hundred years old and will be razed as part of the construction plan.  Retired architect and historian Kevin Pomeroy says the new, modern building design will result in the square losing some of its personality and historic look.  Wisconsin Historical Society CEO Christian Overland says he thinks the

The City of Chippewa Falls is changing its parking program. The Chippewa Falls Police Department posted a message on Facebook, which reads in part, “The City of Chippewa Falls is upgrading its parking program to Passport Parking. Our current parking enforcement program is seriously outdated and must be replaced.” One of the new features includes online payment of fines.  Fines will also be increased to offset the costs of the new system.

The Bolton Refuge House and Saylon Seven in Eau Claire are teaming up to help sexual assault survivors. Their campaign, ” Color For A Cause” asks participants to wear a teal-colored hair extension during the month of April to show support for victims of sexual assault. The hair extension is available at Saylon Seven for ten dollars. All proceeds will go to the Bolton Refuge House. 

Today is the 27-year anniversary of the disappearance of teenager Sara Bushland.  She was last seen in Spooner in 1996 getting off the school bus at her home on County Highway E.  Investigators first thought she was a runaway but the investigation later turned to the possibility of foul play.  The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the case and wants anyone with information to call them or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Wisconsin has a new law aimed at stopping reckless driving.  Today Governor Tony Evers signed a bill that will allow police to impound cars for reckless driving if the owner has reckless driving fines they haven’t paid.  The hope is this law will deter people from driving recklessly in the first place.  This is the first bill signing of Evers’ second term.

Madison is one of the top 20 healthiest places to live in America.  That’s according to a new study by WalletHub, which ranks Madison the 18th-healthiest city to live in compared to the 182 largest cities in the country.  WalletHub says it uses 43 key health factors to make its rankings including the average cost of a medical visit, amount of green space, and percentage of people that are fully vaccinated.  WalletHub says the healthiest city in America is San