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 Janesville has a new nature park.  The Rock River Heritage County Park is 172 acres of forested trails with lodges, cabins and a man-made lake, just north of Janesville along the Rock River.  The park was originally opened by the Boy Scouts in 1946 and was purchased by Rock County last year.  A grand opening will take place in the spring, but the park is open now. 

Hello. We are glad you are here. The week can sometimes feel long, stressful, or overwhelming-we hear ya. For that reason, we like to take a little break from that. Saturday morning we simply take a “scroll down memory lane.” A simple peek back at events that happened on this day in history before we venture out into a new day and record more moments. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! Today is Saturday, November 12th, the

 Nearly 57-percent of Wisconsin’s eligible voters turned out for Tuesday’s midterm election.  The Wisconsin Elections Commission said on Friday that unofficial numbers show 56-point-75 percent of eligible voters cast ballots.  That’s higher than most previous midterms but not quite as high as turnout in 2018 when midterm turnout hit a record 59-point-43 percent. 

Federal investigators are moving against a Grant County industrial cleaning company that’s accused of illegally employing children as young as 13 on dangerous overnight shifts at meat packing plants.  The Department of Labor requested a temporary injunction Wednesday against Packers Sanitation Services after investigators found at least 31 children employed to clean industrial equipment at meat packing plants in Nebraska and Minnesota.  A Labor Department complaint said at least two child workers suffered caustic chemical burns and other injuries while

The University of Wisconsin System is making another attempt to survey students about free speech.  On Monday thousands of students will get an email directing them to a survey that asks how much they value free speech and whether they see problems with a lack of diverse viewpoints.  They’ll also be asked whether they censor themselves and whether they’ve ever been sanctioned or punished for exercising their free speech rights.  The first attempt at a free speech survey last spring set off

If you are up for a weekend road trip, the Christmas light show at Madison’s Olin Park returns this weekend.  Holiday Fantasy in Lights kicks off its 34th year at 5:00 p.m. Saturday.  The lights will be on daily from sun down to sun up throughout the Christmas season.

On Friday, November 11, 2022 at 245AM, Lake Hallie Officers were dispatched to 13026 40th Ave for noise complaint. Multiple neighbors reported hearing sounds of gunshots. An officer responded to the area to investigate and while checking the area, he found two subjects standing outside an apartment complex, from a distance away, pointing in the direction of the squad car. Soon after, the officer heard a gunshot and the two subjects went back inside the apartment. The officer went to

As our temperatures drop below freezing and the occasional snowflake falls from the sky, we encourage all Eau Claire County residents to review their winter weather preparedness. The week of November 14-18 is Winter Weather Awareness Week across all of Wisconsin. Over the next week, emergency management will be doing a social media campaign on this topic, with posts that include dressing for extreme temperatures, winter weather outlook, weather alerts and our Rave emergency notification system, carbon monoxide, and road

The Black Entrepreneurship program at University of Wisconsin-Stout will feature a business founder and two panelists with extensive industry experience. The event, free and open to the public, will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Sorensen Hall, room 205, with a meet and greet at 4 p.m. in building’s atrium. A livestream of the program also will be available. The panelists are: CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Those who risk all in the name of our freedoms long hold a special place not only in our lives but our hearts as well. On this Veteran’s Day we travel west for a story sure to warm your heart. For this weeks Friday Feel Good we travel to A San Diego high school where a football player went viral after talking up his military mom to his teammates.  As you might imagine, the best play of the game had nothing to