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The first day of in-person absentee voting can begin March 18th. By law, people can start voting in-person by absentee 2 weeks prior to an election. Eau Claire will be offering in-person absentee from March 18th through March 28th. CLICK HERE ON THE city website to LEARN MORE.

The University Of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team made history in making their first ever sweet 16. U-W-L beat St. Norbert Saturday 77 to 67 on Saturday night to clinch a spot into the sweet 16.  U-W-L will get to stay at home as they get to host the game against Illinois Wesleyan at the La Crosse Center on Friday night.  If they win Friday, they will play the winner of Wisconsin Lutheran and WashU of Missouri on Saturday.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders makes a stop at Altoona High School Saturday.  About 26-hundred people joined the Independent senator for his “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” tour.  A spokesperson said they’re hitting up states that were marginally won in the 2024 general election by Republicans.  In his speech he said cutting social security would be a death sentence, cutting jobs at the VA would slow down services and decrease quality of care and he encouraged people to vote

A city in Wisconsin is now the first to be 100-percent powered from natural resources.  Sun Prairie’s recent 800-thousand dollar solar panel purchase was mostly funded by grants.  The City of Sun Prairie Sustainability Manager said “since we are consuming a lot of energy that we are now producing ourselves through our rooftop and ground mounted solar arrays, we paid for that investment upfront, and now we have significantly lower electricity bills.”  The city has already saved an estimated 40-thousand

Volunteers are needed to help gather information for a rare plant program.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it’s a way to track trends on the plant population during state and national conservation efforts.  It’s the largest collection of rare plant data for the state.  A representative said “whether you have botanical knowledge, a commitment to conservation or are just passionate about plants, this is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while making a difference.”  For more details

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you are here! March can be a whirly ride, both with Mother Nature (case in point, from a Winter Weather warning to 60 degrees in less than a week?!) and with the hustle of every day to-do lists, sports, family events, and beyond. Whew! That’s why we like to slow things down for a bit on Saturday mornings. It’s our “scroll down memory lane” and it’s a way to start the day low-key.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 78th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Allison Foster, Michelle Stangler, Mikayla Flyte, Natalie Roe, Olivia Lulich, and Sarah Hagenow. “Serving as Alice in Dairyland is the ultimate goal of this process for these young women, but the skills they will develop along the way will take them far in life no matter where they go Prior to being selected, the

A Wisconsin teenager accused of murdering his mother allegedly told police he was inspired by the Netflix documentary about the Menendez brothers.   Jim Forbes has the latest.  

When it comes to federal funding and the Dairyland there are some recent connections. First, the USDA is unfreezing its grant funding to The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.  A spokesperson said the money will be used to reimburse dairy farmers and processors for Dairy Business Innovation Initiative improvements already made.  The grant money is worth about 29-million dollars and has impacted 420 businesses.  It has “helped to stabilize and strengthen our nation’s food supply chain and rural economies.”   Meanwhile, Federal

Hospital Sisters Health Systems is announcing investments in two Green Bay hospitals, almost a year after closing two hospitals in Western Wisconsin. The hospital says it’s using 270-million dollars to expand and remodel St. Mary’s and St. Vincent hospitals. CEO Bob Erickson says the health system is making a commitment in Green Bay, and will be there for the long haul. The HSHS closed Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals last March, leaving 14-hundred workers without jobs. It cited operational