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PHOTO ABOVE:Students in IT courses at Chippewa Valley Technical College learn technical and professional skills to understand, interpret, analyze, and distribute important data. “My instructor was so connected to the students and always let us know he was there for us,” When Shiela McMillan felt stagnant in her career of 23 years, she looked to higher education for the answer. “I had wanted to go back to school,” she said. “There were only a couple programs that I could take completely

 A new dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management has been named at University of Wisconsin-Stout.  The appointment of Daniel Freedman was announced Monday, June 5, by Glendalí Rodríguez, UW-Stout provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. “I am truly thrilled to be joining the UW-Stout community,” Freedman will be responsible for overseeing 24 undergraduate and 10 master’s programs, eight academic departments and the schools of engineering and management. He is dean of the School of Science and Engineering at

The Wisconsin Alumni Association today announced the recipients of its 2023 alumni awards. “These individuals are a living reminder of the tremendous impact that UW-Madison has on the world through the achievements and contributions of alumni,” says Sarah Schutt, chief alumni engagement officer and executive director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

It’s the latest sign of summer — Fairfax Pool is now open in Eau Claire. The city opened the pool for the season on Saturday. It will be open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. through August 25th. It costs five dollars to get in, though kids under two are free. You can always buy a season pass through the city’s website and AN EASY CLICK HERE.

The teenager caught filming high school girls changing at his house is looking at nearly 50 years in prison. Bryan Seban last week pleaded guilty to 14 felony charges for spying on girls who also went to  Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School. Investigators say he drilled a small hole in the wall to capture at least 30 girls as they changed clothes. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped dozens of other charges. He is facing up to 49 years

Milwaukee’s shooting tally continues to go up. Police in the city say 13 people were shot over the weekend. Three of those people, including a one-year-old, died. Saturday was the most violent day, with eight people shot on Saturday alone. Milwaukee has over 60 homicides so far this year, not counting the weekend death toll.

The red air quality alert for Eau Claire and other folks in northern Wisconsin continues until 8:00 this morning.  Wisconsin’s DNR issued the alert yesterday after a haze settled in across parts of Wisconsin as a result of the wildfires in Canada. Eau Claire is one of five counties to see a red air quality alert.  A red-level alert means the air is unhealthy for even healthy people and non-sensitive groups. The state is expected to update its warnings later this morning.

Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are looking to tighten up the rules for elections in the state. An Assembly panel will hear four pieces of legislation tomorrow that aim to change some of the rules for elections in Wisconsin. One would require photo ID for military ballots, while another would help local election managers with the cost of mandated special elections. It’s not clear which, if any of the plans, will become law. Governor Evers has promised to veto anything that he thinks

Wisconsin led the way to a 102-million-dollar settlement with the maker of suboxone. Attorney General Josh Kaul on Friday announced the agreement. Kaul and attorneys general from 41 other states accused the drug’s maker of trying to switch the medication from pills to patches, and then accused them of trying to ruin the market for pills. Suboxone is a drug used to treat opioid addiction. Wisconsin will get about seven-and-a-half million-dollars as part of the settlement.

 The state of Wisconsin is sending two million-dollars to Green Bay for the NFL Draft, and may send 400 million-dollars to the Brewers for their stadium, but lawmakers are not sending any money to Milwaukee’s proposed downtown soccer stadium. The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee last week left the soccer project off of the list for the next state budget. Governor Evers proposed spending nine million-dollars in state money to help get the 45 million-dollar project built. The Republicans who control the state