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Xcel Energy is preparing for temperatures in the Upper Midwest to drop below zero starting Thursday, and the company is offering tips to help customers save energy during the extreme cold to reduce the impact on their energy bills. Xcel Energy plans ahead to ensure it can provide customers with safe, reliable and affordable electricity and natural gas even on the coldest days. Winter heating can account for about half of a typical customer’s monthly energy costs. The biggest step

 It was a year of big things at University of Wisconsin-Stout, from breaking ground for the biggest construction project in university history to posting some of the most notable enrollment growth in the Universities of Wisconsin to being chosen as Large Business of the Year. In 2025, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University also earned big accolades, such as being named one of America’s Best Colleges by Money Magazine for the second year in a row and made big waves by continuing to break down barriers and redefine higher education for

Due to extreme cold in the forecast, Eau Claire Parks, Recreation & Forestry is announcing an update to  the outdoor rink schedule. All outdoor rinks and warming shelters will be closed on Friday, January 23,   and Saturday, January 24, 2026.  Outdoor rinks and supervised warming shelters are scheduled to reopen on Sunday, January 25, 2026. 

The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows, presented by Purina Pro Plan®, will return  February 19–22, 2026, bringing one of the Midwest’s highest-profile canine events back to the Alliant  Energy Center. This year marks a major expansion, with all competition rings now occupying New Holland  Pavilions One and Two—making it the largest event held at the complex during the winter season. The four-day event is expected to draw up to 3,000 top-winning dogs from across the United States. In  2025, the event

Tomah Police responded Tuesday morning to an East McCoy Boulevard Kwik Trip with reports of someone experiencing a mental health crisis.  At the scene, officers found someone sitting inside a semi armed with a gun.  The area was evacuated and police were able to talk the individual out of the truck at which point they were taken into custody.

A St. Croix County man is being identified as the person who died Monday in a Michigan crash.  Police say that 24-year-old Andrew Bjork of Hudson suffered fatal injuries in a multi-vehicle accident on U.S. 45 in Ontonagon County.  A second person sustained injuries that have been described as non life-threatening.

Onalaska’s police chief has retired.  After a three-decades-long career in law enforcement — the last six-and-a-half leading the Onalaska Police Department — Charles Ashbeck retired on Tuesday.  Assistant Chief Tim Berg will serve as interim-chief until the city decides on a permanent replacement.

Wisconsin is receiving high marks as a place to raise a family.  That’s according to a recent study by finance website WalletHub, which ranked all 50 states based on how supportive of an environment it offers to raise a family.  The family-friendly conditions include family income, housing affordability, crime rates, and more.  Wisconsin was ranked fourth overall on the list, ranking in the top ten in categories such as education and child care and socio-economics.  Only North Dakota, Minnesota, and

A missing child from Iowa is found safe in northern Wisconsin. The child was first reported missing in November and was believed to be living with their father in Rusk County. The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office found the child in a trailer in Glen Flora with his grandparents. They were both taken into custody for interfering with parental custody. The child’s father, Douglas Roth, was later arrested for felony kidnapping.

While the 2026 DECA District I Career Development Conference was held just over a week ago, students in University of Wisconsin-Stout’s marketing and business education program are already planning next year’s event. For 54 years, UW-Stout has hosted the conference, which prepares high school marketing students for future careers by challenging them to apply critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills to individual and team events. Likewise, UW-Stout students in the Marketing and Business Education Association (MBEA) are challenged to develop and