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It was time to move on. That’s how the University of Wisconsin’s athletic director is framing the decision to fire football coach Paul Chryst. The school announced Chryst was out last night. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard will take over as interim head coach. Chryst went 67-26 in his eight seasons with the Badgers, including a disappointing 2-3 start this season. Moving-on from Chryst won’t be cheap, however. His contract includes a buyout clause worth nearly 20 million-dollars. But UW officials say

The third man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse wants to change his name. Gaige Grosskreutz is asking a judge in Kenosha to allow a name change because of the harassment he says he’s suffered since the shooting. The request was supposed to be secret, but it leaked online. Grosskreutz was shot in the arm after he pulled a gun on Rittenhouse during Kenosha’s night of violence in August of 2020. Rittenhouse was cleared of the charges for shooting Grosskreutz. He says

You may have had an AMBER ALERT on your phone over the weekend and we have an update for you. The sheriff in Chippewa County says they’ve found a missing 15-year-old girl, and have caught the man they say she was with. The sheriff’s office yesterday canceled the AMBER Alert for Kryssy King. She went missing Friday night, deputies say she was with 22-year-old Trevor Blackburn. He was caught in Superior late last night. The sheriff’s office says he is

They are supposed to start picking the jury that will eventually decide if the Waukesha Christmas Parade suspect will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jury selection begins today in Darrell Brooks Jr.’s trial. He is facing a life sentence for six homicide counts and a slew of other charges. Police say he intentionally sped through the parade crowd last November. Brooks will serve as his own lawyer in the case.

 Eau Claire’s new transit app goes live today. Mostly. The city is moving to the Transloc app, but it will happen in stages. The new app lets people see when their bus will arrive and will allow them to plan a trip and get reminders about which buses to take. But that will take some time. Eau Claire Transit managers say bus riders should keep their Double Map app until the new app is fully up and running.

Wisconsin is at 374 coronavirus hospitalizations and falling. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 374 people are in the hospital with the virus, including 59 in the ICU. Hospitalizations in the state have been falling steadily since August. Wisconsin’s hospitalization numbers are now in line with what we saw last spring. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

The I-94 rivalry game wasn’t even close this year. Stout blew-out Eau Claire in Saturday’s battle, winning 73-29. The win set a record for the most points ever scored in the game between the two schools, and the most points ever scored by a Stout team. The victory moves Stout to 3-1 overall, and drops Eau Claire to 1-3 overall.

Wisconsin is spending over 16-million dollars to help keep families warm this winter.  Governor Tony Evers announced Friday that 16-point-six-million dollars is being split between the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program and the Keep Wisconsin Warm/Cool Fund, to help Wisconsin families with their heating costs.  State residents can apply for the energy assistance online at energybenefit.wi.gov.

Hello. We’re glad you are here. Thank you for starting your weekend-and new month-with us! Welcome to October. As the weeks can sometimes feel stressful or long we like to slow things down a little bit for your Saturday morning and start with a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a look back at events that happened on this day in history before you head out into the world and tackle a new day. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink

The road to Election Day in Wisconsin remains heated. If you are interested in learning more about any candidate, click on links connected to their names below and you will head to their websites. The new polls show Senator Ron Johnson growing his lead Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes.  A poll commissioned by AARP puts the two-term Republican ahead of his Democratic challenger 51-to-49 percent among likely voters.  A Fox News poll of registered voters has Johnson with 48-to-44 percent lead