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Someone in Luck, Wisconsin won 15 million-dollars in the latest Megabucks drawing. The Wisconsin Lottery announced the big winner yesterday. The lucky person has yet to claim their prize Luck, Wisconsin is a tiny village of about 11 hundred people in Polk County, in the northwestern corner of the state. The winning ticket was sold at  Wayne’s Food Plus. The winning numbers were 4-6-12-17-27-28.

JJ Watt says his latest fan mail package had him take a step back. Watt, who played both high school and college football in Wisconsin before heading off to the NFL, says someone sent him a stuffed badger in the mail. It was professionally taxidermied and mounted. Watt shared pictures of it on Twitter. He said ‘I have received a lot of wild fan mail over the years. This package that arrived today is certainly being added to the list.’

Madison is one of the best cities in the U.S. for an active lifestyle.  That’s according to a new study from WalletHub, which ranks Madison eighth compared to the 100 largest cities in the country.  WalletHub uses three dozen key metrics for its rankings, and puts Madison fifth in the sports and outdoors category.  WalletHub says the best city for an active lifestyle is Honolulu, Hawaii.

Due the recent rainy warmer weather, outdoor skating rinks at Boyd, Putnam, and Roosevelt will be closed. Pinehurst Warming Shelter will be open for the sledding, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and gear share. At this time, the Crokicurl and skating rinks will not be useable. The City Parks flooding crew will be working on flooding them. Please be patient as our crews work hard to make all rinks skateable and safe for the Community.

With recommendation from the Eau Claire County Snowmobile Association, the Eau Claire Countywide snowmobile trails are closed, effective immediately, Thursday, January 5, 2023, due to warm temperatures and deteriorating snow conditions. Any questions can be directed to the Parks & Forest Department.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites individuals with a passion for promoting agriculture to apply for the 76th Alice in Dairyland through February 3, 2023. As one of the most widely recognized communications professionals in Wisconsin agriculture, Alice in Dairyland travels extensively throughout the state promoting Wisconsin’s agriculture industry and its impact on the state economy. In this highly visible and fast-paced position, Alice in Dairyland serves as a full-time spokesperson, cultivates relationships with television, radio,

In 1923, two University of Wisconsin-Stout students won a school song contest by writing “Alma Mater.” The third line of the lyrics, “With tower high and brilliant ‘S,’” highlighted imagery instantly familiar to those attending the university. “Stout has always been an engine of innovation focused on preparing its graduates to empower their careers and power business and industry in Wisconsin and beyond. The song has endured, as have the Clock Tower and the proud “S” that hangs from it.

A Sparta man who killed his grandfather with an ax will never take a free breath again. A judge yesterday sentenced 38-year-old Thomas Aspseter to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge called him ‘ selfish, remorseless human being with almost no redeeming qualities’ when he handed down the sentence. A jury convicted Aspseter of killing his grandfather and attacking two other relatives in June of 2021. Prosecutors say Aspseter was mad because his grandfather wanted him

There could be some movement on the push to send more state money to local governments in Wisconsin. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu on Tuesday said lawmakers need to be aware of the pressure that inflation is causing across the state. He said inflation is hurting families, but he also said it’s putting pressure on local governments. LeMahieu wants to change the tax code to help families, he didn’t say just what he’s willing to do to help local governments. Democrats

Republican lawmakers in Madison are moving quickly to change how bail works in Wisconsin. A pair of lawmakers want to vote next week on a Constitutional amendment that would give judges more latitude in deciding when to keep someone in jail, and when to release them. The amendment passed last session, and must pass again this year before it can be put on the ballot for voters. The hope is to vote on the amendment next Tuesday so the amendment can