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The sheriff in Fond du Lac County says teamwork helped save a man who lost two fingers in his snowblower over the weekend. Deputies say the man from Alto was clearing a jam in his snowblower on Christmas Day when the blades chopped off two fingers. He called 911, but it took deputies and two snowplows to reach the man. His driveway was over 800 feet long, and buried in snow. It took about 15 minutes of plowing to clear

If you’re looking for something to do with your Christmas tree, try your local zoo. A number of zoos across the state say they will take Christmas trees and recycle them for the animals. Zookeepers at the zoo in Marshfield say animals love to eat, root around in, or scratch on the trees. Each zoo is different; but usually they’ll take trees so long as they are free of tinsel, fake snow, spray paint, and any other chemical that could

 Wisconsin had to hang-on, but the Badgers managed to get the win in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix last night. Wisconsin built a 17-point first half lead, before Oklahoma State came back in the second half. Wisconsin ended-up winning 24-17. The win was the first for new head coach Luke Fickell, and the last for out-going interim coach Jim Leonhard.

Things didn’t get better for flyers in Milwaukee yesterday. Mitchell Airport saw another 17 flights delayed yesterday, that’s about 15 percent of all flights out of the airport. Once again it was Southwest that canceled the most flights. The airline continues to struggle to get people across the country. FlightAware, which tracks cancellations and delays, says Southwest canceled over 25 hundred flights yesterday. There’s no word when Southwest will get back on track, but the company has said it could

Dozens of agencies that provide transportation in rural areas for seniors and people with disabilities will benefit from state and federal funding awarded today.  Governor Tony Evers says more than five-million-dollars will provide grants to strengthen Wisconsin’s network of support by improving the mobility of seniors and those with disabilities.  Agencies can put the funding towards operating budgets, the purchase of human service vehicles and mobility managers. 

Wisconsin has a new Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.  Governor Evers today announced the appointment of Adam Payne to the position effective January 3rd.  Payne has spent the last two decades as the county administrator for Sheboygan County and was the executive director of the Land and Water Conservation Association prior to that.

Police agencies around Wisconsin are reminding residents to be careful disposing of boxes and other gift packaging in the trash.  Thieves are scoping out dumpsters and curbsides to see what electronics and items worth stealing Santa may have delivered.  Video game and game console boxes should be flattened and stacked for easier disposal.  Don’t leave boxes by a recycling bin but wait until recycle collection day to put them out.

All Pro defensive lineman JJ Watt is retiring from the NFL.  The Pewaukee, Wisconsin native announced on Twitter today that Sunday was his infant son’s first NFL game and it was his last NFL game at home.  The Arizona Cardinals have two road games to close out the season.  The former Wisconsin Badger was drafted by the Houston Texans with the 11th overall pick in 2011 and became an All Pro in his second season.  He currently has 111-and-a-half sacks for his career.

While getting fit is a common New Year’s resolution, the cold weather months can discourage people from taking advantage of many local recreational opportunities. That is why Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership and Go Chippewa County want to make getting active outdoors a little more rewarding this winter. The countywide health coalition and tourism branch of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the first On the Go in the Snow: Chippewa Winter Challenge from January through March to

In the 1950s and 1960s, when Herb Riebe, Joanne Salm Bauer and Becky Gralow Cranston were attending University of Wisconsin-Stout, the university catchphrase Stout Proud hadn’t been coined. “Our young people are our future, and the future is going to be designed by educated people,” Their Stout pride was alive and well, however, when they graduated and launched successful careers. Sixty years later, their love for and lifelong bond with their alma mater is front and center with three new,