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Above photo: Senator Baldwin assembles donation boxes with staff and volunteers at St. Croix Valley Food Bank in Hudson U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) visited Hudson and Eau Claire to highlight federal funds she delivered for the St. Croix Valley Food Bank to help provide nutritious food to the communities they serve and the City of Eau Claire to remediate PFAS in their drinking water. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Baldwin secured the funding as part of

It’s almost time to get those ice shanties off Wisconsin lakes, rivers, and streams.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the first deadline is February 20th when ice shanties that are on Iowa boundary waters must be removed.  A full list of deadlines is available on the Department of Natural Resources’ website.  The DNR says portable ice shanties are still allowed but they must be removed when not in use.

Wisconsin gas prices have been holding steady over the past week but prices could slowly start to climb.  The statewide average for regular unleaded is three dollars and 17 cents a gallon, same as last Friday.  Triple-A says gasoline stocks have been going up but demand remains low, which is keeping prices from going up quickly.  In Madison gas costs three dollars and eleven cents, which is down three cents from last Friday.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice today announced that Wood County Judge Nicholas J. Brazeau, Jr. sentenced John A. Sarver, 59, of Port Edwards, Wis., to life in prison, on February 17, 2023, in connection to the November 26, 1984, murder of Eleanore Roberts, 73, of Saratoga, Wis. “The conviction and sentence in this case were possible because of the efforts of many people who didn’t give up on holding the person who committed this terrible crime accountable,” said Attorney General

The teams that face off in the Super Bowl have what they hope is a winning game plan heading into the big game, but for this week’s Friday Feel good we take a page from a playbook of tow Veterans who are keeping a tradition and game streak alive. Two military veterans continued their tradition of going to every single Super Bowl together making the trip for the 57th time yesterday.   Harvey Rothenberg talks about how he and Sylvan Schefler created this

 The RCU Foundation Rock the Riverfront Youth Coloring Contest starts on February 20, 2023.  This contest is for youth 12 years old and under and encourages creativity while building awareness for the annual run/walk and the workforce development organizations that it supports in 2023.   Ten winners will be selected the week of March 6, prizes will include a Royal Credit Union (Royal) swag basket valued at $25. To participate, community members can pick-up coloring sheets at any Royal office or print a copy

 The nurse accused of cutting off a man’s foot without permission has pleaded not guilty.  Mary Brown was in court in Pierce County in western Wisconsin yesterday to face charges that she amputated a patient’s foot without getting the okay from doctors, or the man.  It happened last May at Spring Valley Senior Living in Spring Valley. Brown’s lawyers say she cut the man’s foot off to make him more comfortable.  He later died.  Brown is looking at 40 years in prison

The U.S. Marshals helped capture an armed wanted man in La Crosse. La Crosse Police say they found 28-year-old Jerel Jenkins with a number of guns, ammunition, and a bulletproof vest when they arrested him yesterday. Jenkins was wanted on federal firearms charges. The Marshals say police in La Crosse, Onalaska, La Crescent, Minnesota, and as far as Eau Claire helped in the investigation to find and arrest Jenkins.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is blaming yesterday’s snow for a 30-car pile-up near the Dodge County line.  It happened yesterday afternoon on the southbound side of I-41 near the town of Wayne. Deputies say the wreck closed the interstate for about seven hours. Three people were hurt in the crashes, but the sheriff’s office says they all suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

There are finally charges in the death of Annette Love. Prosecutors in Milwaukee this week filed charges in what was a cold case dating back to 1990. Investigators say they linked the suspect, Larnell Washington, through a DNA match. He’s currently in jail in Washington state, and it’s unclear when he’ll be brought back to Milwaukee to face the charges. Love died in a shooting back in July of 1990. Investigators think the shooting was gang related. Washington is looking