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Due to the warmer temperatures and for the safety reasons, The city of Eau Claire is letting all patrons know that all outdoor skating rinks are now closed for the remainder of the season. Pinehurst Park will remain open through February 26 (weather dependent) for sledding, downhill skiing, snowboarding, and gear share. In addition, Cross Country Ski Trails will not be groomed for the remainder of the winter season.

We are often told not to play with our food, but one group of students in ignoring that advice and setting a record in the process  An elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin attempted to break the world record for cereal box dominoes.  Students and teachers spent the past month collecting more than 7,000 boxes. Last week (on Feb. 3) they spent hours precariously lining the boxes up through multiple floors in the school, up and down stairs, and all the way

Gov. Tony Evers yesterday announced Executive Order #185 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Mon., Feb. 13, 2023, in honor of Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving, who was killed in the line of duty on Tue., Feb. 7, 2022, at the age of 37. “… his passing is an exceptional loss for the city of Milwaukee and our state…” -Gov. Evers “Officer Jerving was a devoted officer who

A new year-long statewide multimedia campaign will make people aware of Wisconsin’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Department of Health Services Crisis Services Coordinator Caroline Crehan Neumann says that includes groups at higher risk of suicide Anyone, anywhere in the state can call, text or chat 24/7 to reach a trained counselor. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

ABOVE PHOTO: The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Robert Gibson, a member of the All Guard Marathon Team, runs in the 2023 Life Time Miami Marathon and Half in Miami Jan. 29. More than two dozen National Guard Soldiers from 17 states competed in the marathon. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Gauret Stearns A Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldier recently competed in the Life Time Miami Marathon and Half. Sgt. 1st Class Robert Gibson of Oakfield, Wisconsin, a

Dane County’s Humane Society is opening its doors to dogs and cats from other states.  A new shipment of 60 dogs and cats are set to arrive from Louisiana today.  Yesterday, the Humane Society said they got 15 dogs from a shelter in Alabama.  The animals are coming to Madison because there’s simply not enough room at the shelters where they are from.  If the Humane Society hadn’t stepped up, some of the animals would have been put down.

Add hall of famer to Joe Thomas’ resume.  The former Badger star was selected as part of the NFL’s Hall of Fame Class of 2023.  He was told yesterday.  Thomas played his high school football in Brookfield, then went on to play at Wisconsin before heading the the NFL and playing all of his 11 years with the Cleveland Browns.  He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame later this fall.

An Eau Claire man will not be going to prison for a 2021 stabbing that sent another person to the hospital. A judge yesterday sentenced 35-year-old James Sande to three years’ probation instead.  Eau Claire police say Sande stabbed someone at the Brickhouse Bar on New Year’s Day back in 2021. He told police someone was trying to kill him, but others at the bar say Sande got into a fight.

A teacher’s aide in Black River Falls schools is on leave after a student recorded what the district is calling a racially insensitive remark. No one is saying just what the aide said, and a link to the video on Facebook was taken down. The school district yesterday said the comment was directed at a native student. The district also said it is investigating and will ‘address the matter as appropriate.’ Parents say they want someone held accountable.

The preview for Governor Evers’ budget for veterans in Wisconsin focuses on hiring more state workers, and doesn’t mention the troubled veterans home at Union Grove. The governor unveiled his proposal yesterday. In all, the governor wants to spend 24 million-dollars more at the Department of Veterans Affairs. A good chunk of that money, about nine million-dollars, would go toward new programs for veterans. Another nearly eight million-dollars would go to hire new nurses, or give current nurses at the state’s veterans’