LOCAL NEWS

The Sara Lee bakery plant in Madison is closing.  The 160 employees were notified today that Bimbo Bakeries USA

Two thousand volunteers are needed and should report to the staging area at 1883 Hwy 25, Barron WI, also

Barron Schools are trying to help with the spiritual and emotional care of the community as they cope with

Governor Walker says the state will put off the largest road projects in southeastern Wisconsin if he’s re-elected.  Walker said yesterday

A second round of school safety grants is being awarded.  Attorney General Brad Schimel announced the grants as he

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire professor emeritus Henry Lippold has died.  Lippold had a 55-year broadcast and academic career, and taught

An Eau Claire organization is celebrating eleven years of activism in the Chippewa Valley.  The Joining Our Neighbors Advancing

We now have a little more information out of Barron County. Authorities are identifying vehicles of interest in connection

A golf course owner from Colfax is dead after a two-vehicle crash near Lake Denton.  The Wisconsin State Patrol says 56-year-old

An Elkhorn man is getting a new kidney thanks to a post that went viral on Twitter.  The Journal