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  • CVTC Named Finalist by Aspen Institute for 2027 $1 Million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

    CVTC Named Finalist by Aspen Institute for 2027 $1 Million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

  • RCU Foundation and Eau Claire Marathon Select 2027 Charity Classic Beneficiaries 

    RCU Foundation and Eau Claire Marathon Select 2027 Charity Classic Beneficiaries 

  • That’s Our Bob! Legendary Farm Director to be Inducted into the WI FFA Fall of Fame

    That’s Our Bob! Legendary Farm Director to be Inducted into the WI FFA Fall of Fame

Charges Filed in Overdose Death

Charges Filed in Overdose Death

Familiar Name Takes Position of EC City Manager

Familiar Name Takes Position of EC City Manager

Ding! You are Now Free to Roam About the Country….

Ding! You are Now Free to Roam About the Country….

Median Fire Leads to Crash on I-94

Median Fire Leads to Crash on I-94

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
WI State Patrol Troopers responded to a grass fire in the median of I-94 just north of exit 98 nearNorthfield.…
Grant Makes Splash for UW-STOUT Water Research

Grant Makes Splash for UW-STOUT Water Research

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
ABOVE PHOTO: Heidi Lieffort, of UW-Stout’s Center for Limnological Research and Rehabilitation, takes water samples from Horse Creek in Star…
Avian Flu Prompts Local Warning

Avian Flu Prompts Local Warning

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
 The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
WI Dentist Faces “Ahhh-Lot” of Lawsuits, Prison Time

WI Dentist Faces “Ahhh-Lot” of Lawsuits, Prison Time

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Grafton dentist could be headed to prison for as many as 20 years as part of a broken-tooth scam.…
Body Found Along WI Walking Path

Body Found Along WI Walking Path

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
A dead body was found along a walking path in southwest Wisconsin.  The Richland Center Police Department says officers were called…
Honoring Our Vietnam Veterans, WI Lawmakers Connect for Local Project

Honoring Our Vietnam Veterans, WI Lawmakers Connect for Local Project

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
Vietnam veterans and their families are being honored on this #NationalVietnamWarVeteransDay. The date, March 29th, was chosen because it was…
Trial Underway in Homicide Case

Trial Underway in Homicide Case

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
Prosecutors in Tomah will begin their case later today against a man accused of beating his girlfriend’s child to death.…
Violence Continues in Milwaukee

Violence Continues in Milwaukee

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
Milwaukee’s violent month is not slowing down. Police say they are looking into a deadly double shooting from last night.…
Foxconn Fail?

Foxconn Fail?

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
There’s another story about a failed bid to build things at Foxconn’s plant in Racine County. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…
WI Senator Pushes for Study on Bail

WI Senator Pushes for Study on Bail

News | March 29, 2022 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator wants a federal study on low bail following the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. Senator Ron Johnson…
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