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  • Looking Local: Solid success. UW STOUT Project Focuses on Low-Carbon Concrete

    Looking Local: Solid success. UW STOUT Project Focuses on Low-Carbon Concrete

  • Elder Abuse Awareness Gets Local

    Elder Abuse Awareness Gets Local

  • Looking Local: CVTC Instructor Pens Free Textbook to Support RT Students

    Looking Local: CVTC Instructor Pens Free Textbook to Support RT Students

Looking Local: Demolition to Begin on Zorn Arena

Looking Local: Demolition to Begin on Zorn Arena

WI Capitol Enhances Security

WI Capitol Enhances Security

Rusk Co. Man Sentenced in Business Theft

Rusk Co. Man Sentenced in Business Theft

SHERIFF’S OFFICE LOOKING FOR TIPS AFTER MEMORIAL DAMAGE

SHERIFF’S OFFICE LOOKING FOR TIPS AFTER MEMORIAL DAMAGE

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Sawyer County authorities responded to an incident about 10:30 Tuesday night and are now seeking any tips that the public…
LOCAL PROTEST PLANNED

LOCAL PROTEST PLANNED

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
A protest is planned in Menomonie today in opposition to the death of George Floyd. Organizers are asking people to…
POLICE CONTINUE SEARCH IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH

POLICE CONTINUE SEARCH IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Police are searching for another person charged in connection to the death of a Lake Holcombe woman last year. Investigators…
SQUAD CAR REAR ENDED ON  HWY 53

SQUAD CAR REAR ENDED ON HWY 53

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
An Altoona police officer is out of the hospital today after his squad car was rear-ended on Highway 53. Police…
SUMMER DRIVING REMINDER

SUMMER DRIVING REMINDER

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Rising temperatures are causing some roads to buckle, and transportation officials are warning people to watch out.  Wisconsin Department of Transportation…
UW SYSTEM MAKES CUTS

UW SYSTEM MAKES CUTS

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
The University of Wisconsin System is reducing costs and cutting some programs after the COVID-19 pandemic and a shrinking budget presented significant…
GOVERNOR EVERS SPEAKS OUT, CITY LEADERS DEADLOCK

GOVERNOR EVERS SPEAKS OUT, CITY LEADERS DEADLOCK

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ first comments since the death of George Floyd focus on race and a new law for police…
MILWAUKEE SEES CONTINUED OVERNIGHT RIOTS

MILWAUKEE SEES CONTINUED OVERNIGHT RIOTS

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
It was an active overnight in our bigger cities, but not as voilent as other nights. Milwaukee Police say the…
BARRON POLICE SEEK PUBLIC’S HELP

BARRON POLICE SEEK PUBLIC’S HELP

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Police in Barron want to know who spray painted Black Lives Matter graffiti on a building in Anderson Park. The…
WI CORONAVIRUS COUNT CREEPS UP

WI CORONAVIRUS COUNT CREEPS UP

News | June 3, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
There are more coronavirus tests to report, but the state’s positive-test-rate is about the same.  Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services…
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