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  • Cleanup Continues, Cooler Temps Move In

    Cleanup Continues, Cooler Temps Move In

  • Suspect Identified in La Crosse Shooting

    Suspect Identified in La Crosse Shooting

  • Budget Battle Continues

    Budget Battle Continues

Chippewa Falls Fire Under Investigation

Chippewa Falls Fire Under Investigation

Pollinator Projects Planned

Pollinator Projects Planned

Fido Fun Run Set to Fetch Crowds

Fido Fun Run Set to Fetch Crowds

WI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY OFFICIAL

WI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY OFFICIAL

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin now officially has a day celebrating indigenous people.  Governor Tony Evers signed an order naming the second Monday in October…
WI LAW CHANGE

WI LAW CHANGE

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Wisconsin Senate is passing a bill changing the penalty for engaging in sexual contact with an animal.  Under current Wisconsin law such an…
LET’S TAKE A “PEAK”

LET’S TAKE A “PEAK”

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Fall colors should peak next week in west-central Wisconsin.  According to Travel Wisconsin’s Fall Color Report, both Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties…
H2O-MG!

H2O-MG!

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has found traces of dangerous chemicals in some bodies of water in the state.  The DNR…
HEATING BILL DROPS WITH TEMPS?

HEATING BILL DROPS WITH TEMPS?

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Xcel Energy customers could see their heating bill drop this winter.  Xcel says customers spent an average of 626 dollars…
EF-3 MILLION AND CLIMBING

EF-3 MILLION AND CLIMBING

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The price tag for last month’s tornado in the town of Wheaton is at three-million-dollars, and likely will go up.…
PRISON TIME FOR SEX CRIMES

PRISON TIME FOR SEX CRIMES

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A western Wisconsin man is headed to prison for almost 20 years for sex crimes committed against a child. An Eau Claire…
WAUSAU VICTIMS ALL CONNECTED TO WORKPLACE

WAUSAU VICTIMS ALL CONNECTED TO WORKPLACE

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Two of the three victims of last week’s shooting at a Wausau cemetery worked there. Police yesterday identified the victims…
OH DEER!

OH DEER!

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Be on the lookout for deer. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says fall mating season is upon us, and that means there…
RON KIND TO TALK TRADE IN EUROPE

RON KIND TO TALK TRADE IN EUROPE

News | October 8, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Western Wisconsin’s congressman is heading to Europe to talk about trade. Congressman Ron Kind says he hopes his trip to the…
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