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Looking Local: From jail inmate to graduate, CF woman earns HSED with help from CVTC

Looking Local: From jail inmate to graduate, CF woman earns HSED with help from CVTC

Barron Co. Crews Make Pokegama Lake Rescue

Barron Co. Crews Make Pokegama Lake Rescue

UW Health & Others Drop Mask Requirements

UW Health & Others Drop Mask Requirements

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
University of Wisconsin Health and UnityPoint Health Meriter are ending their mask requirements.  The two health systems say masks are no longer…
UWEC Grad Talks Rhodes Scholarship Experience

UWEC Grad Talks Rhodes Scholarship Experience

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
Photo caption: Dr. Tayo Sanders, a UW-Eau Claire graduate who was selected for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship program, returned to his…
Suspect Taken Into Custody After Highway Standoff

Suspect Taken Into Custody After Highway Standoff

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
An incident lead to traffic on Highway 53 being disrupted and we now know more about that incident from officials…
Investigation Continues After Allen’s Arrest

Investigation Continues After Allen’s Arrest

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
We are getting a few new details about UW receiver Markus Allen’s weekend arrest. Madison Police yesterday confirmed that Allen…
Prison Time Handed Down in Fork Attack Case

Prison Time Handed Down in Fork Attack Case

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
It’s 17-years in prison for the young man who attacked an Oshkosh school resource officer with a barbecue fork. A…
Baby Boxes a First for Wisconsin

Baby Boxes a First for Wisconsin

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
 Chippewa Falls is the first community in Wisconsin to okay baby boxes. The city council last month approved a new ordinance allowing…
State Money + Local Funding = Political Bargaining

State Money + Local Funding = Political Bargaining

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin’s governor is reminding everyone that he has a say in the plan to send more money to local governments…
Lawmakers Look to Limit Social Media for Kids

Lawmakers Look to Limit Social Media for Kids

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
There’s a plan from a Wisconsin Republican lawmaker to limit social media for kids. Green Bay state Rep. David Stephen introduced a…
Budget Committee Begins The Trim

Budget Committee Begins The Trim

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
Republican lawmakers will begin trimming-down Governor Evers’ budget proposal later today. The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee will hold its first…
Shake Up in WI Elections Commissioner Role

Shake Up in WI Elections Commissioner Role

News | May 2, 2023 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin’s newest elections commissioner is coming from Milwaukee County. Governor Evers yesterday named former Milwaukee County Clerk Joe  Czarnezki to…
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