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Kids help update downtown garden
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The downtown North River Front Kids’ Garden in Eau Claire got a makeover today, with the gardeners becoming builders. Kids with the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley helped take down the old garden beds and put in six brand-new ones this afternoon.
Spooner Woman Dies In UTV Crash, Driver Arrested For Negligent Manslaughter
BURNETT COUNTY — A tragic UTV crash on Shrider Road in Lafollette Township claimed the life of a Spooner woman Saturday night, according to a press release from the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office. PRESS RELEASE. On August 17, 2024 at 11:45 p.m. Burnett County Dispatch received a call...
1 person dead, others hurt following structure fire near Ladysmith
LADYSMITH, Wis. (WEAU) - One person is dead and others are hurt following a structure fire near Ladysmith. According to a press release from the Ladysmith Fire Department, on Aug. 18, 2024, at 6:48 a.m. the Ladysmith Fire Department responded to a structure fire at N3568 East Grow Road southeast of Ladysmith.
Mariachi Loco RF reopens after extensive remodel
RIVER FALLS – Nineteen years without any upgrades or updates was long enough for Mariachi Loco RF, Co-owner Chava Duran said. “We opened the restaurant (at 456 S. Spruce St.) in 2005,” he said. “It has been quite a while since we’ve done any work to the inside of the restaurant, so it was time for that.”
XeteX breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Holmen
HOLMEN – XeteX (pronounced x-E-tex) is setting up shop in one of Wisconsin’s fastest-growing communities. “You look at the Holmen community, and it’s growing,” XeteX CEO Andrew Wilcox said. “If you stand on our factory site, and look in one direction, there’s new apartments that have been built. If you look in the other direction, there’s new family housing going up. It’s a rapidly growing community that offers a lot to our employees.”
Spring Grove Unites To Tackle Daycare Challenge With Optimism and Teamwork
Following the sudden closure of Spring Grove’s Little Gnome Daycare and Preschool, on the morning of August 10, social media was quickly abuzz with the news. The center shut its doors without any prior notice. Owner Quentin Thorson shared the following statement with the Fillmore County Journal, “Thank you...
Car driven by missing Wisconsin man found at Sleeping Bear Dune
A search for a missing Wisconsin man is underway in Leelanau County. Steven Lisowski was last seen in Milwaukee on Saturday night. The National Park Service got a call Sunday night from Milwaukee Police about a stolen car driven by Lisowski that pinged at Sleeping Bear Dunes. Park rangers were able to find the car, but there was no one inside. Right now, Lisowski’s connection to the park is unknown. You should call police if you spot him or see anything suspicious in the area.
Two Witnesses Who Lied About 2023 Barron County Fatal Motorcycle Crash Sentenced To Jail Time
BARRON COUNTY (DrydenWire) - A fatal motorcycle collision on August 19, 2023, in Barron County claimed the life of 37-year-old Charles Kee, of Rice Lake, WI. Five individuals, Tyler Baker, Brett Hrdlicka, Dustin Puig, Bailey Basham, and Ashley Walton, were each charged criminally and the Court has sentenced Basham and Walton. Charges against Baker, Hrdlicka, and Puig are proceeding in court.
Wisconsin Assembly Rep. Jill Billings on PFAS, Prairie Springs, “knocking doors”
Wisconsin Democratic state Assembly Rep. Jill Billings in the WIZM studio Monday for La Crosse Talk PM discussing the “knocking doors” world of campaigning, Legislature still holding up funding for PFAS, childcare and more, plus will UW-La Crosse’s science center ever get built. La Crosse Talk PM...
Wisconsin highlighted at DNC forum
CHICAGO — While not an official event connected to the Democratic National Convention, an Illinois political forum Monday demonstrated that both Illinois and Wisconsin will play prominent roles in the November election. Organized by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University and WisPolitics.com, the forum featured a well know Wisconsin political analyst, Jeff Mayers, the founder of WisPolitics.com. “There are basically two things to watch if the...
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