3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (671+ words) As the Cheese Curd Festival prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary June 26-27, organizers are inviting visitors to come hungry. Named the No. 4 Best Specialty Food Festival in the nation in the 2026 USA TODAY 10 Best Readers" Choice Awards, the Cheese Curd Festival…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (300+ words) On June 18, 2026 the Taylor County Sheriff's Office assisted the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force and Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to include officers from the United States Marshals Service, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Two Rivers Police Department,…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago  (275+ words) The co-defendant of Brandon Gaston, who's charged in the murder of an Altoona man four years ago, took the witness stand in Gaston's murder trial yesterday. Gaston is charged with first degree homicide in the death of 79-year-old Dennis Schattie....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (130+ words) Victim Identified in Deadly Altoona House Fire 715 Newsroom. com The victim from Monday's deadly Atloona house fire has been identified. The victim is said to be suspect Tyler Stanton's dad. The DA's office is still reviewing the case, but they…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (106+ words) Suspects Identified in Local Theft Cases 715 Newsroom. com Prosecutors are considering charges against four teens accused of stealing from vehicles in Altoona. Local police received multiple theft reports on Sunday. They say they have identified three suspects from Eau Claire…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (227+ words) Gas prices are down slightly this week in Western Wisconsin. Triple-A reports the average price of regular fuel in Eau Claire is now three-87 per gallon " nine-cents less than where it stood just a week ago. In La Crosse, the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (278+ words) There is a core of team members every year," Crain said. Then there are some who participate based'on'the geographical emphasis of'our'exhibit." The team won a silver-gilt'medal'for a display called'The Chinese Scholar's Study, representing'a workspace in which the Chinese philosopher Confucious…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (193+ words) A player who purchased a ticket in the Wisconsin Lottery's 100-thousand-dollar All or Nothing game recently in St. Croix County has come up a grand prize winner. The ticket sold at Bob and Steve's BP Amoco Shop in New Richmond…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (203+ words) Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor are making their cases to voters. Seven candidates spoke during Democratic Party of Wisconsin state convention in Madison on Sunday, stating their goals at the Monona Terrace. The main topics brought up by the contenders…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (130+ words) Deadly Trempealeau Co. Crash Under Investigation 715 Newsroom. com Trempealeau County was the scene of a deadly weekend collision. One person has died and two others were left injured after an SUV hit a deer Saturday morning on Highway 93. The force…...