Eye on Dunn County | Community News from Dunn County, WI

Jim Troupis appears in a Dane County courtroom with his attorney Joseph Bugni Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Former Trump attorney lashes out at 'lawfare' after court appearance in fake electors case

Chancellor Frank, swearing in the new Chief of Police

UW-Stout swears in new Stout Chief of Police

FILE - Trump campaign attorney Jim Troupis speaks during a hearing to discuss election security, Dec. 16, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors

Menomonie School Board considers strategic planning, school report cards

FILE - Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, waves to the crowd at a campaign event, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

The DNC chair candidates discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and winning Latino voters (including Ben Wikler)

President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony lighting the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden is considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies before Trump takes office

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, left, meets with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hegseth faces senators' concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat

Menomonie Police warn of ash tree misinformation

The School of Art and Design Senior Show, featuring students' works from across 10 disciplines, is on Friday, Dec. 13.

UW-Stout Art and Design Senior Show, Game, STEMM Expo invite public to hundreds of student showcases

FILE - This combination of file photos shows former Republican attorney general Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford. (AP Photo/Susan Crawford for Wisconsin, File)

Union rights take center stage in already high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race

The main entrance of Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School is shown on Nov. 1, 2024, in Irma, Wis. Six years after the Wisconsin Legislature approved a plan to close the embattled youth prison, Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for delays that have kept the complex open. (Drake White-Bergey for Wisconsin Watch)

One child, $463,000 per year: Ballooning costs of troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison

Is It Time to Focus on the Positive?

Holiday Events in Menomonie Bring Seasonal Cheer

Jeff Smith - Spring Turkey Deadline Approaching Fast

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

Staff Notes

Steve Hanson 09/29 - 12:00pm

And sometimes the magic is really, really broken

You may have noticed that you did not receive a daily news email for the last few days. In an attempt to increase the site security I went a little ...

Steve Hanson 09/17 - 5:54pm

Sometimes the magic doesn't work

As I noted in the video of the Vance rally today in Eau Claire, we did apply for press credentials for the event. We were not exactly denied - our ...

Steve Hanson 09/09 - 1:52pm

Sometimes the magic works

As some of you may have noticed the website was flat on the floor for a while yesterday. This was entirely my fault and stemmed from a failed upgrade which ...