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Hi Menomonie! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Menomonie police handled a bomb scare at a local hotel
  • How a UW–Stout game from Menomonie conquered the Midwest’s biggest expo
  • Which Menomonie student just designed Wisconsin’s 2026 park sticker?

Also on today's calendar: SuperFrank @ Too Mixed Up Wheeler, WI and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Rather cloudy and frigid, with a high of 16 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Frigid with a little snow, temps: high: 18, low: -15.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and frigid, with a high of -3 and low of -15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Menomonie Police respond to report of possible bomb in vehicle, no threat found (weau.com) — Menomonie Police say a report of a possible bomb in a vehicle at the Hampton Inn & Suites on Stout Street Tuesday afternoon turned out to be unfounded. Officers secured the area, found no explosive device or threat, and cleared the scene without any injuries or arrests, calling it a mental health-related incident still under investigation.
   

• UW-Stout: Students' submarine survival game surfaces to victory at M+DEV, the Midwest's biggest game industry event (wisbusiness.com) — UW–Stout students in Menomonie turned their submarine survival game, Dread Not, from a broken capstone project into an award-winning title that just took top student honors at the Midwest’s biggest game industry conference, M+DEV. Their success highlights the university’s nationally ranked game design programs and growing role in Wisconsin’s game development and esports scene.
   

• UW-Stout student's artwork to be featured on 2026 Wisconsin State Park admission sticker (wqow.com) — A UW–Stout studio art major in Menomonie has won the Wisconsin DNR’s contest to design the 2026 State Park and Forest vehicle admission sticker, meaning her artwork will appear on cars statewide. Inspired by her family dog Max, the design highlights a local student’s creativity, and future contests are already open for young artists across Wisconsin.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Eau Claire

  • Transportation Projects Commission advances US 53 Eau Claire and I-94 Waukesha County project studies (weau.com)
  • Eau Claire City Council approves plan to urbanize County Line Road near Jeffers Park (weau.com)
  • Chippewa Valley Air Show to return to Eau Claire in 2027 (leadertelegram.com)

Altoona

  • Evers signs bill granting $10M in funding for new behavioral health hospital in Chippewa Falls (wqow.com)

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