March 20th, 2023
Applications are being accepted now for the 2023 Donovan E. Rasmussen Broadcast Journalism Fellowship, a six-week summer reporting project in which a UW-River Falls journalism major produces a 30-minute audio documentary.
March 10th, 2023
Reacting to concerns of lawmakers, the University of Wisconsin is restricting the social media application TikTok on system-owned devices at its campuses, including UW-River Falls.
March 10th, 2023
With recent snowfalls, western Wisconsin is above a normal flood threat alongside much of the river basins in the Upper Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service.
March 10th, 2023
This year’s Bluegrass, Bourbon & Brews Festival in River Falls will include performances by the bands High & Rising, The Last Revel, Armchair Boogie and many more. Beer, wine and bourbon tastings also will be featured throughout the April 21-23 event.
March 10th, 2023
A grass roots organization in western Wisconsin is promoting a “final five” voting system that it says will make elections fairer.
March 9th, 2023
The second annual Earth Fest is going to be held Saturday, April 22, at Glen Park in River Falls. The South Kinnickinnic Farmer-Led Watershed Council will participate for the first time with a soil health activity called “Soil Your Undies.”
March 6th, 2023
The former Burger King location on Main Street and West Quarry Road in River Falls will become a Dunkin’ franchise and is projected to be open for business in May.
February 26th, 2023
Students at UW-River Falls were presented a total of five awards during this year’s Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Seminar in Middleton, including two first-place honors.
February 9th, 2023
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls has acquired a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for students and faculty to use through a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant.
December 12th, 2022
The last two spikes in COVID-19 infections came at the end of the year in 2020 and 2021, so local health officials are concerned about the virus and other illnesses that may affect UW-River Falls students’ health going into the spring semester.
December 9th, 2022
An estimated 1,800 articles of clothing worth more than $8,700 were collected by UW-River Falls marketing communications students during their second annual gift and thrift event on Dec. 5 in the university’s Falcon’s Nest.
December 8th, 2022
The state Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comments up until Dec. 23 for its master plan in the Western Coulees and Ridges region of Wisconsin.
December 8th, 2022
A University of Wisconsin-River Falls student has been recognized with the Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award by the UW System.
December 8th, 2022
Cities in western Wisconsin are preparing themselves for an expensive winter season when it comes to snow removal. Inflation and higher fuel costs are among factors facing public works officials.
November 30th, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls has over 800 different scholarships available to students, with the deadline to apply for a majority of them being Feb. 1, 2023.
November 10th, 2022
River Falls has been expanding for years and isn’t planning to stop anytime soon. This includes developments in the areas of industry, commerce, recreation and, of course, residential.
November 10th, 2022
A new program at UW-River Falls will teach meat industry workers in Wisconsin about the humane handling of livestock.
November 10th, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is hosting the third annual Dairy Summit for the first time in person on Nov. 16.
November 10th, 2022
River Falls Municipal Utilities ranks second in the nation for green power participation and seventh in the nation for green power sales rate in 2021, according to the federal government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
October 14th, 2022
UW-River Falls offers a little-used program to all students, faculty and staff who feel uncomfortable walking to a campus destination during the evening hours.