Here’s something new to put on your weekend calendar: Chippewa Falls is hosting its first-ever BBQ fest this Saturday at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and admission is free!
The day is built around exactly what you’d expect: good food and better company. Local cooks and pitmasters will be serving up plenty of barbecue staples, and there’s a backyard grilling competition where attendees get to pick a winner. Add in live music and a cornhole tournament, and this event begins to capture summer block party vibes, just on a larger scale!
For Chippewa Falls, it’s also another chance to show off the fairgrounds outside of fair season while bringing the community together to kick off fall. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to head up north for the day (or you just love a good plate of ribs), this is it!
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Henry Teckam
Intern, UpNorthNews
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(Salina Heller/UpNorthNews)
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By Salina Heller
A fairly new western Wisconsin ice cream shop just won a coveted national award at the World Dairy Expo!
Kurschner’s Super Premium Ice Cream in Chetek won the Ice Cream Grand Championship—plus other winnings—at the biggest dairy convention in the world. Judges chose the best overall ice cream flavor from all types—sherbet, frozen yogurt, gelato, and ice cream. The shop’s Peanut Butter Chocolate was the “Grand Champion.”
Owner Alan Kurschner says they won first in the hardest category—vanilla. His lemon poppy seed and pistachio also took home some honors. Alan told UpNorthNews it’s the only shop in the state that hasn’t used artificial dyes.
Congratulations, Kurschner’s!
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The Bratcho, a new menu item for the 2025 season at Lambeau Field, pictured on Sept. 3, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
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By USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
While Zac Ladubec, executive chef for Delaware North at Lambeau Field, and his team of professional chefs didn’t have a specific theme for this year’s new concession items, many of the options are combinations of classic Wisconsin foods and traditional stadium eats.
“We decided to go with less basic fried foods and more with taking what might seem like a normal item and tweaking it to make it new and interesting,” Ladubec said.
It’s the chef’s 11th season working at Lambeau Field, 1265 Lombardi Ave. in Green Bay, and he said he continues to try to incorporate good, fresh cooking at the stadium.
The Packers’ home opener is at 3:25 p.m. Sept. 7 against the Detroit Lions. Click here to see all the new concession foods fans can expect to find.
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By USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
It’s been over a week since Gov. Tony Evers asked President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster and open up federal aid for the August floods that hammered southeast Wisconsin.
Trump hasn’t yet approved Wisconsin’s request. Eleven other states and tribes are waiting for their own declarations, some dating to July. Trump has previously approved disaster aid in batches, but it’s uncertain when, or if, Wisconsin will be green-lit.
Data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows timelines to get FEMA aid flowing to Wisconsin have varied greatly across presidential administrations, spanning from just a few days to more than two months.
As of Sept. 4, it’s been 27 days since the severe storms began Aug. 9. If and when Trump approves Wisconsin’s request, federal aid will likely become available to individual households and local governments affected by the floods.
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