715Newsroom.com

04:56 am
01 January 2026
  • Home
  • WHO WE ARE
  • WHAT YOU HEARD
    • LOCAL NEWS
  • WHERE YOU HEARD IT
  • HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
  • NEWS MAKERS PODCAST
  • 715 Forever Home Follow-Ups
  • Home
  • WHO WE ARE
  • WHAT YOU HEARD
    • LOCAL NEWS
  • WHERE YOU HEARD IT
  • HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
  • NEWS MAKERS PODCAST
  • 715 Forever Home Follow-Ups
  • Land Set for Conservation

    Land Set for Conservation

  • Historical WI Business Set to Close

    Historical WI Business Set to Close

  • Suspect Arrested in Sawyer Co. Homicide

    Suspect Arrested in Sawyer Co. Homicide

Grant Money Set for Rural Health Care

Grant Money Set for Rural Health Care

Happy New Years Eve!

Happy New Years Eve!

Man Charged In Deadly Lake Wissota Crash Asking To Have Charges Dismissed

Man Charged In Deadly Lake Wissota Crash Asking To Have Charges Dismissed

Land Set for Conservation

Land Set for Conservation

News | January 1, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Land west of Madison is being bought for conservation.  The land, known as Wintergreen, was recently purchased by the Driftless…
Historical WI Business Set to Close

Historical WI Business Set to Close

News | January 1, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A pre-Civil War era business in Beaver Dam is coming to an end.  McKinstry Home Furnishings is currently holding a…
Suspect Arrested in Sawyer Co. Homicide

Suspect Arrested in Sawyer Co. Homicide

News | December 31, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
On December 30, 2025 at 2:16 pm, Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence  located at 11364W State Highway…
Grant Money Set for Rural Health Care

Grant Money Set for Rural Health Care

News | December 31, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin has secured a 203-million-dollar federal grant to boost health care in rural communities. The funding will support workforce development,…
Happy New Years Eve!

Happy New Years Eve!

News | December 31, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
The world rings says goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026 tonight.  Eau Claire Police are encouraging people heading out…
Man Charged In Deadly Lake Wissota Crash Asking To Have Charges Dismissed

Man Charged In Deadly Lake Wissota Crash Asking To Have Charges Dismissed

News | December 31, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Chippewa Falls man involved in a deadly accident on Lake Wissota is asking to have the charges filed against…
Search Continues for Missing Teen

Search Continues for Missing Teen

News | December 31, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
Authorities in Rusk County are searching for a missing teenager.  Fourteen-year-old Alexandria Kuntz left her Glen Fora home on foot…
Merry Mulch Program Returns to EC

Merry Mulch Program Returns to EC

News | December 31, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
The City of Eau Claire’s Merry Mulch program is back.  Folks looking to recycle their live Christmas trees are encouraged…
WI Political Prep

WI Political Prep

News | December 31, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
As we get ready to flip into a new year, new candidates hope to make an impact. Wisconsin’s party chairs…
Burglary Suspect Held in Dunn Co. Jail

Burglary Suspect Held in Dunn Co. Jail

News | December 30, 2025 | by Morgan McCarthy
On December 24th, 2025 the Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a burglary to a  residence in the Township of…
1234›»

EMAIL YOU THE NEWS?

Where we’re at and when:

Address
944 Harlem Street  Altoona, WI. 54720

Hours
News happens all the time, right?

Looking for something? Type it here and let’s see what we can find.

About This Site

This is a place where you can learn about what is happening in the Chippewa Valley and beyond.

Get news and more…In a way that doesn’t put you to sleep.

Life is hard.

Staying up to date should be easy.

the 715 newsroom is:

LIVE and LOCAL.

Hooray radio!

You can hear us every day on these Midwest Family Broadcasting stations:

  • WAXX 104.5 (Country types)
  • I-94 The “Cool Mom”station
  • 98.1 Greatest Hits
  • 92.9 THE X (Rock Types)
  • 105.1 Sports Talk

 

We love radio. We love what we do and we hope you do too.