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Looking Local: Furniture Design Competition Carries UW-Stout Students’ Work from Classroom to Catalog

Looking Local: Furniture Design Competition Carries UW-Stout Students’ Work from Classroom to Catalog

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison

It’s Here and It’s Beyond the Green Beer!

It’s Here and It’s Beyond the Green Beer!

Candidate Forum Set

Candidate Forum Set

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a City Council president candidate forum.  Scott Rogers will face off…
Local Investigators to Be Awarded for Solving Cold Case

Local Investigators to Be Awarded for Solving Cold Case

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Dunn County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Dan Westlund and Sergeant Jason Stalker have been selected to receive the Michael Vendola Death…
Looking Local: CVTC Professional Development Coordinator Leads with Learning, Lives by Music

Looking Local: CVTC Professional Development Coordinator Leads with Learning, Lives by Music

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
By day, Amy Lueck helps colleagues at Chippewa Valley Technical College grow in their careers. By night, and often on…
Looking Local: Furniture Design Competition Carries UW-Stout Students’ Work from Classroom to Catalog

Looking Local: Furniture Design Competition Carries UW-Stout Students’ Work from Classroom to Catalog

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A decade-long partnership with Room & Board, a national furniture designer and retailer, has helped University of Wisconsin-Stout industrial and product design majors…
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A man convicted of killing his newborn baby is set to serve life in prison.  Logan Anderson was first convicted…
It’s Here and It’s Beyond the Green Beer!

It’s Here and It’s Beyond the Green Beer!

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
It’s here and it’s more than just green beer. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Altough it’s said that everyone is a…
Charges Filed After Woman Attempts to Smuggle Drugs into Jail

Charges Filed After Woman Attempts to Smuggle Drugs into Jail

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Charges are being filed against a woman accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the Jackson Correctional Institution.  Authorities say…
Victim Identified in Jackson Co. Accident

Victim Identified in Jackson Co. Accident

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Black River Falls resident is being identified as the person who died following an accident earlier this month in…
Tomah Fire Under Investigation

Tomah Fire Under Investigation

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Tomah home sustained minor damage in a Monday morning fire.  Reports say a pickup truck in the driveway of…
Plump at the Pump Continues

Plump at the Pump Continues

News | March 17, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Gas prices continue to rise in Western Wisconsin.  Triple-A reports the average price of regular fuel in Eau Claire is…
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