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The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized University of Wisconsin-Stout as a Tree Campus for its dedication to enhancing community well-being through tree education, investment and community engagement. The recognition is the latest chapter in the university’s long-running dedication to sustainability, which includes being named a national Green Ribbon school in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education, earning bronze-level designation as a Bike Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists, and being a charter signatory of the Carbon Commitment, a higher-education pledge for carbon neutrality. In recent

Fire crews responded to a house fire on Eau Claire’s south side Sunday night. The Eau Claire Fire Department says crews were called to a home on Nimitz Street just after 7 p.m., where they found heavy fire coming from the rear of the house. All occupants were able to get out safely before firefighters arrived. One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene. The fire remains under investigation, and damage is estimated at around 200-thousand

Authorities are warning Eau Claire County residents of an ongoing phishing scam.  They say criminals are impersonating city and county officials in sending emails related to things like planning, zoning, or permits.  Those emails often request urgent payments — often by wire transfer — to move a project forward.  The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office says that local government offices does not request payments that way and that folks should verify such questionable requests by contacting local government offices by

Charges are being filed against an Eau Claire man busted Saturday evening in Jackson County.  Sixty-year-old Jeffrey Andrews was pulled over in his Dodge pickup truck when Wisconsin State Patrol say they observed his driving showing signs of impairment.  Andrews was taken into custody on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence — 4th offense.

A candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court is on the campaign trail before next week’s election. Chris Taylor’s campaign says the judge started her “Protecting Our Rights and Freedoms Final Tour” on Saturday, and it will continue through next Monday. It includes stops in Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Racine, and more. This is on top of a scheduled debate with Maria Lazar, which had to be postponed last week due to Taylor being diagnosed with kidney stones. The election takes place

 March is National Social Work Month, and Dunn County Human Services officials say it has become difficult to recruit the social workers who work to protect children, support families, respond to crises and provide mental health care.  “There are so many good things involved in being a social worker,” said Paula Winter, county Human Services Director. “You are helping in the community, serving your neighbors and seeing people working for recovery and change.”  However, Winter said, a number of issues are working against finding enough applicants to fill vacant positions.  “It’s not the kind of job where you just do

Jaquila T’Shanda Thompson, 29 years of age, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with four children in the vehicle under the age of 16. A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper conducted a traffic stop on for failure to move-over on Interstate 94 West bound near mile marker 54 in Dunn County. During initial contact with the vehicle the Trooper detected the odor of

The escaped Necedah farm kangaroo has been found safe after running away.  Kangaroo Chesney was reported missing Wednesday and was last seen wearing jean diapers.   A farm representative says the marsupial was spooked by a dog.  Yesterday, Chesney was seen hopping near some power lines.  The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office says they spotted him using thermal drones. 

Thousands of people showed up across Wisconsin for “No Kings” rallies.  Over 100 rallies took place yesterday as protesters lined up with posters and signs accusing President Trump of abuse of power and authority overreach.  Wisconsin GOP Spokesperson Anika Rickard responded by calling Democratic Governor Evers a wannabe king, and claimed Republicans have been delivering results for Wisconsinites.

Hello. Welcome to your weekend! We’re glad you are here. Despite needing layers to start the day today (Brrrr!) we should be back to short sleeves shortly. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT MOTHER NATURE HAS PLANNED FOR US AS WE WRAP UP MARCH (Whaaaat?!). As we get into the homestretch of March and start to slip into April and “real Spring” it kind of feels like time is moving faster all the time. That’s why we take time to intentionally