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Firefighters in Outagamie County say Friday’s fire response may be the largest in state history. Combined Locks, Wisconsin fire chief Ken Wiedenbauer says dozens of crews from across the area used six million-gallons of water on the fire at the Warehouse Specialists building. It took 67 fire crews more than 24 hours to contain the fire. No one was hurt in the fire, and investigators say they have not yet figured out what started the fire.

Eau Claire’s coronavirus stimulus money looks to be going toward the city’s transit center and a couple of new hires at city hall. The city council will vote tonight on 13-and-a-half million-dollars in American Rescue Plan money. A big chunk of that, about five million, is earmarked to finish work on the new transit hub. There are also plans to hire a new city inspector and a diversity, equity, and inclusion coordinator. There are also calls to use some of

Backyard Dreams, the charitable entity for WAYY Sports Talk 105.1/790 AM and The DanKasper Show has made a $1,000 donation to Roosevelt Elementary School in Eau Claire,Wisconsin on July 11 at 9:30 AM at Roosevelt Elementary School. The donation will be usedtowards their fundraising efforts for their playground equipment and any gymnasium/gymnasiumclass needs. “To help create opportunities for those to enjoy their passions…” Remember the many times when you were young and playing in the backyard and daydreamingof what your

For the first time since summer 2019, the campus mall sidewalks at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are set to fill with artists and onlookers alike as Chalkfest returns as a fully in-person community event from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 23. Free and open to the public, the art festival will include a Family Fun Zone, live entertainment and food trucks along the banks of the Chippewa River. Performances booked at this time include: 11 a.m.-noon: Sad House Guest. 12:30-1:30

 Wisconsin Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke  is resigning.  Back in January, the Republican announced he wouldn’t be running for reelection, then announced this morning he’d be stepping down early on July 27th.  Steineke has served as majority leader for the last eight years.

Wisconsin gas prices are on the decline.  According to Triple-A the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Wisconsin is four dollars and 45 cents, down 15 cents from this time last week and down 47 cents from last month’s record-high.  In Madison the average is four-32 a gallon, down 19 cents from last week and down over 50 cents from last month.

Former University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank is no longer taking over as president of Northwestern University.  This morning Blank announced to the Northwestern community that she’s unable to become president because she’s battling an aggressive form of cancer.  She was supposed to become president-elect today and officially take over as president on September 1st.

Madison is one of the least-stressed cities in the country.  That’s according to WalletHub, which ranks America’s 182 largest cities based on stressed and puts Madison third from the bottom.  WalletHub says Madison’s best category is health, having the fifth-lowest percentage of adults in fair or poor health.  WalletHub says Milwaukee is one of the most-stressed cities in the U.S., ranking 27th on the list.

No foul play is suspected after a body was discovered in a ditch. On July 9,2022 at approximately 9:54 a.m. the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office received a report of what appeared to be a deceased subject laying in the ditch approximately ½ mile east of County Highway-E on County Highway-O near the Black River Bridge in the Town of Little Black, Taylor County. Taylor County deputies arrived on scene and confirmed a middle-aged white male was laying in the ditch

It’s music season here in the area that loves it’s summer shows. On that note, local authorities are issuing the following information for those arranging rides and transportation to and from the Jam grounds: The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office recognize that taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers are valuable partners when it comes to getting fans to and from the Country Jam music festival quickly and safely. However, we are also faced with the daunting task of controlling thousands of