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The Eau Claire Community Foundation celebrated its first quarter century of supporting local nonprofits by awarding more than $40,000 in grants at its 25th Anniversary Celebration on June 20, 2022. ECCF has distributed more than $23 million in grants to nonprofits since it was created in 1997. It also holds over $36 million in assets and has established more than 300 family and individual funds. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

Minnesota officials are making a pitch for the 2027 World’s Fair.  They made their bid yesterday for the 93-day event that could attract about 140-thousand visitors a day to a designated site near the Mall of America in Bloomington.  Minnesota is up against places including Serbia’s capital city of Belgrade and Spain’s southern coastal city of Malaga.  The winner will be decided in June of next year.

 It’s now illegal to price gouge gas and diesel fuel in Wisconsin.  This morning Governor Tony Evers  signed a bill he says will prevent fuel companies from taking advantage of Wisconsin drivers.  Anyone who suspects a company is price gouging is asked to contact the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

The parking lot at Big Falls County Park North (500 N 110th Avenue, Eau Claire) will be closed for parking lot reconstruction Thursday, June 23rd and Friday, June 24th. The parking lot will open back up for the weekend of June 25th and 26th. The lot will be closed again for paving on Monday, June 27th and Tuesday, June 28th. The lot will re-open for normal use on Wednesday, June 29th. Those who wish to use the park can access

Authorities released additional information regarding a homicide investigation in Eau Claire County. A suspect in the case was named today. The update is below: UPDATE #2 06/21/22:The victim in this homicide is identified as Eddie L. Banks, age 46. The manner of death appears to be a gunshot wound. Through evidence and interviews, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect, Philip R. Novak, age 36. See attached photo of Novak. Novak is believed to have fled the

To accommodate traffic control for the Blue Ox Music Festival, Crescent Avenue between North Town Hall Road and Eagle Lane will be closed beginning at 6:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 23rd . The road will reopen at 10:00 P.M. Heavy traffic for the music festival is expected on Crescent Avenue. Commuters who usually use Crescent Avenue may prefer to use an alternate route. The Blue Ox Music Festival runs from Thursday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 25th .

Eau Claire’s sheriff is now calling the investigation into a body found in a ditch last week a homicide investigation. The sheriff’s department yesterday said it looks like a ‘targeted and isolated incident,’ but did not provide any other specifics. Deputies found a 46-year-old man’s body in the ditch along Mallard Road last Thursday. There is no word yet how the man died, or why the sheriff’s office is now treating the case as a homicide.

The trial for the Waukesha Christmas Parade suspect will stay in Waukesha. A Waukesha County judge yesterday denied Darrell Brooks Jr.’s request for a change of venue. The judge said she will instead expand the jury pool in order to find a fair jury in the case. Brooks is, of course, charged with murder and over 80 other charges after police say he drove through the Christmas Parade in downtown Waukesha last November. Six people died, over 60 others were

They are changing the rules for pot in Stevens Point. The city council last night voted to reduce the fine for anyone over 18 who is caught with under 25 grams of marijuana to just five dollars. The original fine was 100 dollars. There were some in Stevens Point who wanted to lower the fines for 17-year-olds as well, but the city council balked at that as lowering the age and fine too much. Young teens will continue to face

Chickens and ducks are making a return just in time for fair season. The state’s Department of Agriculture yesterday lifted its ban on poultry at live events in Wisconsin. The state put the restrictions into place back in the spring as a check against the bird flu, but Wisconsin hasn’t reported a new bird flu case in over a month. Still, more than two-and-a-half million birds were put down during the bird flu outbreak in the state.