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Governor Tony Evers is celebrating good news on the employment front.  The Department of Workforce Development released U.S. Labor Statistics today showing the state’s preliminary unemployment rate tied for a record-low three-percent in November.  That is down two-tenths of a percent from October.  The last time the jobless rate was as low as three-percent was in November of 2018. 

Expansion and new jobs are coming to Green Bay.  Georgia Pacific is planning to invest 500-million-dollars to build new equipment using air-dried-technology.  The construction project alone will utilize up to 500 workers.  The new paper machine is expected to be in operation in 2024.

Authorities in Hobart say a man involved in a standoff with police following a domestic incident is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  Hobart police were called to an apartment on Centerline Drive for domestic disturbance yesterday.  A woman who said she was threatened by her boyfriend was able to escape after he fired a shot in the apartment.  A long standoff ensued with the police and after hours of no contact police used a drone and found the man

To help accommodate storm clean-up, the Green Waste Facility on Jeffers Road will be open on Friday and Saturday, December 17 and 18, 2021. City of Eau Claire residents may dispose of brush and smaller tree limbs at no cost by taking them to the brush site at 5710 Jeffers Road in Eau Claire the following days and times this week: Friday, December 17: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, December 18: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. For size restrictions and

The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified Sex Offender Brandon A. Gaston DOB 05/12/1976 will bereleased from prison on December 21, 2021. Gaston will be under supervision by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). Gaston’s previous convictions include: 2nd Degree Sexual Assault; Intimidate Victim/Threaten Force; Felony Bail Jumping(11/29/2012) Eau Claire CountyGaston will be residing at a DOC monitored residence in the 100 block of Randall Street in the City of EauClaire. The primary focus of Gaston’s DOC release plan

HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital is celebrating one year of success for the Maternity onto Motherhood (MOM) program, and the operation of western Wisconsin’s first breast milk depot and dispensary. In the first year, the MOM program has assisted nearly 60 percent of all families who delivered a baby at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. The program helps families navigate the physical, emotional and lifestyle changes that come with parenthood from conception to baby’s first birthday. Together, the care team and baby’s

Altoona has resources to help with storm clean up. You can see details below.

A crash is deadly in Dunn County. At 3:26 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of USH 12 and County Road K in the Township of Lucas. The caller reported multiple occupants of one vehicle were all entrapped. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Fire Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and a Mayo helicopter responded to the scene. The preliminary investigation indicates a Lincoln Continental was

Stanley was hit hard and in the day light hours we will have more details. We are waiting to see just how much damage the overnight winds brought to western Wisconsin. Forecasters say strong winds rolled across the area last night. There are a handful of storm damage reports. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE LOCAL IMAGES. As of now, we have word that officials are asking people to avoid coming through Stanley. If you are interested in helping in clean up

The sheriff in Marinette County is blaming yesterday’s fog for a chain-reaction crash that left one person dead. Sheriff Jerry Sauve says the wreck happened near Coleman yesterday morning. The sheriff says cars kept smashing into the back of each other at a railroad crossing on Highway 64. The crashes pushed some vehicles into a moving train. That led the train to jump the tracks. One person died and several others were hurt. The sheriff told people not to drive