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Visit Eau Claire recently collected regional room tax numbers for the 3rd quarter of 2021. The City of Eau Claire began the 1st quarter of 2021 down 10 percent but made up ground in the 2nd and 3rd quarters by beating 2019’s numbers. In the 3rd quarter, Eau Claire surpassed their 2019 numbers by a staggering 16.3 percent. As of October, Eau Claire has beaten 2019’s month versus month numbers five months in a row with a 6th month missed

Fall commencement will be held for 560 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 18, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 454 undergraduate and 106 Graduate School students will receive degrees. Three ceremonies will be held in Johnson Fieldhouse: 10 a.m., College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management 1 p.m., College of Arts, Communication, Humanities and Social Sciences; and College of Education, Hospitality, Health and Human Sciences 4 p.m., Graduate School Guests, four per graduate, will be seated in pods of

An equipment violation leads to an arrest in Dunn County. 26 year old Alexa Christopher, from North Saint Paul, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. On 12/12/21 at approximately 5:30 PM a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle on I94 at milepost 54 for an equipment violation. Upon approach, the Trooper detected

A pair of Dane County supervisors want some public input on the county’s mask mandate. Supervisors Jeff Weigand and Tim Rockwell have a public meeting scheduled for later tonight to talk about the on-going mask requirement in the county. They say voters deserve a public forum to weigh-in on the mask mandate which runs into next year. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says the supervisors can have their meeting, but he says ‘science’ and not ‘politics’ will determine the fate

Badger basketball player Chris Vogt is asking for help after a tornado devastated his hometown of Mayfield, Kentucky. Vogt took to Twitter over the weekend to ask for help in raising money for Mayfield. The city in western Kentucky took a direct hit from a tornado late Friday night. Vogt says in addition to money, he’s asking for prayers. Vogt says he grew-up in Mayfield, and continues to call the city home. CLICK HERE FOR GO FUND ME INFO.

No one is saying just what happened along Clairemont Avenue at Highway 53 on Saturday night. Authorities say a man died after being hit by a car. It happened near Draganetti’s Ristorante. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating. No one is in custody in the case.

It’s a guilty verdict in what police are calling the road rage shooting of a three-year-old Milwaukee girl. A jury on Friday found Antonio Bratcher guilty of three-year-old Brooklyn Harris’ murder. Police say Bratcher fired into Harris’ mother’s car back in 2019 during a fit of road rage. Bratcher is facing what could be a life sentence, he’s due back in court in February.

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly isn’t a fan of dropping the SAT or the ACT at the University of Wisconsin. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Friday said too many high school students are unprepared for college. He says making the SAT and ACT optional will only make that problem worse. UW regents last week agreed to extend the school’s test-optional policy for another two years.

The federal court challenge to Wisconsin’s to-be-drawn political map will continue. The United States Supreme Court last week refused to dismiss a challenge to the map. Democratic lawmakers and activists are hoping to have a federal court draw the state’s new political boundaries. Republican lawmakers tried, but Governor Evers vetoed their map. Republicans want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide the maps, not the federal court. The maps are supposed to be finished in time for the spring elections.

Fortunately for Packer fans, there are two halves to a football game. Green Bay overcame a slow start and a 27-21 halftime deficit to beat the Chicago Bears 45-31. Aaron Rodgers threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns, and Aaron Jones ran one more in. The win moves Green Bay to 10-3 on the season, and one win away from clinching the NFC North.