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Each year, Chippewa Valley Technical College offers free services to veterans during a one-day event. This year, the college welcomes veterans to campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, to receive these free services. “This is our way of saying ‘Thank you for serving our country,’” said Don Raymond, respiratory care practitioner instructor. “We have so many programs at CVTC that offer services, like respiratory therapy students and lung tests or dental hygiene students and dental

The ECPD recently released a press release regarding an incident that happened in Altoona recently. Below is the Press Release and link to a video: On October 22, 2021, Demetrio A. Jackson, DOB 07/27/1978, died at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital following an incident that took place on October 08, 2021 in the City of Altoona, WI. We offer our condolences to the friends and family of Demetrio Jackson. On October 08, 2021, at 3:28 in the morning, the Eau Claire

First Responders Children’s Foundation, the national non-profit organization that provides financial relief to the families of first responders who have been injured or killed in the line of duty,today announced that Sergeant Robert Zoubek of Park Falls, Wisconson, will be the recipient of its 2021 Law Enforcement Hero Award at A Celebration of First Responder Heroes, the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Awards Gala and Concert, in tribute to National First Responders Day. Honorees have performed selfless acts of bravery every day in their commitment to public service and

Wisconsin’s election managers can expect even more questions from lawmakers in Madison. The State Senate yesterday announced it will begin an investigation into last year’s vote ‘in the coming weeks.’ Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said the problems unearthed by last week’s election audit are driving the new investigation. LeMahieu said the Senate investigation will look at whether election laws were violated, and what the future could be for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. There are already two open election investigations in the

Kyle Rittenhouse’s self-defense strategy got a boost from the judge in his case. The judge yesterday said Rittenhouse’s use-of-force expert can testify at trial, though not on everything. The judge also shot down a prosecution request to not allow anyone to call the men who Rittenhouse shot ‘rioters, looters, or arsonists.’ Rittenhouse killed two and wounded a third during Kenosha’s night of violence back in 2020. His lawyers plan to argue he fired only after being attacked. Rittenhouse’s trial is

The coronavirus made us all sicker. Even if we never got the virus. A new report from UW Health says the virus hurt people’s health by keeping them out of urgent care, away from doctors’ offices, and generally sitting around the house more. The report says everything from depression to cases of diabetes increased during the coronavirus outbreak. Researchers say the number of people suffering from anxiety tripled between 2019 and 2020, the number of people suffering from depression jumped

The jurors who convicted a former Minneapolis cop for killing George Floyd will be revealed.  A judge plans to release their names next Monday at the request of several media outlets.  The jurors found Derek Chauvin guilty in April after video showed him holding Floyd down until he stopped breathing last year.  The judge will also release the questionnaires all 109 prospective jurors filled out.

Authorities say it was a brother and sister who died in that plane crash in Ashland County over the weekend. The sheriff’s office says 29-year-old Aaron Mika and his 21-year-old sister, Aleah Mika died in Saturday’s crash. Their plane took out the front porch of a home. Authorities say the people in the home at the time are lucky to be alive. The FAA and NTSB are looking into why the Mika’s plane crashed.

Eau Claire teachers and school administrators are in-line for a raise in the school’s new budget. The city’s school board approved the 2022-2023 school budget last night. It includes almost more than 750 thousand-dollars for raises and benefits for school employees. Eau Claire is also looking to spend a million-and-a-half dollars more on school busing. In all, Eau Claire Schools are going to spend just under 173 million-dollars next year.

Police in La Crosse are looking for whoever stole thousands of feet of electrical cable from the city’s Christmas light display. Organizers of the Rotary Lights Project yesterday said someone cut the cable at the light display in Riverside Park. The thought is that they will look to sell the copper wire inside the cables. La Crosse Police say they have alerted all scrap metal dealers in the area. The Rotary Club says it could cost ten-thousand-dollars to replace the