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The Eau Claire City Council met on January 25, 2022, with Polihire, its search consultant, to discuss and review candidates recommended by the Council City Manager Recruitment Committee to receive further consideration and be interviewed for the position of City Manager. At the conclusion of discussion, the City Council has invited two (2) candidates to move forward in the search process: Stephanie Hirsch and Dave Solberg A candidate profile summarizing the work experience and educational background of each candidate is

One teenager was injured, and another taken into custody after a physical altercation at Marshfield Senior High. It took place between two 17 year old males at the school. One of them suffered an injury that required stitches. The other was taken into custody and transported to Wood County Jail. A charge of substantial battery will be requested through the Wood County DA. 

Two more people are arrested in connection with a dead body that was found on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus.  Police say the suspects were arrested yesterday but they haven’t been charged.  The body of Jason Mendez-Ramos was found after a report of a grass fire on campus back in September.  A man is charged with mutilating a corpse in connection with Mendez-Ramos’ death.  He’ll appear in court later this month.

Wisconsin tourist destinations are set to get millions of dollars in help from the state.  Today Governor Tony Evers announced the state’s investing nearly 22-million dollars into the Tourism Capital Investment Grant Program.  The money comes from the American Rescue Plan.  Groups are getting anywhere from 29-thousand to three-and-a-half-million dollars.

Due to the excessive cold expected to impact Eau Claire tomorrow, the Transit division is waiving fare requirements for passengers on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Passengers are still required to wear a mask while on the bus and maintain proper physical distancing measures when possible. All 22 buses in the fleet are accessible to individuals using mobility devices and “kneel” so they are level with the curb for those who otherwise may have difficulty boarding. And all buses have bike

Transit Equity Day is a national day of action held on Rosa Parks’ Birthday each year to elevatethe message that public transit should be safe, sustainable, and equitable for all people and allcommunities. Eau Claire will be participating. On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 10:00AM a ceremony will be held at Eau Claire Transit’sTemporary Transfer Site located at the corner of Gray Street and Dewey Street in downtownEau Claire. City, County, and State proclamations recognizing Transit Equity Day will be

February can be one of the coldest and snowiest months of winter. HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals remind everyone the risk of cold-related injuries increases as the temps drop. The most common cold-related health issues are hypothermia and frostbite. Tyler Bowe, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals’ registered nurse and trauma coordinator says while many people can and should stay indoors when the temperature drops to dangerous levels, some jobs require people to work in the cold.

 Punxsutawney Phil has made his annual appearance in western Pennsylvania on this Groundhog Day.  He emerged from his burrow this morning in Gobbler’s Knob and spotted his shadow.  According to tradition, that means winter will stick around for six more weeks.  The February 2nd tradition marks the 136th year that Phil has predicted whether we’ll have an early spring or six additional weeks of cold and snow. Pennsylvania’s earliest settlers began celebrating Groundhog Day in the 1800s.  Gobbler’s Knob, where Phil hangs

We still don’t have a motive.  Prosecutors in Milwaukee opened-up some of the files in the investigation into last October’s murder of three-year-old Major Harris and his mother, Mallery Muenzenberger.  She’s the Onalaska mom found shot in a Milwaukee backyard.  The files give some more insight into the search for her killer, his suicide, and ultimately the search for the little boy’s body.  The files do not offer any details as to why they were killed.  Investigators say the suspect

Two suspects are under arrest after a shooting outside a Richfield school that killed one student and injured another.  The shooting happened midday yesterday on the sidewalk outside alternative school South Education Center.  The victims were taken to the hospital, where 15-year-old Jahmari Rice was declared dead.  The other student remains in critical condition.  Police haven’t identified the suspects.  Governor Tim Walz thanked police and school officials last night for their response and said more needs to be done to