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Billy Joel has announced that he is postponing his Milwaukee show due to an illness. Billy Joel was supposed to play on April 26th. He made the announcement on X yesterday. According to Joel’s post, he will be delaying the start of his tour by four months, allowing him to recover from a recent surgery. The re-scheduled date is to be determined as the Brewers and officials with Billy Joel will need to compromise on a date that works for

A newly established scholarship at UW-Eau Claire, the Chancellor’s Spotlight Award, recognizes first-year students who faculty nominate for having found impressive success in their first semester of college, despite obstacles or challenges in school or life. Twenty-eight high-achieving first-year students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire were honored with the new Chancellor’s Spotlight Award at an inaugural reception March 10. The award is a new donor-funded scholarship, unique in being based solely on faculty nominations and you can see more

Ranee Johnson, 39 years of age, from Minneapolis, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with five children in the vehicle under the age of 16.  A Trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol stopped a vehicle for speeding on I-94 westbound at milepost 115. While making contact with the vehicle, the Trooper could smell an odor on intoxicant and marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.

ABOVE PHOTO: From right, Fred Subke, Clark County conservationist, and Jesse Susa, Clark County agronomist, talk about their new roles and the Chippewa Valley Technical College education that got them there. Fred Subke has never stopped reinventing himself. Subke worked road construction jobs, constructed prefabricated homes, and had a brief career in map-making and survey work. When an injury sidelined him, he returned to Chippewa Valley Technical College where he earned a degree in agronomy in 2020. But his transformation

A new bill being considered in Wisconsin would get rid of Daylight Saving Time. The change to constant standard time would mean earlier sunrises and sunsets all year. A similar bill was also introduced in the US Congress by Republican lawmakers. Arizona and Hawaii are currently the only states that have year-round standard time.

Wisconsin small business owner Rebecca Cooke is running again in 2026 for the third congressional district seat. The district covers most of Western and Southwestern Wisconsin. It’ll be Cooke’s third attempt at taking the seat, which is currently held by Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden. Cooke lost to Van Orden by about two percent of the vote last November.

A Western Wisconsin man is charged with his twelfth OWI. Prosecutors say a woman called 9-1-1 after someone drove into her yard and knocked over her garbage cans. Someone else in the home followed the driver and got a photo of their license plate. The plates were matched to 63-year-old Mitchell Bundy. Officers say he admitted to drinking and was slurring his speech. Bundy has had eleven OWI charges dating back to 1993, including some in South Carolina and Oklahoma.

“My hope is that the public will come and learn and see what things are available to make living their life better…” -Galen Klisiewicz The Chippewa Valley Bee Expo, a new annual family event dedicated to educating members of the community about pollinators and natural living practices, will take place 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Chippewa Falls. Demonstrations and presentations will be held throughout the day on a wide range of topics

The entire state of Wisconsin saw plenty of sunshine and most cities saw record high temperatures hit.  Yesterday, one day after Day Light Saving. Our high temperatures were anywhere from 60 to 70 degrees. CLICK HERE FOR LOCAL DETAILS FROM OUR FIRST ALERT WEATHER TEAM AT WEAU 13. We weren’t alone in the short sleeves, Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay all saw temps in the High 60’s. Some areas even hit 70.  The warmth didn’t last long as more seasonable

The Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce has released information on all seven candidates who are vying to be on the City Council. The city is looking to add 5 members on the council. The Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce has two new resources for you to review each candidate. The first one is on the city YouTube channel. The city has published seven five-minute videos for each candidate. You can learn more about each candidate, from why they are running