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It’s time to gear up for the Ho!Ho!Holidays! Come in your finest festive fashions! Roughly 200 folks turned out in 2024 for the 3rd annual Eau Claire Santa Cycle Rampage. This year sponsored by Scheels, CORBA, and Volume One – It’s poised to be the biggest year yet! Come be part of the fun and CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS. Photo credit: Volume One

Police say two teenaged suspects are in custody on charges of firing off firearms this week.  Police say the two — identified as 19-year-old Carter Michael Murphy and 18-year-old Leonardo Campbell — intentionally discharged firearms in a residential area Monday.  The Chippewa County District Attorney’s Office is handling the case.  

The Family Resource Center in Eau Claire is holding a clothing drive to help families in the area.  Used and gently used clothing can be dropped off at the center in the Oakwood Mall.  The center has scheduled an open house tomorrow for families to shop for free.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

C-and-M Home Builders have donated 250-thousand dollars to help build a New Day resource center in downtown Eau Claire.  The money goes toward the Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council’s capital campaign for the center, which will help families and individuals dealing with homelessness.  The council is working with Hope Gospel Mission, the city and local community groups in the six-point-four million dollar renovation work on the center.

Plans to develop the last undeveloped plot of land in Altoona’s River Prairie District have received the green light from the city.  The city’s planning commission approved the plan earlier this week.  The development proposal calls for a Chipotle’s restaurant and another commercial building on the lot.  The River Prairie District has seen significant growth over the last decade.     

In response to hundreds of public comments providing feedback on the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) proposed livestock regulation fee increases last month, the Department is now collaborating with stakeholder groups, like Wisconsin Farmers Union, to lower fees and appropriately adjust regulatory rules.“Many WFU members stepped up for this call to action and made their voice heard,” WFU Government Relations Director Michelle Ramirez-White said. “We applaud DATCP for their responsiveness to stakeholder feedback on this critical

After two years under construction, the school district of Cadott has opened the doors on a new 29-thousand square foot technical education center.  A ribbon-cutting formally opened the center yesterday.  The school’s construction was part of a ten-million dollar referendum last year.  All other projects funded through the Cadott referendum have been completed.     

The 22nd annual Women’s Business Conference drew hundreds to Eau Claire’s Pablo Center yesterday.  The conference provided more than 450 women with educational resources for entrepreneurs and business owners.  Western Dairyland sponsored the conference and also offers year-round training and resources for business executives.  CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS. 

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is planning to build a massive data center northwest of Milwaukee.  The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says Meta wants to build a one-billion dollar campus in Beaver Dam, which they expect to be completed in 2027.  State officials noted the center will support roughly a hundred jobs.  The Beaver Dam location would join Meta’s massive network to process and store user data. 

Brewers manager Pat Murphy took home some hardware on Tuesday.  Murphy was awarded National League Manager of the Year for the second consecutive season.  Murphy led Milwaukee to a record of 97-and-65, the best in MLB this season.  The Brewers then went to the National League Championship Series, where they were eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers.