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The American Red Cross is helping four people (3 adults and one child) displaced from three units of an apartment building after a fire at Chicken Chasers in Fall Creek that also destroyed apartments. Volunteers are providing these residents with assistance for temporary lodging and immediate needs such as food, and, along with their partners, we’ll begin work with each resident on the next steps in their recovery.

Emergency Service of Barron County announces a newly created Rescue Task Force (RTF) trained to quickly access, stabilize, and extract critically wounded victims of an active shooter situation.  In the event of an active shooter, the primary objective of law enforcement is to rapidly engage and stop the threat. Once the shooter has been neutralized, officers must continue searching the location for the potential of additionalshooters. Once a thorough search has been completed, the location will be classified as “all-clear”,

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin – The Farmer Appreciation Dinner is Wednesday, June 23 at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.  The Chippewa Falls business community wants to thank famers, past and present, for their hard work and dedication to get food to our tables and for their contribution to the Chippewa Falls economy. Farmers help keep Chippewa Falls going strong. The dinner committee is working hard to safely provide a meal for the farmers and Chamber business members: Farm families can receive their free tickets

While cigarette use has gone down, vaping/e-cigarette use among Eau Claire County high school students has increased 142% since 2015, according to the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. That’s why the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention created a new Anti-Vaping Campaign, that includes 4 short videos to spread awarenessabout the harms of vaping. The campaign videos include basic education about vaping, the risks, and how to talk to kids about it. The hope is that short clips will encourage people

The Eau Claire Police Department is naming two new school resource officers to serve during the 2021-22 school year. Officers Tom Xiong and Ellen Scott were selected by the community. Scott will serve as the S-R-O at Memorial High School. Xiong will work in Northstar Middle School.

At approximately 11:50pm on May 29, ECPD received a traffic complaint of a vehicle that had almost hit pedestrians crossing in a crosswalk. Witnesses believed the vehicle was traveling at least 70mph on Brackett Av. Public space camera and business videos were obtained. Witnesses and videos indicate the vehicle may be a silver or gray, older Grand Prix with an unknown license plate. ECPD is asking anyone with information about this vehicle or the driver to contact the communication center’s

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #118 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Fri., June 4, 2021 in honor of Maj. Gen. James G. Blaney who passed away on October 18, 2020 at the age of 82. Maj. Gen. Blaney joined the Wisconsin National Guard in 1960, mobilized to federal service in 1961 with the 32nd Infantry Division during the Berlin Crisis, and served as the Adjutant General

Chippewa Valley Museum Hosts Its First Blood Drive  Free admission for all blood donors to view museum exhibits. The event is planned for Monday, June 14, 2021 11:30am-4:30pm Chippewa Valley Museum located at 1204 E Half Moon Dr in Carson Park.  This is their first blood drive ever and they will be providing free admission to see the main building of exhibits, including Listen Up! Folk Music in the Valley, for all blood donors.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

It’s a staple in Fall Creek and a lot of people are still processing the loss of Chicken Chasers after a fire yesterday. The local favorite on Highway 12 was a top stop for a cold one or a bite to eat and now the bar and grill along with the apartments are destroyed. Fire crews from Fall Creek were on site for hours, along with neighboring communities. Township Fire Department 1, Altoona, and Augusta Departments joined to take on

One of Wisconsin’s National Guard units is heading overseas for the first time since the first Gulf War. About 150 troops with the 107th Maintenance Company, based in Sparta, deployed over the weekend. They will first stop in Texas, then will go to Europe for a multi-national training exercise. Commanders say this is the first trip overseas and the first deployment for many of the troops. There’s no word as to just how long the troops will be deployed.