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The recent cold snap has folks in Door County worried. Soren’s Valhalla Orchards owner Terry Sorenson says about 30 percent of his cherry crop has already been damaged. He says it has to be at least 50 degrees for the cherry blossoms to bloom. That’s been a struggle this cool spring. Sorenson says the weather is adding a bit of instability to the state’s cherry crop. That could mean higher prices, or fewer cherries for tourists to pick when the

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hopes a newly released age progression image will help find a missing boy.  Today is the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen who was six-years-old when he was last seen at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.  His mother was found dead several days later at a motel in Rockford, Illinois with a note saying her son was okay but no one would ever find him.  The forensic image released shows

A sea of cheese made for a messy cleanup on Highway 59 in Albany.  The highway was closed for almost eight hours yesterday so crews could clean up thousands of pounds of cheese that spilled from an overturned semi.  The semi ran into a ditch and crashed into a power pole, spilling over 40-thousand-pounds of cheese.  The driver was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured but was cited for failure to secure a load.

Police in Eau Claire say a 33-year-old woman exposed her two children to methamphetamines.  According to the police report, a social worker told them about the woman’s drug usage and that her three- and nine-year-old children may have been exposed.  Police say the mother has a female friend who also brings drugs — including methamphetamine and heroin — into the home.  The woman is identified as Brittany Cloud.  She has been charged with a felony count of neglecting a child.

Police are searching for the thief who stole Lily — a popular cockatiel who lived at Tropic Waters Pet Center in Eau Claire.  Lily belongs to the shop’s owner and was not for sale.  Owner Jim Reiman says he raised Lily from when she was only weeks old.  He says she is a tame and trusting bird and could have been easily stolen.  He says he’s worried about her welfare because she has nutrition and social interaction needs.  A 200-dollar

In a trend that is seen nationwide, health analysts in Eau Claire say people of color have lower vaccination rates than the rest of the population.  Health data show 44 percent of white people in Eau Claire County have received at least one shot of the vaccine, compared with 38 percent of Asian people, 29 percent of Hispanics, 23 percent of American Indians and only 22 percent of Blacks.  Public health advocates blame mistrust of the healthcare system, language barriers

Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Brian K. Dennis, 51, Spooner, Wisconsin, was sentenced Friday, May 7 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 144 months in federal prison for possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.   This prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release.  Dennis pled guilty to this charge on February 8, 2021. During sentencing, the Court and parties noted that Dennis was previously

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear the case of a transgender individual, prohibited from changing their name on the state’s sex offender registry.  Sue Danielson reports.

The latest Community Health Assessments for Chippewa and Eau Claire counties indicate Mental Health, Alcohol Misuse, Drug Use, and Obesity remain among the top health concerns in the Chippewa Valley. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE 715 NEWSROOM COVERAGE WITH JON DEMASTER: The assessment results released this week in the final reports for both counties reflect findings similar to the previous two assessments conducted in 2015 and 2018. The reports serve as the end result of an eight-month process that included

The simmering opposition to a proposed Eau Claire County wind farm isn’t going away. Supervisors in the Town of Lincoln last night approved a six-month moratorium on the project. Supervisor Matt Krenz says the pause gives people time to make some decisions. A lot of locals in Lincoln don’t want RWE Renewables Americas to put up wind turbines just south of Highway 12. The towns of Clear Creek and Pleasant Valley recently passed their own moratorium on similar wind farm