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UW STTOUT has announced that an in-person commencement ceremony, for graduates only, will be held Saturday, May 8, at Johnson Fieldhouse. Because of ongoing COVID-19 safety protocols, no family, other guests or spectators will be allowed. They will, however, be able to watch a livestream broadcast. “We are excited and grateful that we will be able to offer our graduates the ability to receive their diploma during an in-person ceremony,” said Chancellor Katherine Frank. “We are working extremely hard to

With a long-standing passion for serving the community, Jaclyn “Jackie”Schueller’s story of serving can be traced back to when she was a young girl, after her father passed away, she helped care for her sister who was disabled. Jackie was born in Marshfield in 1947 to Leroy W. Behrens and Corrinne E. (Crazin) Behrens. She had one sister, Linda Behrens. Upon graduating from Marshfield Senior High in 1965, she married her husband of 55 years, Donald Schueller. They have 4

We may be seeing a warm up in our temps here, but we know what it’s like to suffer through the deep freezes and the worst of Wisconsin’s winter punches. For this week’s Friday Feel Good, we head to the Lone Star State. CLICK TO HEAR MORE FROM MORGAN MCCARTHY: A plumber from New Jersey named Andrew Mitchell drove over 20 hours to Texas with his family last weekend, just to help people after their pipes burst from the cold. 

There could be an uptick in the common cold as students return back to the classroom. The Centers for Disease Control says cases went up among students meeting in-person, even when students and staff wore masks. They say kids can keep from being sick by washing their hands, staying socially distant and staying home from school when they’re sick. Eau Claire is bringing its earliest learners back to class and hopes to bring the rest of its student population back

Winter parking restrictions are suspended in Chippewa Falls until further notice. Chippewa Falls police say it was a mutual agreement between the city and the police department to suspend winter parking rules as warmer weather is expected in the next few weeks. They say the rules will resume when there is a lasting snow event, or when winter parking officially ends by ordinance on March 30th.

Some Eau Claire County Jail inmates are now registered to vote. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office says the jail worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and Chippewa Valley Votes to register willing and eligible inmates yesterday. They say this was the second event of its kind.

Baby animals are being born in Menomonie and a local farm is eager to share them with visitors. Govin’s Farm plans to open later this month and allow people to feed and pet it’s farm animals. Visitors are being asked to wear masks. The Govin’s say they’ll open March 20th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

A high speed chase leads to an arrest. It was just before 2:30 Thursday afternoon when the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a report of a driver displaying and pointing a handgun at a motorist. The vehicle was described as a silver Dodge caravan. The vehicle was located traveling on I94 at mile marker 8 in St Croix County, near Hudson. Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle and initiate a high-risk stop at the USH 12 exit. The driver initially

It’s going to be another drunk driving charge for an Eau Claire man. The Highway Patrol says it arrested 35-year-old Tyler Smith yesterday afternoon in Dunn County. Troopers say it’s his fifth OWI arrest. Troopers also say that Smith tried to speed away after they stopped him. He didn’t get far and was taken straight to the Dunn County Jail.

The man charged with killing two brothers from Shawano is in trouble again. Prosecutors in Missouri filed new charges against Joey Nelson this week. They say he tried to convince someone to steal a trailer. Nelson is in jail, awaiting murder charges that could end with the death penalty for the murders of Nicholas and Justin Diemel. No one is saying why Nelson wanted the trailer stolen.