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More than four-billion dollars is earmarked for Wisconsin infrastructure in Governor Evers’ 2025-2027 budget proposal. The money would go toward major projects in 26 counties. Evers says all of the investments in his proposal will create more than seven-billion dollars in economic activity and support more than 37-thousand jobs. The budget also includes one-point-six billion dollars for the Universities of Wisconsin and 325-million for correctional institutions.

The Eau Claire City Council is considering a resolution that would ask Congress not to make cuts to several federal programs. Councilmen Roderick Jones and Andrew Werthmann introduced the resolution, which would ask that Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and Social Security programs don’t face budget cuts. That’s in response to a U.S. House plan that would cut 880-billion.  A public input session will be hosted tonight, and the Council will vote on the resolution tomorrow.

A Madison children’s hospital is expanding. American Family Children’s Hospital says it’s adding almost 50 rooms to its sixth floor, which was left empty when the hospital opened in 2007 to leave room for future growth. The hospital says it had to turn away more than a hundred children in 2023 since it didn’t have enough available beds. Construction is scheduled to start next year, and the new units will open in late 2027.

The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that 20 middle school students have been selected as finalists for the 2025 National Civics Bee®. These students, representing DeLong Middle School, South Middle School, NorthStar Middle School, Ladysmith Middle & High School, Somerset Middle School, Colfax Middle/High School, and Durand-Arkansaw Middle & High School, were chosen from a highly competitive pool of essay submissions. Their strong civic engagement ideas and thoughtful solutions to community issues have earned them a

Nonprofit organizations in Dunn and Pepin counties have been added to a major fundraising effort by the United Way of the St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys: Give Big Valleys, which takes place Tuesday, April 29.  Steve McCarthy, Executive Director of the United Way of the St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys, said Give Big Valleys is a 24-hour intensive fundraising effort that his organization sponsors and gives all 501(c)(3) organizations the tools needed to connect with donors during that period.  In July

ANNUAL CLOSING OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAILS IN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY The state-funded ATV/UTV trails and routes in Eau Claire County will be closed from March 15th through May 14th. These dates coincide with closing of the adjoining ATV trails/route in Clark County. Any questions can be directed to Josh at the Parks & Forest department at: (715) 839-4783

On Sunday March 9th, 2025, the Eau Claire Fire Department (ECFD) responded to 520 Carson Park Dr for an ice & water rescue for an individual that fell through the ice near Braun’s Bay Pavilion. First arriving fire crews and several Eau Claire Police Department members discovered one victim in distress in the water holding onto an ice shelf 75 yards from shore. Fire crews immediately deployed an ice rescue craft, navigated over the ice and through open water to

John E Servin, 34 years of age, from Waukegan, IL has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with four children in the vehicle under the age of 16.  On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at approximately 5:52 PM a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper conducted a traffic stop on I-94 eastbound at milepost 59 for a speed violation.  The Trooper observed signs of impairment and a subsequent investigation,

La Crosse police are investigating a shooting that took place on the northside and left one person hurt. The shooting took place yesterday afternoon. When officials arrived on the scene, they found one person who was shot and transported them to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. In a press release, police said that this in an isolated incident. The shooting is under investigation and anyone in the area with a camera is asked to review their footage.  If anything

The first day of in-person absentee voting can begin March 18th. By law, people can start voting in-person by absentee 2 weeks prior to an election. Eau Claire will be offering in-person absentee from March 18th through March 28th. CLICK HERE ON THE city website to LEARN MORE.