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A woman was killed while crossing the road . It happened on Friday, October 16th a little after 9 on the moring. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Hwy 312 near North Town Hall Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 59-year-old woman from Illinois, was attempting to cross Hwy 312 when she was struck by a vehicle travelling westbound on Hwy 312. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at

Following a virtual and socially distanced graduation ceremony Oct. 14, the 16 members of the Chippewa Valley Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Summer 2020 graduating class went outside the Emergency Services Education Center and found they were not so alone after all. Usually, family members of the graduates and representatives of the law enforcement departments attend the ceremony, but because of COVID-19, the graduates sat six feet apart, while family members followed the proceedings online. Later, they found a group

Health officials confirm 21 COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin over the past day.  That includes local spikes as well as Chippewa reports over 100 new cases, and Eau Claire over 50 confirmed positive tests. In our state, tere were also 135 new hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.  Over a thousand coronavirus patients are being treated in hospitals.  About 85-percent of all hospital beds statewide are occupied with about 86-percent of ICU beds being used. Health officials from three counties with very high

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin dips below two-dollars-a-gallon.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is 1.98 today, three-cents-a-gallon lower than last Friday.  The price at the pump is 1.86 a gallon in Appleton, 1.95 in Green Bay, Racine, Kenosha County and Eau Claire and 1.98 in Madison. 

Remember this guy from last month?  We’ll spark your memory: 88-year-old Brad Hathaway of Massachusetts has long been on a mission to walk 24,901 miles . . . the exact circumference of the Earth.  And, after 32 years, he finally hit his goal this past weekend. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY FROM OUR 715 NEWSROOM: YOU CAN HEAR THE FRIDAY FEEL GOOD EVERY FRIDAY AT 2:45pm ON GREATEST HITS 98.1

A Lake Hallie bar is severely damaged after a fire.  The Chippewa Fire District said flames and heavy smoke were coming from the top of the building yesterday evening.  They say the fire is under investigation and is not considered suspicious. 

The members of a new state justice department task force are working to get an accurate count of missing and murdered indigenous women.  The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force includes representatives from each of Wisconsin’s tribal nations, state Attorney General Josh Kaul, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, and others.  Kaul says the task force will also address the problems that lead to the creation of the task force and how they can improve and propose legislation.  The task force will

Xcel Energy says Eau Claire residents using natural gas to heat their homes will see their bills go up this winter.  Xcel says residents can expect up to a nine-percent rise from increasing natural gas costs and colder weather than last year.  Xcel says you can save money by letting in sunlight and covering drafts. 

Tickets are now on sale for Rock Fest 2021.  The festival announced their concert line-up for next July 15th through 17th featuring artists like Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Snoop Dog, Chevelle and more. The 2020 concert was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the new lineup retains most of the same acts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO FROM OUR ROCK HEADQUARTERS 929 THE X

The number of coronavirus positives and coronavirus hospitalizations are up in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just over 37 hundred new positive tests. The seven day positive test average is now over 10 percent. DHS is also reporting more hospitalizations. There are now over one thousand people in the hospital with the virus. DHS is not saying who is testing positive or who is driving the spike in hospitalizations. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM DHS From our