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The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its  fifth annual Bravo to Business Awards at The Florian Gardens  Conference Center on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Nearly 300  Chamber investors and community leaders gathered to honor outstanding  area businesses recognized for the significant role they play in driving the  region’s business and economic growth.  To be considered for a Bravo to Business Award, organizations must  demonstrate excellence, innovation, and community involvement,  setting the standard for leadership and impact in the

211 Wisconsin announces that residents across western Wisconsin, including the Coulee region and Eau Claire area, will continue to receive 211 services. Great Rivers 211, hosted by Gundersen by Emplify Health, notified 211 Wisconsin that it will not renew its contract as a call center after December 31, 2025. The 211 Wisconsin network will absorb calls originating from the region until a permanent solution is determined. 211 Wisconsin is a free and confidential service that connects individuals with essential resources

Several Troopers responded to a single vehicle CMV crash with injury near mile marker 77 westbound. The tractor-trailer unit left the roadway striking the guardrail before entering a ravine and coming to rest laying on the driver side. The CMV driver was pinned under the door frame of the cab, unable to get out. A Mayo helicopter was launched and the landing zone set up in the westbound lanes of traffic. I94 Towing was called to the scene and utilized

In accordance with the U.S. flag code, the flags of the United States and the State of Wisconsin should be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment in honor of former United States Vice President Dick Cheney. As the date of services has not yet been announced, a follow-up email will be sent regarding when flags should be returned to full-staff.

Child pornography charges are being filed against a Dunn County man.  Menomonie Police say they found child sex abuse content on the phone of 20-year-old Grant Shipley during a search back in August.  Police add they later found evidence that Shipley had been exchanging nude images with a Pennsylvania teen.  The Ridgeland man faces charges including ten counts of child porn possession

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is warning of a fake social media account impersonating the organization.  Officials say the Instagram account has been requesting credit card information and sharing fake links to livestreams.  While the fake account name wasn’t provided, the Association noted its Instagram handle is at WIAAWI. 

Eau Claire has been named this year to a list no city wants to be on.  Eau Claire is ranked 46th on this year’s “rattiest” cities list by Orkin.  The pest control company says the list is determined by the number of new residential rodent treatments performed between September of last year and August of this year.  By comparison, Madison places 44th on this year’s list.  Orkin is now calling out Los Angeles as the rattiest city in America.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is now accepting application for free tree seedlings. The initiative is part of the state’s Arbor Day tree planting program.  The offer is available to Wisconsin fourth-grade principals, teachers and homeschoolers.  More details can be found WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

A Green County man is awaiting sentencing for the death of his newborn baby. Logan Kruckenberg Anderson was found guilty yesterday of first-degree intentional homicide and hiding the corpse of the child. Prosecutors say Anderson was only 16 years old when he shot the baby twice in the head after taking the infant into the woods. The child’s mother told police she and Anderson decided something needed to be done so the child wasn’t in their life. He faces a

Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Holmgren is among nine semifinalists in the Coach category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Holmgren coached the Packers from 1992 to 1998, winning a Super Bowl with the team. He later joined the Seattle Seahawks and coached them from 1999 to 2008. Holmgren finished his tenure with Green Bay as the team’s sixth winningest head coach with 75 wins.