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An accident in Chippewa County killed a 97-year-old man. The incident took place yesterday afternoon on the 13400 block of County Highway Q.  Police said the 97-year-old was pulling out of his driveway and did not yield to oncoming traffic.  The man was flown to a hospital on a helicopter but later died. The driver of the other vehicle was not ticketed for the incident.

A man is severely injured after a semi-truck jackknifed on Highway 93.  The incident took place yesterday afternoon. The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a strong wind gust blew hay bale off a trailer, causing it to crash into a semi-truck.  The semi then jackknifed causing it to block both lanes on Highway 93.  The driver of the semi was flown by helicopter to a local hospital with serious injuries.  A dog was also in the semi but un-harmed. 

The new mayor of La Crosse, Shaundel Washington-Spivey, has been sworn into office.  In his address to community members, Washington-Spivey said, “the next two years are to make sure La Crosse is being completely forward thinking about the city we truly want to be.” He will start his first full day in office today.

UPDATE: 4/15/2025 @ 3:00pm – Questions have come in regarding a Go Fund Me page that had been created.  It has been confirmed by family that the Fundraiser by Wendy Haake : Houston Family Needs Your Help After Loss page is genuine. ******************************************************************************** On Monday, April 14, 2025, at 11:54pm, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fully engulfed residential structure fire on CTH X in the Township of Ludington.  Additional information given was that

The City of Eau Claire is letting residents know about an upcoming survey. Below is the information: As part of the City of Eau Claire’s commitment to maintaining safe and healthy neighborhoods, all  residential properties are surveyed once every five years. The city is divided into five areas, with one  area surveyed each summer by a Neighborhood Services Specialist.  The Putnam Heights Neighborhood was last surveyed in 2020 and is scheduled for its next survey this  year, in accordance with

Chippewa Valley Technical College will again offer the Learn Grow Lead conference where administrative and business professionals come together to sharpen their skills, boost productivity, and leave with practical tools to transform their workplace. The event will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. at CVTC’s Business Education Center. Business and administrative professionals are encouraged to attend. The day will be packed with insightful keynote speakers, hands-on breakout sessions, and plenty of opportunities for networking. Keynote speaker Ben Leibl, public relations specialist

Today is the last day of the winter residential disconnection moratorium in Wisconsin. The moratorium prevents utility providers from disconnecting heating services due to non-payment between November 1st and April 15 every year. Customers who aren’t up to date with their energy bills are encouraged to call their provider and ask if a payment plan is available to avoid disconnection.

A nine-point-five million dollar Megabucks jackpot ticket was sold in Wisconsin. The winner bought the ticket at a Kwik Trip in Kaukana. It’s the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize won so far this year.  A 350-thousand dollar SuperCash ticket sold in Milwaukee also won during Saturday’s drawing. It’s the sixth SuperCash win in the past couple months.

On April 15, 2025 at approximately 8:35 am the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a car vs semi crash with injuries on I-94 eastbound at milepost 74 in Eau Claire County. Preliminary investigation indicates the car was traveling the westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-94 and collided with the semi. Due to the crash, the driver of the car succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the semi sustained minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation by the Wisconsin

ABOVE PHOTO: Funds for Wisconsin Scholars scholarship recipient Lilly Gamache. Photo provided by Lilly Gamache. Two hundred University of Wisconsin-Stout students recently received nearly $1 million in grants through the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars nonprofit foundation. They celebrated a moment of gratitude and financial relief at a reception with other Universities of Wisconsin students, hosted at UW-Stout on April 8. Recipients are awarded $2,500 a semester, for up to eight to 10 semesters. With tuition at about $11,000 a year for in-state students at