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A UTV accident turns deadly and those victims have been identified as a father and daughter. It was on Sunday when the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an occupied UTV that was witnessed going through the ice.    EMS and Dive Team later located 2 persons in the enclosed UTV submerged on the river bottom.  74 year old John Custer and his daughter, 39 year old Jennifer Custer, both from Holcombe were transported to Mayo Eau

Four people are injured after a car rear-ended a horse drawn buggy on Highway-53.  Police say the crash late last night was caused by inattentive driving.  The people in the buggy were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and both people in the car were not injured. 

Today is the last day of attendance for students in the Eau Claire school district following the mandate that all state schools close by Wednesday. They will remain closed until further notice.   Administrators say tomorrow will be the last day for staff members as the district plans a response to the COVID-19 virus.  At-home learning resources will be available to families beginning Wednesday.  Superintendent Mary Ann Hardebeck says any future updates will be communicated via email.

The La Crosse Public Library is closing this week.  All three branches of the library will close Wednesday and the library says they plan to reopen April 14th.  Wifi and digital services are still available from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m and the library is asking patrons to hold onto due materials until further notice.  Library leadership says they are working to determine how they can assist the community during this time and patrons are encouraged to check the websitefor

This is all new territory each day will look a little different, and we will let you know the latest, laid out in simple form. Your Covid-19 Cliff Notes are here. As we follow the latest of the world pandemic, there is a lot (A LOT!) of information to digest, we will break it down from the larger (World) scope and work our way in here to Eau Claire and our own back yard and day to day lives. Trying

Alice may come from our part of Wonderland! Over the weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced the six top candidates for the 73rd Alice in Dairyland, moving one step closer to the selection of the next Alice-including some candidates from our area. Following an extensive interview process over the next eight weeks, the 73rd Alice in Dairyland will be selected from among the top candidates at the conclusion of the Alice in Dairyland Finals, scheduled for

People across Wisconsin don’t have to worry about losing their electricity during the coronavirus outbreak.  Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission on Friday ordered utilities in the state to stop disconnections. Wisconsin is still under its winter disconnection moratorium, but commissioners say this new order extends the ban on turning-off the power past the usual April 15th deadline. The PSC is also telling utilities in the state to make a ‘reasonable effort’ to reconnect anyone who’s had their power shut off.

With the recent announcement from Gov. Tony Evers regarding the cancellation of schools and the importance of the health care workforce at this time, Marshfield Clinic Health System is making an effort to assist employees in finding child care. This process aims to serve as a way to connect those in need of child care with those in the community who are able to provide child care.  If you or someone you know has the ability to watch the child of

The Ho-Chunk Nation’s casinos are still open.  In a Facebook post, Ho-Chunk Nation President Marlon WhiteEagle said the half dozen tribal casinos around the state of Wisconsin are operating normally for the time being.  He says staffers are in constant contact with state public health coronavirus updates.  He says staffers are disinfecting all equipment at all casino locations. WhiteEagle says casino closures are under consideration.  He says protecting the health of all tribal people, casino employees and customers is the Ho-Chunk Nation’s

After a week of confusing, heavy, and sometimes scary news it’s nice to take a little break and focus on something else. How about a day that ADDS up to a sweet treat? In case you missed it, Saturday was Pi Day.  Each year on that day, mathematicians celebrate the symbol the represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.  It’s celebrated on March 14th because the first three digits of pi  are 3.14.  Coincidentally, March 14th is