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The season is over for Christian Yelich.  The Brewers’ slugger fractured his kneecap last night in a game against Miami.  Yelich fouled the ball off of his right knee during his first at bat, and then collapsed to the ground in pain.  Milwaukee says Yelich will miss the rest of the season. The Brewers may have lost more than they won in their latest victory over Miami, but the win was important nonetheless.  Milwaukee beat the Marlins 4-3 in a

Wood Brothers Racing announced today that driver Paul Menard will transition from full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) racing after the 2019 season. Matt DiBenedetto will join the team next season and will race the iconic No. 21 Ford Mustang beginning in 2020. Over the last two seasons, Menard has driven the No. 21 Menards/Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, which formed a technical alliance with Team Penske in 2015. After 16 seasons and

Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator wants the federal government to guarantee that every Packer fan in Wisconsin gets to see every Packer game.  Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday introduced what she’s calling the Go Pack Go Act, which would require TV stations, cable companies, and satellite TV providers to show the Packers in every city in Wisconsin.  Baldwin says some Packers fans live in TV markets that show the Vikings. She says the government should guarantee Packers fans in every Wisconsin county the opportunity to receive in-state

Your eyes appreciate the beauty, now let your hands do the talking and vote for your favorite! Sculpture Tour Eau Claire has extended the voting for the People’s Choicesculpture through this weekend, to enable our downtown Fall Festival guests to vote for their favorite sculpture. Each year, residents and visitors to Eau Claire choose their favorite sculpture from the current tour, and Sculpture Tour buys the sculpture and gifts it to the city’s permanent collection. Voting was originally scheduled to

Smell the pumpkin spice, get the favorite sweater ready, and feel the bite of a crisp fall morning…and celebrate all things FALL! The 31st Annual International Fall Festival is bringing a diverse mix of food, music and fun to Downtown Eau Claire on Saturday, September 14. The event will take over downtown on South Barstow Street from 11 am to 5 pm and features more than 70 vendors and booths; activities for the kids, including bounce houses and petting zoo;

In honor of those who have fallen on September 11, 2001 members of the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office will run from the Village of Stetsonville to the Taylor County Court House in Medford WI. During the 5-mile long run, Taylor County deputies and Correctional Officers will run carrying the  American Flag and hand it off to the next law enforcement runner. The run will begin at Noon tomorrow Sept. 11th rain or shine. The route will begin in Stetsonville and travel

Earlier this month, on September 4th, 2019 the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the West Central Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant in the City of Menomonie. As a result of this warrant nearly one and a half pounds of Methamphetamine, worth an estimated $20,000, and an additional $10,000 in cash and two firearms, one confirmed stolen, were recovered. This is the largest seizure of methamphetamine to date in Dunn County. One adult was taken into custody

The Eau Claire City County Health Department is urging residents to stopusing any vaping and/or e-cigarette devices immediately. If you’ve never vaped or used e-cigarette devices, don’t start. As of September 5, there are 34 confirmed cases of Wisconsin residents hospitalized for severe lung disease and damage from vaping. Most of the affected people are adolescents and young adults. Nationally, over 450 possible cases are being investigated with 5 deaths confirmed. Vaping nicotine products may be harmful because of their

An Eau Claire man is accused of breaking into a woman’s home and calling 9-1-1.  Reports say the woman got a call from the police last week who said she called 9-1-1 then hung up.  She says Leander Gregg broke into her home and called 9-1-1 because he claimed he was a neighbor and his phone battery was dead.  Gregg also reportedly claimed people were chasing him and that’s why he broke into the house.  Police say Gregg was on

Chippewa Falls police are looking for a counterfeit money suspect.  Police say someone used a fake 50 dollar bill at a Holiday gas station in the city sometime last week.  If the suspect is caught they could be charged with theft by fraud.  Pictures are posted and if you have any information you are asked to take it to authorities.