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State leaders are trying to calm fears about sex offenders in Eau Claire by telling folks that people with sex crimes on their records have been released into the community for years.  Neighbors in Fairchild are fighting a plan to turn some county-owned land into a halfway house for sex offenders.  The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said the same kind of offenders have been released ‘on and off’ into Eau Claire County for years.  A number of locals

Lawmakers in Madison are pressing pause on their showdown with the state’s Department of Natural Resources over deer hunting.  Neither the Assembly or the state Senate yesterday voted on a plan to allow hunters to move deer they shot across county lines.  DNR ordered a ban on county-to-county moves last summer to stop chronic wasting disease.  Lawmakers say they hope DNR comes up with a new plan before they move again to vote.

The old 2719 train won’t be coming home to Eau Claire anytime soon.  City leaders last night voted to abandon the effort to bring the historic train back to Eau Claire and use it as a museum piece.  Eau Claire bought the train for four dollars back in 2013.  But organizers have raised just 500 dollars of the 100- thousand-dollars it would take to get the train back from Minnesota and display it in Eau Claire.  

Governor Tony Evers has the power to appoint and fire people from state boards and commissions, but he may not be able to use that power to its fullest.  A three judge appeals court yesterday sided with the governor in his battle over those Republican reform laws from December.  The court said the governor could fire nearly 82 people appointed at the end of Governor Walker’s term.  But Republicans at the Capitol may hold up any of Governor Evers’ new

Governor Tony Evers is touting his budget plan.  The governor says working Wisconsinites deserve a tax cut and his tax plan would provide real relief.  Evers says his budget would cut taxes by ten-percent, cap tax breaks to millionaires and give 900-million-dollars back to the working families. 

Longtime teacher and coach Steve Roesler will be inducted into the McDonell Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 4 at McDonell Central Catholic High School. Roesler was the head coach of the boys and girls track teams at McDonell for 35 years. He coached 41 individual state champions, including at least one in each of the 14 events, and eight relay teams that took first at state. Among many sports successes, he was named the Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference (CWCC)

On Tuesday, April 09, 2019 at about 1:04am, Lake Hallie Police and the Chippewa Fire District personnel responded to a 911 report of a vehicle crash. A single vehicle was observed to have crashed and was burning. The crash had been reported by another motorist that drove past the scene after the crash occurred. After extinguishing the vehicle fire, the driver’s body was discovered inside the vehicle. No other passengers were located. The investigation has determined that a 2004 Chevrolet

On April 9, 2019 at approximately 9:30am Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Connell’s Club 12 west of Fall Creek on highway 12 for a reported burglary. An investigation is ongoing, but it appears the business was broken into between 11pm on Saturday April 6th and the time of the call. If you have any information regarding this case please contact Detective Don Henning at 715-839-5103, or report through the Eau Claire County Crime Stoppers website by CLICKING HERE.

On April 2 Helping Hand food plus pantry opened at UW-Stout for all students. It is in room 130 of the University Services building, 817 S. Broadway St. Helping Hand provides access to food and other life essentials for students facing any level of food insecurity. With more than one-third of university students nationally food insecure, Sarah Snyder knew she had to do something to help. Eighteen months ago, the University of Wisconsin-Stout residence life coordinator started offering some nonperishable

As Road Construction Season Begins, State Patrol Reminds Motorists to be Especially Cautious in Highway Work Zones. With another road construction season getting underway, the Wisconsin State Patrol is askingmotorists to be especially cautious when approaching and traveling through highway work zones. Work zone hazards often include narrow and shifted lanes, uneven pavements, construction workers and equipment all operating in a confined area. Last year, there were 3,157 crashes in Wisconsin work zones resulting in 1,274 injuries and nine deaths.