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A pair of Chippewa Valley farms are getting some help thanks to Willie Nelson and the gang. Farm Aid organizers yesterday announced a million dollars in grant money for farmers. Some of that money is earmarked for the  Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls and the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service in Spring Valley.

The order to remove more than 230 thousand people from Wisconsin’s voter rolls has survived its first court challenge. A three-judge appeals court yesterday refused to cancel last week’s order from an Ozaukee County judge that would remove the voter because they have moved or haven’t answered questions about their addresses. State law says election managers have to remove people 30 days after they change addresses. The League of Women Voters in Wisconsin has asked a federal court to step-in, there could be

Wisconsin’s governor is stepping-forward to welcome more refugees to the state. Governor Tony Evers this week wrote a letter to the Trump Administration explaining that he wants the federal government allow more people from other countries to come to Wisconsin. Evers wrote in his letter that refugees are a ‘critically important part of our families, our communities, and our culture.’ The Trump Administration issued an order back in September that requires state and local governments to provide written consent before the

Today the Markquart dealerships held a check presentation for the recipients of Markquart Gives Back 2019. Thanks to the help of the Chippewa Valley, the top 10 organizations were each presented with a check for $5,000. The 2019 recipients are: – Pony Tails Refuge and Rehab– Pony Tails provides refuge and rehab for neglected and abused horses. They provide the compassion and training needed to prepare the horses for adoption. – Eau Claire County Humane Association– The ECCHA provides medical

A four-star linebacker from Saint Paul, Minnesota is signing with the Badgers.  Today Kaden Johnson signed his National Letter of Intent to play for Wisconsin in 2020.  The Wisconsin State Journal called Johnson one of the top undecided recruits in the country.  He’s also the top linebacker in Minnesota and a top 200 recruit in the country. Multiple Wisconsin women’s volleyball players are named All-Americans.  The American Volleyball coaches Association named Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley to the first team earlier today.  Molly Haggerty is named

Students were placed on hold during a drug search today at Memorial High School. A search was conducted for illegal drugs with school administrators and local law enforcement. During this time, all students were placed on hold in their classroom. The search usually takes about 50 minutes. All parents and guardians were notified via email that a search was occurring.

More porch pirate crimes are reported in Eau Claire.  Police say three crimes were reported Monday on the west and south sides of the city.  Police say packages from a case last week have been found but the packages from Monday’s crimes are still gone.

The impeachment vote from Wisconsin is pretty much a done deal. Democrats Mark Pocan and Gwen Moore have been pushing for impeachment for months. Republicans Jim Sensenbrenner, Glenn Grothman, Mike Gallagher, and Bryan Steil are all against the idea. But western Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind has yet to say how he’ll vote. The president won Kind’s district back in 2016, but he has been critical of President Trump since then. A vote on impeachment should come today.

An incident ends safely after some alarm from students on campus in Marshfield. It was Thursday, December 17th just before 5 in the afternoon when Marshfield Police were dispatched to a man with a gun at UW Stevens Point – Marshfield Campus. Two students reported a disoriented male with what appeared to be a handgun in his jacket pocket. The man was wearing a green stocking cap and appeared lost looking for a staircase. Officers from Marshfield, State Patrol, Wood

The YMCA is no longer part of the Sonnentag Center project. The Y yesterday said it is pulling out of the joint partnership with UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System to build a new fitness complex. The Y’s Theresa Hillis says they will not agree to build what they cannot pay for. UW Eau Claire and Mayo leaders say they will have to redesign the Sonnentag without the Y. That work will begin immediately.