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A new boutique is offering free wigs and other comfort items for Eau Claire-area cancer patients.  The boutique is located in HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and carries hand-knitted scarves and hats, blankets, wigs, and other products designed to make the treatment process for cancer patients more comfortable.  The store is open to all cancer patients, regardless of where they are being treated.  

The bone-chilling cold continues as clear skies and light wind dropped temperatures to minus 26 degrees in Madison AND NEAR RECORD lows here in our area. This morning’s temperature broke a record set in 1985 of minus 22 degrees.  The temperature will not climb above zero today, but will poke into the upper teens tomorrow before pushing into the mid-40s early next week. 

Four Subway restaurants in the Wausau area are paying out thousands of dollars in penalties for violating child labor laws.  The restaurants are operated by Shadowlake Enterprises which has agreed to update its scheduling system to control hours for their employees under the age of 16.  The U.S. Department of Labor said this week the four Subways allowed over 50 employees ages 14 and 15 to work more hours than allowed and to operate baking ovens, which are both labor

Senator Ron Johnson says the presence of the United States in Syria is crucial to maintaining stability for millions of Syrians who have been allies of the U.S.   Johnson said today the four million Kurds and Christians that have been doing most of the fighting against ISIS need the support of the United States.  That includes intelligence and perhaps air support to help root out pockets of sleeper cells.  Johnson says he hopes the administration bases its Syrian policy on

The lights are shining on safety in Randall Park. The UW Eau Claire Student Senate,with the City of Eau Claire, the Historic Randall Park Neighborhood Association, and Xcel Energy have all worked together to get the extra street lighting installed in the Randall Park neighborhood to increase safety for students and community members. Motion sensor lighting has been added to the mid-block between 2nd and 3rd Avenue on Niagara Street on a trial basis and there are plans to have

Due to the power outages in the Stetsonville and southern areas of Taylor County, an emergency warming shelter has been established at the Stetsonville Elementary School. Stetsonville Elementary is currently accepting those in need due to the power outage and is located on the west side of the village of Stetsonville at W5338 County Highway A. At this time no pets are being accepted at the emergency warming location. The latest information received by Taylor Electric indicates the outage may

Mail delivery service is still suspended in parts of Wisconsin because of frigid temperatures.  The U.S. Postal Service is continuing its suspension of service out of concern for the safety of its employees.  The areas affected include most of northern, central, and northeast Wisconsin, along with the Madison and Milwaukee areas.  Warming shelters are open across the state to provide a place to stay for those with nowhere else to go.  Some are open only during the day, with workers making referrals to

NHL player and Eau Claire native Michael Kapla is coming back to the northern Midwest.  Yesterday, Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton announced the 24-year-old had been acquired from the New Jersey Devils in a trade for defenseman Ryan Murphy.  Kapla has played a majority of his career in the lower-level American Hockey League but debuted in the NHL in 2017 and has played in a handful of games.  He’s tallied 16 points in 45 games in the AHL this

Broken down city buses and a water main break were among the damages caused by the extreme cold in Eau Claire yesterday.  If you were paging through Leader-Telegram, then you likely saw that the water main break was fixed after about ten hours and replacements were brought in for the broken down buses.  According to the National Weather Service, the low temperature yesterday morning was negative 29 degrees.  It got just as cold this morning with negative 29 degrees being

Eau Claire roads continue to have slippery spots several days after a snowstorm moved through the area.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has issued a warning saying the dangerous cold in the state can enhance conditions for black ice.  Street crews have been laying sand to help commuters gain traction.  Eau Claire public transit is stopping routes early in the evening.  Buses ran from 5:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. yesterday, with the same schedule continuing today.  The schedule is expected to run