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The Eau Claire City Council is discussing a proposed beekeeping ordinance.  The council held a study session last night to clarify the impact of the ordinance that would allow beekeeping in public parks.  The measure would require hives to be kept 75 feet from any public amenity and to stay closed to any public access.  A public hearing on the ordinance is set for January 22nd, with a vote scheduled the following day. 

Students at UW-Eau Claire who are parents are set to get some financial help with childcare.  The school’s daycare academy received a four-year, 400-thousand dollar grant from the federal Child Care Means Parents in School program.  The grant will help reduce prices at the center in an effort to help students excel in the classroom.  

Matt LaFleur is being tapped as the new head coach for the Green Bay Packers.  The Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator is an up-and-coming coach who would serve as the franchise’s 15th head coach.  A formal announcement hasn’t been made yet, likely waiting on contract details to be worked out. 

A nine-year-old boy is dead after falling through ice in Sparta.  Fire Chief Mike Arnold says three kids under the age of 12 were walking on the ice on Perch Lake when two of them fell through yesterday.  A young girl was able to run and call for help and a twelve-year-old was rescued from the ice, but the nine-year-old was pulled from the water unconscious.  Authorities want to remind people that recent warmer temperatures have softened the ice in

A Portage County man is starting the new year 350-thousand-dollars richer.  Michael Hamilton claimed the top prize for Super Cash on Friday.  He won using a quick-pick that he bought from The Store in Wisconsin Rapids.  In addition to paying some bills and investing, Hamilton says he may consider retiring early. 

We will be holding a press conference on Tuesday Jan 15th at 10am to give you an update on the Jayme Closs Investigation.  This remains an active case and authorities plan to provide information, without jeopardizing the case.  Barron County authorities as well as any partners working on the case will be at the press conference also.

Tony Hess of Lake Hallie started looking for something better when he realized he was spinning his wheels at age 23.“I was job hopping for a while and was at a mediocre job,” he said. “I wanted to go back to school and look for an apprenticeship or something.” Ray Hardy, 23, of Jim Falls, a 2013 Cadott High School graduate, was in a similar situation. “I had two jobs, farming for a neighbor and working production at the AMPI

The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified Sex Offender Steven E. Young will be released from the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center on January 9. Young will remain under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections indefinitely. Young was convicted of the following crimes: • Fourth Degree Sexual Assault – 06/30/1997. • Second Degree Sexual Assault of a Child – 07/13/1999. • Second Degree Sexual Assault of a Child – 10/18/1999.

Tony Evers will be sworn in as Wisconsin’s 46th governor today.  Evers will break an eight-year Republican reign in the state’s highest office, although they maintain majorities in both the senate and assembly.  Ceremonies will begin around eleven o’clock this morning at the Capitol in Madison.  Afterwards, Evers will hold a receiving line outside the governor’s office followed by a ball at Monona Terrace in the evening. 

The warmer than normal weather to start out the new year is having an impact on local ice rinks and frozen lakes.  The Department of Natural Resources says ice is unpredictable and never 100 percent safe no matter how cold it is.  Despite the weather, outdoor ice rinks in Eau Claire are still open to the public but it’s been taking longer to get them prepared.  Skaters can go to the Department of Parks and Recreation Facebook page to get