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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.

The Eau Claire school board is considering over two-million dollars in security upgrades to Roosevelt Elementary.  The board debated the upgrades last night, which include a secured entrance, electrical upgrades, new paving, and new roofing.  The board could vote on the upgrades as soon as September 23rd.

Some parents expressed frustration over a lack of communication yesterday while trying to get a handle on a safety issue at North High School. But, school leaders in Eau Claire say it was better to wait for details and keep kids in class while police investigated the latest online threat at North High School.  Superintendent Mary Ann Hardebeck yesterday said the Eau Claire police found the threat yesterday to not be credible.  Police say there was some chatter about a

Students will soon be returning to Eau Claire’s Little Red School.  But they won’t be elementary school kids. The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 434 last night agreed to buy the empty school for a half-million dollars.  The plan is to turn the building into an apprenticeship center.  The Little Red School has been empty for about a decade. 

The Republican race to replace Sean Duffy in Congress could soon get its first official candidate.  State Senator Tom Tiffany says he will make a ‘special announcement’ later today.  Tiffany also plans to travel the 7th Congressional District, which covers pretty much all of northwestern Wisconsin, over the next couple of days.  Tiffany’s announcement comes after state Senator Jerry Petrowski said yesterday that he won’t run. There is still no word when the special election to replace Duffy will be.