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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

A preliminary hearing is set for the man accused of killing three Chippewa Falls Girl Scouts and a mother in a crash.  Colten Treu was back in court yesterday by video conference for a review hearing.  Treu’s attorney’s asked for a delay in his preliminary hearing until April so both sides could review his toxicology results.  The defendant’s preliminary hearing is set for April 12th. 

Chris Kroeze will be performing a third time Eau Claire this spring.  The Pablo Center announced yesterday that Kroeze is adding a third show to his March performances.  Kroeze will perform March 29th and 30th at 7 p.m. with a third performance set for 9:30 p.m. on the 30th.  Tickets for all three shows go on sale this morning.  

Just after 6:30 on Tuesday two Eau Claire men were arrested after a drug deal at a local restaurant. It was at the Burger King in the Village of Lake Hallie after a caller stated they witnessed 2 males seated in a booth exchange what they believed to be a bag of drugs and money. Officers arrived at the store and contacted the subjects who were identified as 44 year old Bruce E. Caver and 39 year old Duane L.

DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER, EAU CLAIRE TRANSIT WILL DISCONTINUE SERVICE AT 6:30PM ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 & THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 In order to ensure the safety of our staff and our passengers, Eau Claire Transit will discontinue service at 6:30PM on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 and will provide service 5:45AM – 6:30PM on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Over the next few days, the extreme weather conditions will cause breakdowns which can lead to delays. Please check the status

On January 29th 2019 at around 9:20pm a call came into the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department that a residence located at 9100 CTH AA was fully engulfed requesting the Fire Department to respond. Local Fire Departments fought the fire for a number of hours and contained it.  The bitter cold was a factor in controlling the fire.  The Sheriff’s Department investigating the fire learned that 67 year old Dale Channing lived at the residence alone and was more than likely in

It might be hard to imagine wanting a cool treat to cool off NOW, but soon we will be looking for those ice cream cones and Olson’s will have a new location to dish up the sweets! Earlier this month, Olson’s Ice Cream announced that it is expanding to Eau Claire. Since then, customers have been guessing where the new store will be on Facebook, with the ice cream for a year being given to three customers who guess correctly-we