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Healthcare meets the classroom with a local investment from Marshfield Clinic. Below is the information about the upcoming additions to schools in our area. Today’s children and youth must navigate a complex, academically competitive, and ever-changing world. Overwhelming evidence demands that we complement the emphasis on academics with the expansion of social and emotional skills, and competencies that are equally important for students to succeed in school and in life. ​To address these demands, Marshfield Clinic’s Center for Community Health

An Eau Claire tattoo artist is free on bond as he faces charges of sexual assault.  Forty-four-year-old Christopher Ardoin is accused of inappropriately touching three women including two clients and a coworker.  Ardoin — who appeared in court yesterday — was a tattoo artist at Skin Prints Studio and was fired from his position after a victim made the shop aware of their story. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking state residents to participate in the “Great Wisconsin Bat Count” again this year.  The effort is meant to help wildlife experts gauge the state’s bat population.  Volunteers are asked to count bats on one night between June 6th and 8th and another night between July 18th and 20th.  The two counts help estimate the number of bat pups that have gotten mature enough to start flying.  More details on the effort are

The Green Bay Packers are announcing the date for their annual family night this year.  It is planned for Saturday, August 2nd at Lambeau Field.  The event is an introduction to the new football season and consists of a full practice and game-like atmosphere at the stadium.  Tickers are ten dollars each and go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 16th through Ticketmaster-dot-com. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.

An Eau Claire man is facing 23 charges after being the center of a manhunt on Friday. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Leo Lacy threatened someone with a gun at Smokehouse Tobacco last Thursday. Police say he crashed his car during a police pursuit the next day in East Side Hill before running away. Schools in the area were put on lockdown while law enforcement tried to locate Lacy, who was found in a storage area above an open garage. Lacy is

Eau Claire County officials are warning residents and businesses of a fraudulent invoice  scam that is currently circulating. The scam involves fake invoices being sent under the name “Matt Michels”,  falsely claiming to be from the Eau Claire County Planning & Development Department and requesting  payment.  The fake invoices appear official and may reference planning or development-related services, but they are not  legitimate and are not associated with Eau Claire County or any of its employees.  Key Details of the

After four decades of being headquartered blocks away from the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), the combined state chamber of commerce, state manufacturers’ association and state safety council, will move to a new location on Madison’s far east side on June 3, 2025.   WMC’s new address will be 2 Buttonwood Court, Madison, WI 53718, in the American Center Business Park.

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) announced the continuation of Sun Country Airlines’ nonstop seasonal service to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, Florida. This extension provides travelers in the region with a convenient, nonstop connection to one of Florida’s most popular winter and spring destinations. “We’re thrilled Sun Country will continue offering this valuable nonstop service to Fort Myers,” said Charity Zich, Airport Director at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. “This is truly a community success story—made possible by

Yvonne Plomedahl has touched the lives of countless students and faculty for more than a half-century through her love of helping people at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Plomedahl is retiring as academic department assistant in the geography and anthropology department after 55 years at the university. The McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives team found record of two other employees who had worked at least 50 years at UW-Eau Claire, but Plomedahl may be the only one to reach

Summer is approaching, and that means vacation time, with many Americans opting to camp in the great outdoors. And while camping offers a sense of freedom in nature, it often includes adapting to limited living quarters, including learning how to prepare and cook a proper meal. This spring, University of Wisconsin-Stout industrial and product design students in an Ergonomics class developed kitchenette solutions for the Road Toad trailer, made by Camp-Inn, a leader in the niche market of compact teardrop travel trailers. “Within our