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An Eau Claire man that was charged with stabbing someone last year was given probation as part of a plea deal. Altherelle Robbins was found guilty of an amended charge of aggravated battery, but he was originally charged with recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon.  According to a criminal complaint, the 23-year-old stabbed a man after a fight with another person at a home on Boardwalk Circle last January.  Robbins was sentenced to three years probation and must complete

One of the students who was critically injured in the shooting at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School is now recovering at home.  Officials with UW Health say the young person was discharged from the hospital yesterday.  They have been receiving care since December 16th, when a 15-year-old shot eight people in the building, including a 14-year-old and a teacher who died.  A total of five students and another teacher were hospitalized following the incident and most of them have since

– Estimates for Wisconsin’s state budget surplus are moving higher.  The Legislative Fiscal Bureau updated their financial figures this week.  The surplus is now projected at four-point-three-billion after first being estimated at right around four-billion even.  Governor Tony Evers is expected to submit his new budget proposal in a little over two weeks.  The spending plan is likely to set off lengthy budget negotiations with Wisconsin’s Republican lawmakers.

The downtown parking survey is making its way through the Eau Claire City Council.  During a meeting on Monday and Tuesday, city council members took a liking to the survey, which found about 80-percent of survey respondents identifying parking as an issue.  Some of the problems include the confusion in different rules, under utilization of spaces, and the current paid structure.  But there is an explanation to the under utilization.  Council member Joshua Miller said there is an inverted pricing

Local municipalities are preparing funding for a major construction project in the Chippewa Valley.  Chippewa County is getting plans ready to pledge more funding for the 1st phase of the County Highway T project.  It’s located near the new Eau Claire Event District and Country jam grounds.  The project will expand the Highway T corridor to four lanes, rather than two, between 33rd Avenue and 17th Avenue.  Due to the location, the project is a joint effort between Chippewa and

There is a new senior care facility in Chippewa Valley.  Rellim Senior Day Care offers basic medical care in a community environment.  The owner, Jen Miller, said the goal is to fill the gap between caring for a family member at home and sending them to an assisted living facility.  She said there are several ways Rellim can be used, whether it’s a caretaker dripping off a loved one once a week to run errands, or working parents who have

The online application period for 2025-2026 public school open enrollment starts on Monday. Parents and guardians can apply to send their children to any public school district in Wisconsin starting February third until April 28th. Applications and information is available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Wisconsin has some of the best dental health in the country. A new report by WalletHub ranks the states based on metrics like the average cost of dental work and the number of dentists. Wisconsin is ranked third, partially because it has the lowest share of people whose quality of lives are lessened due to dental pain. Illinois and Minnesota are first and second for best dental health, with Mississippi and Arkansas at the bottom of the list.

The Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles is releasing a new specialty license plate for the County Forests Association. The non-profit organization sustains more than two-point-four million acres of healthy forests for recreation and the state’s forest product’s industry. It costs 15-dollars for the new plate, plus a 25-dollar tax deductible donation. Wisconsin has more than 60 specialty plates to choose from.

Forrest Buck said his life has come full circle. As the director of Career Development at Chippewa Valley Technical College, Buck has the resources to dress professionally for his career. But it wasn’t always that way. Thirteen years ago, he was a first-generation, low-income student at college who needed help securing appropriate clothes for a job interview. “I didn’t have formal clothing, so I utilized the career closet at UW-Oshkosh,” he said. “I utilized those opportunities, so being able to