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Dog lovers, mark your calendars! The first-ever Dog Fest is coming to Eau Claire, WI, on October 5th and 6th, 2024, at the picturesque Silver Mine Ski Jump grounds. Eau Claire Dog Fest will feature: FETCH THE FULL DETAILS HERE

“Ensuring we have reliable equipment to support not only  our airline operations, but also respond to any incident on the airport is critical and we  are excited to bring this new ARFF truck online.”  – Charity Zich, Airport Director. The Chippewa Valley Regional Airport recently took delivery of a new 2024 Oshkosh Striker Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicle. This marks the  latest update to the Airport’s public safety equipment and one of the final steps in  eliminating the use

A weekend house fire destroyed a home in Jim Falls. Firefighters say no one was hurt in the fire, but the house is a total loss. Cornell Fire Chief Matt Boulding says the investigation into how the fire started and the cause of it is still ongoing.

The last of the suspects in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death appeared in court over the weekend. The bellhop who is charged in Mitchell’s death back in June appeared before a court commissioner yesterday. Herbert Williamson is the last suspect to be taken into custody on murder charges. The court set his bond at 15 thousand-dollars, and told him that his job was to help people with their bags, not get involved in a death. Prosecutors are pushing ahead with charges in

Public health managers in Eau Claire are getting ready to ask people about their healthy food habits. The county’s health department just received a nearly 50 thousand-dollar grant to study food security in rural, northwestern Wisconsin. The hope is to find a way to get more local, healthy fruits and vegetables on to people’s tables. The health department’s Janessa VandenBerge says they will likely start their survey next month, and look to have some answers perhaps by the end of

We’re waiting for some pre-Election Day answers from Wisconsin’s elections boss. Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe will speak with reporters today ahead of tomorrow’s August Primary. This is the first election in two years where Wisconsin voters will be able to use drop boxes, and voters will see two constitutional amendments on their ballots as well. Wolfe has faced serious questions for years about the integrity of Wisconsin’s electoral system.

The DNR expects a better deer herd in northern Wisconsin this year. The Department of Natural Resources released their annual deer forecast last week. Analysts say last winter was mild, and that should help with the number of fawns who made it through the cold months. The DNR said that means there will likely be more young deer in the woods this fall, but the herd should be much better going forward. The DNR report says there are a lot

Who is that cutie in the pic? Dillard! He is looking for his bestie….are you? Dunn County’s Humane Society is looking for foster families and forever homes. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CRITTERS WAITING TO BE PETS! The shelter in Menomonie is full of waiting pets with about 80 cats and around 25 dogs that are ready for adoption right now . You can find out more about the pets that are available, or find out how you

Wisconsin State Patrol says a Janesville man is being charged with what may be his fifth arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Shane Okroley was reportedly driving 106 miles per hour in a 70 mile per hour zone on a stretch of interstate in Dane County late Friday night. The 34-year-old Okroley was arrested after a traffic stop. Due to his previous arrests, he was booked on a felony charge and taken to the Dane County Jail.

A recent mattress event serves as a wake up call! The local drop-off mattress recycling event on August 3rd diverted 260 local mattresses from the landfill. All mattresses collected at this event were transported to 7 Rivers Recycling in La Crosse, WI for environmentally-responsible reclamation and recycling of foam, fabrics, wood, and metal material. Mattresses are large and don’t compact well, meaning that the average queen mattress occupies 27 cubic feet in the local landfill. The springs in standard mattresses