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The search is on for a new Marquette University President. The University Board of Trustees says its searching nationally for the new president, who will succeed Michael Lovell. Lovell was with the university for more than ten years before dying of sarcoma last month. The new president will be the 25th since Marquette was established more than 140 years ago. The search will be closed and confidential.

An effort that started seven years ago in a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire history class culminated this spring when Eau Claire’s oldest railroad bridge was added to the State Register of Historic Places. The Wisconsin Historical Society named the 143-year-old High Bridge to the state register in May after it was determined to be significant to Wisconsin’s heritage. With the state approval, an application has been sent to the National Park Service for consideration for the bridge to be added

The City of Eau Claire’s Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Division, and Eau Claire Police Department invite residents of Eau Claire to join in celebrating our City’s 30th Annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. in Carson Park. This fun event is FREE to the public. National Night Out was created as a way for communities to spend an evening getting to know each other better. The event is a chance for

A ribbon cutting will be held Tuesday, July 23, to celebrate the expansion of the pedestrian /recreation trail on Menomonie’s east side. The connection connects the Dunn County Judicial Center and Government Center along Highways 12/29 and completes a recreation trail loop around the city and Lake Menomin.  The event will be from 2-2:30 p.m. in front of the Dunn County Government Center, 3001 Highway 12, Menomonie. The event is free for the public and will be held rain or shine. The City of Menomonie partnered with Dunn County “to enhance the community’s trail system with

“This park will be a pickleball destination and  we look forward to welcoming visitors that will patronize our local businesses.”   -Gary Spilde, Village President The Chippewa Valley Pickleball Club (CVPC), in partnership with the  Village of Lake Hallie, invites the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand-opening  celebration for 12 new pickleball courts at Lake Hallie Pickleball at Gower Park, 11510 17th Avenue in  Lake Hallie. The event will take place on Monday, July 29th at 2 pm. The

The Democrats who are running for Congress in western Wisconsin have nothing but praise for President Biden after he announced yesterday that he will not be running for re-election any longer. Eric Wilson said this is now an opportunity for Democrats to focus on beating former President Trump come November. State Rep. Katrina Shankland called Biden’s decision “deeply patriotic,” and said voters should thank President Biden for a lot of things. Rebecca Cooke  said while she is grateful for the

We could get some more answers about the rules for absentee voting in Wisconsin by the end of the day. The legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules  will meet this morning to talk about the rules for absentee voting, as well as the rules for ballot challenges. Lawmakers are looking at the mandate from the Wisconsin Elections Commission for one set of rules for absentee voters this year. Absentee voting will be a focus this fall with both

The search for three-year-old Elijah Vue is now five-months-old. Searchers say they have not given-up looking for the boy, but there haven’t been any new leads in months, Elijah went missing back on February 20th. His mom told police she left him with her boyfriend. The boyfriend, Jesse Vang, and the mom, Katrina Bauer, are being held in Manitowoc County Jail on neglect charges. Bauer is due to plead guilty at the end of the month. There’s no word on

We’re now waiting for the answers. Governor Evers’ artificial intelligence task force will hold its final meeting today. The governor’s task force is focusing on how AI can and will change Wisconsin’s workforce, and the jobs that will need to be filled in the future. The governor’s task force is one of two AI task forces in Wisconsin. The other is through the legislature, and focuses on the dangers that can arise from artificial intelligence.

It was a very special National Ice Cream Day for one Chippewa Falls ice cream shop. Olson’s Ice Cream in Chippewa Falls turned 80-years-old on Sunday. The shop celebrated with a festival, including an ice cream eating contest. Co-owner Jeremy Hunt says they just wanted to thank the people in the Chippewa Valley for helping them stay open all these years. Olson’s original location along North Bridge Street is still open to this day.. CLICK HERE TO SCOOP UP THE