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Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge addressed the council at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting and released the following letter to community members concerning the ICE presence the our city.  To My Fellow Eau Claire Residents; I want to acknowledge how difficult and frightening this time is for many in our community.The increased ICE presence and enforcement actions by the federal government arecreating fear and causing people to feel unsafe. While these are federal policies enactedby the President and

Above Photo:  Chippewa Valley Technical College invites K-12 students to tour, but this is the first time adults and children will be invited to the College through Big Brothers Big Sisters to help support mental health while giving an educational experience. Katie Steffes, Early Childhood Education program director and instructor at CVTC, said with more than 145 programs at the College, the opportunities are vast. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin is launching a new partnership with Chippewa Valley

A Eau Claire man accused of setting fire to his own mobile home is pleading no contest to charges. The trailer on Revere Street was destroyed in the 2024 blaze. Investigators say that Patrick Bischel had recently been evicted.  No one was hurt in the fire.  Bischel has pleaded no contest to charges including reckless endangerment and been sentenced to three years of probation.

Emplify Health says they have reached their fundraising goal to open a specialized crisis unit inside the behavioral health department at their hospital in La Crosse.  Emplify had set a five-point-two-million-dollar goal for the effort.  The new unit will serve as an urgent care center for mental health emergencies.

Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden says he will be absent from the House for the next few days as he spends time with his wife who is undergoing a surgical procedure.  No other details about Mrs. Van Orden’s health have been released.  In a statement, the congressman says he is thankful for the understanding and support of his colleagues and constituents as his family deals with his wife’s serious medical issue.

The reward for a missing Eau Claire County puppy is now up to ten-thousand dollars.  The Boxx family says they were unloading groceries on New Year’s Eve at their Highway 27 home when the nearly five-month-old dog went missing.  Footprints and tire tracks found in the snow have led the family to suspect someone may have taken the dog. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13.

This weekend is Free Fishing weekend in Wisconsin. On January 17 and 18th, residents and nonresidents in Wisconsin can fish without a license or trout stamps. However, all other fishing regulations, like length limits and bag limits, still apply. And a reminder that the DNR does not monitor ice conditions, but local bait shops and fishing clubs are good sources for current conditions.

Republican state legislators outlined their plans for proposed statewide data centers in Wisconsin. They say the proposed legislation would protect farm land and water usage, while ensuring Wisconsinite’s electricity bills do not increase. Republicans add that the bill is not for or against data centers, but sets out rules and leaves the decision up to local municipalities. Large tech companies have plans to build data centers across Wisconsin. However, many Wisconsinites have expressed concern about the noise, a decrease in

WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network has launched a GoFundMe campaign.  It hopes to raise 250-thousand dollars needed to resume coverage of Wisconsin state government after suspending operations last month due to financial hardships.  The nonprofit organization stopped broadcasting on December 15th when it couldn’t sustain its nearly 800-thousand operating budget through donations.  The network has provided live, unedited coverage of the Wisconsin Legislature, executive branch and state Supreme Court since 2007.  Its large digital archive of state Capitol programming could be

 A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Film and Video Production course will launch at University of Wisconsin-Stout in summer 2026. The course, possibly a first-of-its-kind in the Universities of Wisconsin, was developed by a video production faculty trio – Keif Oss, Jonny Wheeler and Co O’Neill. Students in the course will produce a short narrative film, using AI tools from pre-production concepts to completion.  “It is certainly on the vanguard. We are moving beyond ‘allowing’ the use of AI in filmmaking to establish it as