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The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley announced its summer initiative to promote health and wellnessthroughout the community. Starting June 10th, the Chippewa Falls YMCA will host a series of FREE fitness classes at Riverfront Park, available to all community members. The classes will run from June 10 through August 23 and are designed to cater to a wide range of fitness levels and interests. Classes will be held daily, Monday through Friday, offering a perfect chance for community members to

On Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 10:46pm, Deputies from the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Village of Fairchild for a stabbing incident involving one male victim and one suspect. The victim was transported by EMS to an area hospital. The victim is currently listed in stable condition.  Authorities believe this was an isolated incident and the public is not in any danger. The suspect fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival and is described as being

The owner of an Eau Claire beauty shop who is accused of touching his clients says he’s innocent. Chris Devlin pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges yesterday, Investigators say he assaulted clients, and took inappropriate pictures of them while he was working at Renew Aesthetics. Eau Claire Police say six victims have come forward so far. Devlin is due back in court in September.

Nine people who worked at the prison in Waupun, including the former warden, are now facing charges in connection to two inmates’ deaths. The sheriff in Dodge County announced the arrests and charges against former warden  Randall Hepp and other prison employees yesterday. They are being charged with misconduct in office and abuse of inmates. The two deaths the group is being charged for are part of four deaths at the prison in Waupun over the past two years. One

Chippewa Falls says the owner of a downtown building that partially collapsed has to fix it, or tear it down. A city inspector yesterday issued a raze or repair order for the building that’s home to the Iris Boutique. That’s the building where the upstairs apartment collapsed into the back of the boutique earlier this week. No one was hurt. Inspectors are not saying just what happened to cause the collapse. The building’s owner has 60 days to decide what

Two Chippewa Falls firefighters and a city worker needed to be rescued yesterday after their boat got stuck on the edge of the Glen Loch Dam in Chippewa Falls. The three were placing safety buoys near the dam when their boat got caught-up by the current. The trio spent about two hours on the lip of the dam while other firefighters set-up rescue ropes. Chippewa Falls firefighters say all of the recent rains have made the river near the dam

Eau Claire is looking at maybe making some changes to downtown’s parking, but not right away. The city brought in a consultant to look at the changes in downtown Eau Claire since the coronavirus outbreak. The consultant says downtown Eau Claire has boomed, and that means there are different needs for parking. Folks who live or work downtown say they’d like to see more parking. Deputy city manager Dave Solberg says there are no plans for any immediate changes, but

Five new mental health crisis centers are open today in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services says the crisis stabilization facilities will be used to help people who don’t need to be hospitalized, but can’t stay in their communities. That includes people with substance abuse and mental health crises can use these services.  The department set aside ten-million dollars in 2021 to fund the facilities.

Wisconsin workers are getting higher wage increases this year compared to last. New data from the ADP Research Institute says workers who stayed with an employer for longer than 12 months had wages five-point-three percent higher than the same time last year. ADP says younger workers are getting higher pay growth than older age groups. Median annual pay is listed at 59-thousand dollars.

A man in Dane County will go to prison for 14 years for shooting a police officer. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Jeremy Wilz tried to rob a liquor store in Marshall last summer. Officers arrived and were chasing him when Wilz shot the officer. The officer survived. Wilz will also have ten years of probation once his sentence is complete.