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 University of Wisconsin-Stout construction management students competed against the nation’s top students during Associated Builders and Contractors’ hallmark annual event, the Construction Management Competition, held this spring in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ABC competition gives students a glimpse into the real world of construction, testing their project management, estimating, safety, quality control and presentation skills. This year’s project was the Salt Lake City Convention Center’s Hyatt Regency Hotel – a nearly 700,000-square-foot venue located in the heart of downtown. “The construction industry needs to

An officer involved in the deadly shooting of a suspect in Chippewa Falls is being cleared of any wrongdoing.  Chippewa Falls Police Department Sergeant James Luckey was pursuing a suspect on foot on the morning of April 9th when authorities say that individual, 44-year-old Bradley Barnum, appeared to pull a gun on the officer.  Luckey opened fire  — hitting Barnum — who later was revealed to have been carrying a BB gun.  Barnum died at the scene.  Chippewa County District

More details are emerging from a La Crosse stabbing incident that happened this past Friday night.  Twenty-eight-year-old Ivan Canchola-Garcia is charged with attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide in the incident that took place outside of a home on 16th Street South.  According to reports, the victim was the mother of the suspect’s eleven-month-old daughter and was holding the child during the attack.  The woman is expected to survive her injuries and the child was not hurt.

In La Crosse County, firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a house fire last night in Shelby.  Reports say a fire began in the basement of a Wedgewood Drive residence while people were inside upstairs.  Those individuals were able to evacuate without injury.  There has been no word on the cause of the fire.

Xcel Energy is reminding the public to stay out of restricted areas at the Cedar Falls Hydro facility near Menomonie following a recent increase in trespassing incidents in active construction zones, particularly as Memorial Day weekend approaches. Crews are currently working on a multi-year modernization project at the hydroelectric dam, and unauthorized access to the site—especially along the downstream causeway—has increased in recent weeks. Individuals have been observed bypassing barriers, entering active construction areas and accessing restricted parts of the

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a juvenile involved in a skid steer accident in rural New Auburn. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, along with the New Auburn Fire Department, Chetek Ambulance, and New Auburn First Responders, were dispatched to the scene. Despite lifesaving efforts, the juvenile succumbed to their injuries.

At 36, Josh Bowe knows a thing or two about adapting to change. A 2007 graduate of Chippewa Falls Senior High School, Bowe first attended a technical college straight out of high school, graduating in 2009, before beginning a career in the dairy equipment industry. After several years working on large mechanical projects, he joined Lippert, where he has spent the past 13 years growing from design engineer to senior design engineer. While working at Lippert, Bowe began writing small

The Wisconsin Mathematics Council, the Wisconsin Mathematics Education Foundation and the Madison Community Foundation announced that Nicholas Mohrhauser has been awarded the 2026 John Janty Memorial Scholarship.  Mohrhauser, of Hammond, received the third annual John Janty Memorial Scholarship on May 6 at the Wisconsin Mathematics Council Celebration Banquet in Green Lake.  He is a graduate of St. Croix Central High School and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls May 9 with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics education. Mohrhauser served as president of the mathematics

Wisconsin is joining 24 other states in suing the Trump administration over student loan limits for nursing students. The administration imposed new limits on federal student loans for graduation programs, letting a short list of professional degrees, like medicine and law, borrow more. The new rules exclude nursing, physical therapy and nurse anesthesia programs. Critics say it will price students out of advance practice roles and worsen the healthcare worker shortage. The Trump administration has argued most programs still fit

With Memorial Day ahead many of us are planning for the official kick off of summer with a parade, and the Eau Claire parade is among the local favorites. This year the theme for the parade and program is “From 1776 to Today:  Remembering the Brave”.   It is to honor the 250 years of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.   “From 1776 to Today: Remembering the Brave” honors the courage, sacrifice, and service of the men and women