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The search for that missing Manitowoc County boy took to the air yesterday. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) Police in Two Rivers called-in more than 70 drone pilots from across the state to help look for Elijah Vue. He’s been missing since February 20th. Yesterday’s search focused, in part, on the Shoto area. Police searched there on foot last week.  His mother’s boyfriend says he was watching the little boy when he disappeared. Both the boyfriend

There are replacements coming for the loss of healthcare options in western Wisconsin. Oakleaf Clinics yesterday said it will open four new locations in May. The new clinics will replace some of the Prevea clinics that are set to close. Oakleaf’s Chris Longbella says the new clinic will open in Cornell, Ladysmith, Menomonie, and Rice Lake. Prevea announced back in January that it is closing dozens of clinics this spring. Longbella says Oakleaf is also looking to expand urgent care

The Eau Claire County Humane Association’s old building is starting to come down. Crews started demolition yesterday. The Humane Association says it will take a few days to get everything down. Once the building is gone, the Humane Association plans to build a new building on the same site. The hope is to have that building open by summer. But you can meet your new best friend before then! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ANIMALS WAITING TO BE PETS!

The people who want to oust Wisconsin’s Republican assembly speaker say they are launching a new recall effort. The Recall Vos organizers yesterday said this effort will focus on Vos’ new legislative district. The Wisconsin Elections Commission says the last recall effort, in Vos’ old district, failed because organizers didn’t get enough signatures. Prosecutors in Racine County have opened an investigation into that recall effort after getting dozens of complaints from people who say their signatures were forged on recall

There’s a push at the Wisconsin Capitol to get driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in the state. State Representatives Clinton Anderson and Sylvia Ortiz-Velez yesterday introduced legislation that would allow people who are not in the country legally to get noncompliant REAL IDs when they do not have a social security number. The licenses and ID cards would give immigrants a valid form of ID, but would not allow them to vote. Anderson says giving people a driver’s license makes

Wisconsin will get twelve-million dollars to distribute between local school districts for mental health aid. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says it’ll distribute the federal funding to 40 school districts. State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly says the money will help Wisconsin schools pay for resources and staff. DPI says addressing students’ individual needs is a priority.

The heavy rain and snow in Wisconsin over the past week have put many areas above average for rain so far this year. The National Weather Service says Madison is a little more than an inch above average, same for Eau Claire. Much of the state had drought conditions since 2022. Last year, all 72 counties in Wisconsin were in drought. This is the first time since 2022 March rain totals have been above average.

Universities of Wisconsin is proposing a three-point-seven-five-percent tuition increase starting next year. UW President Jay Rothman says the increase aligns with recent inflation, and is necessary to maintain the university system’s quality of education. Seven of the universities are asking for additional increases for financial aid and hiring faculty. UW tuition hasn’t gone up in the past decade. Tuition increases will be considered by the Wisconsin Board of Regents on April fourth.

The inaugural Medical Academy Program, a “mini medical school” open to students and the public, will kick off Monday night in Centennial Hall (Room 1415) at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The program will run from 6-7:30 p.m. every Monday for the next six weeks and will feature presentations from Mayo Clinic Health System physicians in a collaborative effort between UW-Eau Claire and the award-winning health care provider. Mayo Clinic Health System physician Dr. Tim Young and UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James

Eau Claire Parks, Recreation & Forestry and Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. invite you to join in the 16th Annual“The Amazing Eau Claire Clean Up!” On Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon, community members will come together to perform an outdoor spring clean-up of our community. Volunteers will be assigned locations throughout the city, including community parks, neighborhood playgrounds, picnic areas, recreational trails and downtown to pick up litter and perform basic tasks of service. No special skills