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A lawsuit has been filed against a UW-Eau Claire chancellor for racial discrimination. Olga Diaz, who served as Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Student Affairs from June 2021 until November 2022, filed the suit. She says Chancellor Jim Schmidt asked her to resign from her position for being a distraction and losing support of her team. Diaz says this happened after she supported Rochelle Hoffman, who also filed a suit against the university for racial discrimination. The University

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout Coach KJ Wheeler talks with senior Kiara Brown during the WIAC/regional meet March 9 when the Blue Devils qualified for the national tournament.  The 22 members of the University of Wisconsin-Stout women’s gymnastics team are ready to enjoy their ride to the national meet this week, even if it does involve a 16-hour bus trip. “You work so hard for so long. It’s just really exciting to be able to show what you’re capable of doing at nationals…” The

A judge sentenced an Eau Claire man to prison for his meth-fueled rampage last Halloween. The judge yesterday gave Cole Evenson 13 months in prison for threatening to burn a woman’s house down, then breaking into another home and destroying a TV. Police say Evenson was high and naked at the time. He’s also accused of killing his roommate’s dog. As part if the sentence, Evenson must remain completely sober.

After four weeks, there’s finally word of a clue in the search for that missing Manitowoc County boy. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) Police in Two Rivers yesterday said they found a blanket belonging to three-year-old Elijah Vue ‘early’ in their investigation. No one is saying when that was, but investigators say the blanket was found about four miles away from the apartment Elijah was last seen at. No one is saying anything about forensic evidence

There is a death investigation at Devil’s Lake State Park. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said they got a report of a dead body at the park. The investigation does not appear to be related to James Yoblonski, the 13-year-old who disappeared into the park last summer. DNR wardens say the person who died registered a campsite and was found dead there. The DNR says there’s no sign of foul play, and says there’s no threat to the

Police in Wausau say they need two more officers to keep-up with the city’s homeless boom. Police Chief Matt Barnes told a city council committee last night that Wausau’s homeless population has essentially doubled in the past five months, and he says the current police force cannot keep-up. He says he needs more officers to deal with calls from the rest of the city as well.

Governor Evers was in our area as he stopped in Eau Claire to talk budgets and closures. The governor yesterday said Wisconsin Republicans are blocking his plan to spend 15 million-dollars on hospitals throughout the Chippewa Valley. The money was originally earmarked for the area’s other emergency rooms once Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls close on Friday. The governor says he changed that plan so hospitals had more flexibility to spend the

With the exit of HSHS Hospitals and Prevea clinics set to close, there are many questions ahead as the future of healthcare in our community begins to take shape. Beyond that though, there are many stories of those continuing to provide care, give back and connect. Here is one of those stories. “We chose to volunteer in healthcare, knowing what they’d been through during the height of the pandemic…” During the course of his four-hour shift with Speedy Transport Escort

In-person absentee voting begins across Wisconsin tomorrow (Tues) for the presidential primary and two constitutional amendments. Even though President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have gotten the delegates needed for presumptive nomination, Wisconsinites can still cast their votes. The amendments up for vote include one that would restrict private grant money use in state election administration. The second will only allow election officials that are designated by law to oversee elections. Voters can go to their local absentee

A father and son are seriously injured after an ATV crash in western Wisconsin. Emergency crews responded to the scene in Muscoda on Saturday night. The two victims on the ATV were taken to emergency rooms in the area before they were airlifted to Madison and La Crosse. People who saw the crash say the ATV was traveling quickly and crashed into a trailer that was hauled by a pickup truck.