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At 6:00pm on Sunday, February 11th, 2024, Officers from the Eau Claire Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 200 Block of E. Truman Ave. The caller advised the disturbance involved Shianne Larsen (DOB 06-05-1996) and her significant other. As officers were responding to the home, Fire Department personnel advised a person walked into Fire Station 5 with a stab wound to the chest. It was learned the victim had left the residence nearby to

Matt Thoms, 20, of Wilson, has always been smart about finances. While in high school, he picked up a job at an auto repair shop. After he graduated, he worked his way up at the shop to become a structural technician and then an autobody technician. “It’s an amazing opportunity to have with an employer that is dedicated to bringing people into their industry. It is one of the places I hope to get into as a new lineman. To

 We are waiting for more information about a weekend stabbing in Eau Claire. Police say it happened yesterday in the 200 block of East Truman Avenue. There are no details about who was stabbed or who did the stabbing. Eau Claire Police simply say the stabbing was an isolated incident, and said last night that there’s no ongoing threat to the public.

We’ve got a better sense of just how powerful last week’s tornado in southern Wisconsin was. The National Weather Service says the storm produced two tornadoes. One was an EF-1 in Green County, and the other was the EF-2 tornado that touched down near Evansville. That storm destroyed a couple of buildings, overturned farm equipment, and according to neighbors, killed four cows. Forecasters say the twisters were Wisconsin’s first-ever tornadoes in February.

Some of the nurses and medical staff who are set to lose their jobs this spring in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls have a new opportunity. Marshfield Clinic announced on Friday that it is expanding its labor and delivery facility in Eau Claire. Marshfield says its obstetrics unit currently has eight beds, that will jump to 20. Marshfield is also looking to hire more labor and delivery nurses. The clinic says they are planning a job fair to accept applications

It’s the latest sign of just how non-wintry this winter has been in Wisconsin. Organizers of the Snowshoe National Championships in Eau Claire changed this weekend’s race to a trail run because there’s no snow. The U.S. Snowshoe Association announced back in the fall that the national championships would be in Eau Claire, but at the time no one imagined there wouldn’t be any snow. Instead, teams ran through Lowes Creek County Park in their sneakers This is the first

Congressman Mike Gallagher says he will not seek re-election. Gallagher told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Saturday that he will leave Congress at the end of his current term to enter the private sector and spend more time with his family. The Republican from Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District is chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. In an interview with the Journal Sentinel, the 39-year-old Gallagher said, “I firmly don’t believe that the best use for

The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the downtown area of Eau Claire. On arrival, Engine 2 and Battalion 1 found a detached garage on Main Street on fire with a second garage situated closely behind it. The fire was extinguished with minimal damage to the second garage. Crews searched both structures and worked to salvage items for the home owner.  No injuries were reported.

Hello. Welcome to your Saturday. We’re glad you are here! Life. Let’s face it, sometimes it can pile up and feel overwhelming. Between the “to-do” lists, the daily pivots, and surprises around the corner, some days the stress can get to you. We get it. That’s why we try to intentionally slow things down a bit and start your weekend with a simpler “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a quick look back at events that happened on this weekend in

A federal court ruling banning a controversial herbicide is putting Wisconsin soybean farmers in a bind. Environmentalists rejoiced after a ban on weed preventer, dicamba, because of its dangers to plants when it drifts off-cite. Showing you different sides so you can decide, not everyone was pleased. Soybean farmers in Wisconsin, with just weeks to go before planting season, say they are now caught in a bind.  The property was effective in keeping nasty weeds away and because of that