Home

Residents interested in being aware of the various weather conditions throughout the county can get up-to-the-minute information through the new Eau Claire County Emergency Management Hazards Dashboard. Residents can view current weather alerts, flood outlooks and river levels, wildfire danger, and historicaldata, all on one website. The dashboard can be found WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. In addition to the dashboard, Eau Claire County Emergency Management has several opportunities for the public to increase their resilience to natural disasters. The

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is denying accusations of discrimination in a federal lawsuit. The suit was filed by Rochelle Hoffman, a former employee, who says she was discriminated against because she’s white. Along with denying they discriminated against Hoffman, the University denies that she was working in a hostile work environment. The university’s chancellor, Affirmative Action director, and Universities of Wisconsin are also named in the lawsuit.

Hundreds of Wisconsin employers and students will participate in new youth apprenticeship programs this year.  Governor Tony Evers says more than 400 students signed up for the business administration and education programs. Both career fields were added to the Youth Apprenticeship Program last September. Participants take one or two years to take classes about their chosen field while working outside of the classroom. Evers says more than eight-thousand students signed up statewide last school year.

It’s been said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Good thing for Powerball players, that concept does not apply to the Kwik Trip on 1223 E. Wisconsin St. in Portage. A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the Wisconsin retailer location for the Saturday, February 24 drawing. It is the second time in 25 days a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the store. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (3-8-40-53-58) plus the Powerball (3).

The Community Table Inc. in collaboration with the Cultivative Coalition is scheduled to host the 2nd Annual Black History Month Gala to center and materially support the Black community during Black History Month in celebration and solidarity of historical, current, and future contributions. The event will be Saturday March 2, 2024, from 4:30pm to 11:30pm at The Lismore Hotel. Proceeds from this event will be used to provide the Chippewa Valley Black Excellence Scholarship again next year and ensure the

ABOVE PHOTO: SkillsUSA students compete in the Urban Search and Rescue robotics event in UW-Stout’s Memorial Student Center.  More than 300 students from 36 middle school and high schools across the state participated in the SkillsUSA Regional Competition at University of Wisconsin-Stout, gaining hands-on skills in leadership and technology to prepare for their future careers in industry and business. Students competed in 28 events hosted by the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management on Feb. 22-23. Using CSTEMM labs’ industry-standard machinery, devices and software, competitors caught

The top candidates for the position of the 77th Alice in Dairyland will be announced by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) on Friday, March 1, 2024. After the March 1 press briefing, the top candidates will prepare for the three-day Alice in Dairyland Finals, which will be held May 2-4 in Door County. There, candidates will be evaluated by a three-member interview panel as they demonstrate their marketing skills and agricultural knowledge via TV and

Authorities are continuing to search for a missing Manitowoc County boy who hasn’t been seen since last Tuesday. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) No one is willing to give-up on the search for three-year-old Elijah Vue. His mother and her boyfriend were in court on Friday, they were ordered held on child neglect charges. Prosecutors have not filed any other charges at this point. Last week, the FBI joined the search, and was spotted searching through

There’s been a second person arrested in a UTV hit-and-run in Vernon County. Police in Westby say they arrested 21-year-old Robert Purvis for first-degree Reckless Endangerment. Police say he was riding in the UTV that hit and seriously injured a woman back on February 4th. A second suspect, 22 year old Mitchell McKittrick, was arrested at the time of the crash.

Police in Cudahy say they have a suspect in custody in a road rage shooting Saturday night. Officers announced the arrest yesterday. The victim, identified by his family as 41-year-old Eric Maddox, died Saturday night after police say he and another driver got into a fight. Witnesses say the two were arguing as they were driving down the street, they then stopped, and that’s when the shooting happened.