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The Dunn County Aging and Disability Resource Center has a critical need for drivers to transport eligible residents to mainly medical appointments.   The ADRC Transportation Program is available for residents who are either over 60 years old or have a disability, and officials said many local veterans rely on this service to access essential healthcare and other critical appointments.  The program usually had enough drivers before the pandemic hit, said ADRC Manager Tracy Fischer, adding, “Now, we are down to one driver.”  Volunteers use their own vehicles and receive

University of Wisconsin-Stout is gearing up for the start of the 2025-26 academic year and is already welcoming some student groups to campus. Blue Devil fall athletes are reporting to their sports camps, including more than 300 soccer, volleyball, cross country, tennis, golf, dance, and cheer athletes, as well as the 152-player-strong football team that reported to camp on Aug. 13. Season tickets for the 2025 Blue Devils fall sports seasons are on sale. “This is my favorite time of the

The criminal case against an Alma man faces charges in relation to a deadly vehicle crash in Buffalo County is moving forward.  Thirty-five-year-old Luke Larson is charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and second-degree recklessly endangering safety.  Prosecutors say on September 27th of last year, Larson was driving his pickup truck along State Highway 35 near Markey Bluff Road in Nelson when he allegedly crossed the centerline, hitting two motorcyclists.  Both victims were pronounced dead at the

Bond is being set at ten thousand dollars for a man charged in an Eau Claire homicide.  Nineteen-year-old Du’Marion Stogner is accused in the January 25th shooting death of 21-year-old Andre Simmons.  New charges were filed against Stogner in recent days after a review of his phone videos and social media accounts.  One video reportedly showed him and another man involved in an attack on a homeless man on a bridge.  Stogner pleaded not guilty yesterday to the new charge

Not guilty is the plea of a man charged in connection with a Holmen homicide.  Jacob Klaver is accused of killing Josh Pigney in June of 2024.  Pigney was found dead inside a Granum Street home of what was later determined to be strangulation and blunt force trauma.  Klaver’s plea came yesterday on a charge of first degree intentional homicide.

One additional charge is filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting children in Barron County.  Prosecutors say five victims have reported abuse at the hands of 82-year-old Robert Karstensen.  He was initially charged in Eau Claire County in June, but an additional charge of repeated sexual assault of the same child was filed in Barron County yesterday.  The new charge comes after a now-36-year-old victim described abuse be Karstensen at the Chetek River Campground when she was six or

Officials in Chippewa County want residents and business owners to be prepared for the possibility of heavy rainfall tonight and tomorrow.  BELOW IS ADDTIONAL INFORMATION FROM Sheriff Travis Hakes: The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Chippewa County Highway Department want to inform Chippewa County Residents that with the possibility of heavy rainfall late Friday August 15, and Saturday August 16 2025; we are making sand bags available. The Emergency Management Division of the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office

Another Democrat is announcing his run for Wisconsin Governor in 2026.  Ryan Strnad is a union member and longtime vendor at American Family Field.  He’s expected to officially announce his run next Wednesday.  Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, who was elected in 2022 was the first person to announce her campaign after incumbent Governor Tony Evers said he will not run again.

Applications are being accepted in the City of Eau Claire from people interested in being community service workers.  Specifically, folks interested in snow plowing are needed.  The deadline for application is this Sunday.  More details are available WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Governor Tony Evers has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help Wisconsin assess flood damages.  Reports from the state’s EMA said Wisconsin met the federal threshold to receive federal aid.  Evers says the damage is extensive, adding that it’s critical that Wisconsin gets the federal resources it needs to respond to its communities.  Southeast Wisconsin was hit with heavy rains on August 9th, and floodwaters destroyed football fields, flooded businesses and totaled cars.