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Changes power up the parking lot downtown. Eau Claire County has added 3- level 2, dual port EV chargers able to charge up to 6 vehicles at the back of the Oxford Avenue parking lot(Lot A) at the Government Center (721 Oxford Ave., Eau Claire). The ports are serviced by ZEF Energy Inc. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ON EV CHARGING STATIONS.

On Sunday, September 17, 2023, a burglary occurred at Lake Hallie Storage (11174 18th Ave). The lock was cut on the unit and the operator of the vehicle proceeded to steal several power tools and an air conditioner from the unit, for a total loss of over $1,000. The power tools do not have any serial numbers and there were no distinguishing features about them to make them easily identifiable as the victim’s tools. You cannot clearly see the suspect,

ABOVE PHOTO: Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jerome Fjeld, Navy Office of Community Outreach “If you are willing to put in the hard work it will always pay, even if it isn’t always right away.” Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Minor, a native of Boyceville, Wisconsin, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Minor graduated in 2011 from Boyceville High School. The skills and values needed to succeed

The investigation into Chippewa County’s new sheriff will continue. The County Board last night voted to continue the investigation into Travis Hakes. There’s no new information in the case, but some supervisors want to see if they can find something new. Hakes is facing criticism after the investigation found he sent sexually suggestive memes to a former 911 dispatcher. The sheriff says he’s done nothing wrong, and says his political opponents are driving the investigation. Chippewa County’s board is considering

Deputies in Buffalo County are investigating the cause of a rollover crash that spilled thousands of gallons of manure. It happened last night near the Town of Nelson. Deputies say they found the truck on fire, and the 63-year-old driver dead inside.  The crash spilled about five thousand gallons of manure. Crews are not saying how long it will take to clean the spill up, or what kind of environmental issues may come next.

There’s an open seat on the Eau Claire County Board, and now supervisors are looking to fill it. The county yesterday said it is accepting applications to fill the term of former supervisor Judy Gatlin, which runs till the middle of April next year. The district is made up of the town of Washington, and parts of the city of Eau Claire. Anyone interested in being appointed to the board needs to have their application to the county by Friday

The latest standardized test scores for Wisconsin public school students are better than they’ve been in years, but they’re still not good, and they’re still not to where kids were before the coronavirus. The Department of Public Instruction released the test scores yesterday. Just 39 percent  of kids are at grade level in English, and not quite 38 percent are grade level in math. Those numbers are up compared to the past few years, but are not to where kids

Wisconsin’s governor is asking to play a role in creating the State’s new political maps. Governor Tony Evers yesterday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court if he could intervene in the lawsuit over Wisconsin’s current political maps. The governor says the people should get to choose their elected officials, and accuses the Republican drawn maps of doing the opposite. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about new political maps next month. A number of progressive groups want the

There is a warning about a spike in syphilis cases in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday issued a memo to health care providers in the state warning them that syphilis cases are on the rise. DHS says syphilis cases jumped 19 percent from 2021 to 2022. DHS says the increase is concerning because more cases are showing up that are affecting babies, teens, and adult women. DHS’ memo asks local doctors to be more aware, and offer

Speaker’s Task Force on AI will hold  a meeting later today at the Capitol in Madison. One of Google’s directors of engineering is set to testify, as are representatives from the National Conference of State legislatures who are expected to tell Wisconsin lawmakers how other states are dealing with the challenges of AI. The task force is looking to study AI before making any recommendations about possible new laws.