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Eau Claire is about to get a whole lot sweeter on Friday, May 5, when locally owned and operated Eau Claire Crumbl Cookies, located at 4008 Commonwealth Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54703, opens its doors. Store owners can’t wait to serve delicious treats to cookie connoisseurs in Crumbl’s perfectly postable Pink Boxes. The store is open from 8am–10pm on weekdays and 8am–12am on Fridays and Saturdays. Media, community members, and city officials are invited to join the celebration. Aside from

It’s 100 thousand-dollars bond for the man who allegedly made threats against a judge and the prosecutor in Chippewa County. Harley Alcala of Duluth was in court in Chippewa Falls yesterday for his first appearance on terroristic threat charges. The D.A. says Alcala threatened the court Tuesday morning. He was arrested on his way from Minnesota to the courthouse in Chippewa Falls. In fact, authorities had to call-in a SWAT team and a hostage negotiator to get him out of

The jury will get the case against the teenager accused of a violent rape of an elderly woman in Waukesha two years ago. Prosecutors called their final witnesses yesterday, and the teenager, Khalil Perry, opted not to testify. Perry is accused of kidnapping, robbing, and then sexually assaulting an 88-year-old woman outside of the Waukesha public library back in 2021. Yesterday, prosecutors played his interview with the police where he admitted to kidnapping and robbing the woman, but denied sexually

Could we see reaching across the aisle in Madison? The latest pitch for election reforms in Wisconsin has buy-in from both Republicans and Democrats. A group of lawmakers yesterday suggested new laws that would add security for poll workers, require military ID numbers for all military ballots in the state, stop local election managers from closing more than half of their polls, and would have the state cover the costs of special elections. Supporters say the idea is to make Wisconsin’s elections safer

Big money is coming to campus for dwarf stars. UW-Eau Claire is getting a big grant to look at the stars. Specifically, the school is getting a 526-thousand-dollar National Science Foundation grant to study white dwarf stars. Dr. William Wolf, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UW-Eau Claire, will lead a team this summer to do the research. The idea is to help map stars and use computer models that can run for almost anyone. The team will

Time to get local, grab a bouquet, and start your morning off with a trip to the Farmers Market. The market opens for its first weekend in Phoenix Park on Saturday. Organizers say they’ve worked hard over the past year to bring-in new vendors. There will be about 60 people selling this year, including a new pasta stall, a new cheese maker, and a new bakery. Load up on details WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

A new survey from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health shows drinking rates went up during the coronavirus pandemic.  The study says the highest increase happened during the first few months of the pandemic and in people between 21 and 40-years-old.  Twenty-three percent of respondents said they drank more from May to June of 2020.  University of Wisconsin points to added stress and anxiety brought on by the pandemic as a possible reason.

Tickets for the Great Taste of the Midwest craft beer festival go on sale this weekend.  In-person ticket sales are happening Sunday at seven different locations around Madison.  Then the lottery system starts Monday at 10:00 a.m., but this year you can enter the lottery online.  More information is available on the festival’s website, CLICK HERE TO FILL UP ON DETAILS.

Mike’s Star Market in Eau Claire, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for packaged poultry products sold online and at retail stores. The affected products include: The product labels carry a mark of inspection with establishment No. 787. Products were sold from Amanda’s Eggs and Poultry online store and retail store near Chippewa Falls, Wis., and possibly at other retail locations in the area. The smoked turkey breast and whole cut-up chicken products may carry an Amanda’s Eggs

Wisconsin’s attorney general is due in court later today to challenge the state’s century-old abortion law. A-G Josh Kaul will argue against the law which dates back to 1849 in a Dane County courtroom. He is expected to say lawmakers showed their intent on abortion with a plan in the mid-90s to allow for some abortions. The 1849 law allows only for abortions in cases to save a mother’s life. He is suing Sheboygan County’s D.A. over the law, but