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Authorities are sharing the name of a motorcyclist who died after a recent accident in La Crosse.  Thirty-seven-year-old Nicholas Smythe was riding near 33rd Street and Mormon Coulee Road on October 2nd when he side-swiped a truck that was pulling a trailer.  Smythe later died at a local hospital.

Eau Claire City Council is looking for ways to increase revenue.  City officials say that money coming into the city coffers is down compared to the rate of inflation in recent years.  Council is considering possible changes to parking and other fees.  A vote on a new city budget is expected on November 11th.

A Wisconsin farmer won big at a global pumpkin competition in Minnesota.  Jim Ford’s pumpkin had the heaviest pumpkin at the Stillwater Harvest Fest over the weekend.  The pumpkin weighed nearly 25-hundred pounds.  Ford says growing early and keeping it healthy played a big role in keeping the pumpkin huge. 

More than 130 million dollars in Wisconsin clean energy-related projects are at risk as the Trump administration moves to cut up to 24 billion dollars in projects originally approved by the Biden administration.  The Wisconsin grants on the list are a mix of projects that help boost energy efficiency, including supporting the expansion of energy storage battery systems. 

The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard will be going through flight training in the Madison area this week. The training will take place Tuesday through Thursday. Most training will occur during the day, but the DMA says pilots and maintenance personnel are required to have nighttime hours. The flight paths for the training have been designed to minimize noise to area residents, but the planes may still be seen and heard during this time.

Eau Claire received a 300-thousand dollar donation from the Jane Honadel Estate for amenities at Mount Simon Park.  The money will go to new playground equipment and a pavilion.  The new playground equipment will start arriving Monday and construction will last just over a week. The pavilion will be next year.

Eau Claire has set a closing date for the Graham Riverside Parking Deck for the winter due to safety concerns.  The upper deck will close on November 1st.  The lower level will remain open until March 1st of next year.

The Wisonsin Economic Development Corporation is accepting applications for its Fabrication Laboratories Grant Program.  The grant program supports hands-on science. technology, engineering, arts and math education by assisting public school districts with equipment purchases for instructional and educational fab labs.  The deadline for applying is January 15th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

The Eau Claire County Department of Human Services, in collaboration with  Community United for Families (CUFF), invites community members to a Club House Cocktail Reception  introducing the 2026 launch of Safe Families for Children – Chippewa Valley.  The event will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 4–7 PM at the Eau Claire Golf &  Country Club, located at 828 Club View Lane in Altoona, WI. Attendees are encouraged to  bring a friend or colleague who would like to

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a backyard poultry flock in Racine County. Birds at the site were depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. H5N1 HPAI viruses are highly contagious and often fatal to domestic poultry. Caused by influenza type A viruses, the disease varies in severity depending on the strain and species affected. The disease can be spread by contact with infected