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Another snapshot of voters in Wisconsin will be released next week.  Marquette Law School will release a poll next Wednesday that will show how voters feel about the state heading into the election.  Pollsters say the new poll will provide insight on whether voters think the state is on the right track, and will show how they feel about the candidates for governor and U.S. Senate.

The city of Eau Claire is waiting to see if it will be getting more money before deciding on next year’s budget.  The city council last night agreed to hold-off on its second public budget hearing until after the election.  There was supposed to be a hearing on Monday, November 7th.  But that’s one day before voters will decide on the city’s nearly one-and-a-half million-dollar per-year tax increase.  City Manager Stephanie Hirsch says if that referendum fails the next city

Northwestern Wisconsin continues to be the only part of the state with coronavirus worries.  The latest numbers from the CDC show six counties in the far northwestern corner of the state all have high coronavirus activity levels.  Most of the rest of the state is rated as having low levels.  Milwaukee and the WOW counties have medium levels.  No one is saying why the northwestern counties are seeing elevated coronavirus numbers, though it could be because of their small populations.  The CDC

Winners of Downtown Eau Claire’s Jump Start Downtown Business Competition were announcedon Thursday afternoon during an awards lunch at Forage, 403 S Barstow St. “We had an especially strong slate of applicants this year,” said Aaron White, Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. Executive Director. “With seven applicants, this was also the second-highest number of participants in the program’s 17-year history, and we think that is really good news. Interest in establishing a business downtown remains high, and a thriving business core

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, but that doesn’t mean we’re stuck in the dark. Embrace winter and its shorter days by joining the Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Division’s Third Annual Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights! Registration is now open for the Third Annual Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights. Residents and commercial businesses in the Eau Claire and Altoona School Districts are invited to decorate the exteriors of their home or business for

 A man accused of killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student back in 2008 pleads guilty in the case.  David Kahl pleaded guilty this morning to first-degree intentional homicide.  He’s accused of killing Brittany Zimmerman at an apartment on West Doty Street.  Kahl has a plea agreement with the state that will allow him to petition for supervised released after 20 years in prison.  That decision will be made at a later date.

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, will be stepping up traffic enforcement during the remainder of 2022 through September 2023. “Lack of Seatbelt use is one of the primary factors contributing to fatalities in traffic crashes. It is far more likely you will be injured in a crash if you are not wearing your seatbelt.” Sheriff James Kowalczyk. The Sheriff’s Office will work with the Chippewa Falls police department, Cadott police department, Cornell police department and Stanley police department to increase

ABOVE PHOTO: Dale Evans and Anna Evans Bartz, front row center, of EVCO Plastics meet with students and professors in UW-Stout’s plastics engineering lab after donating $100,000 to support projects that improve sustainability within the industry. National and worldwide efforts to improve sustainability in the plastics industry are receiving a boost from University of Wisconsin-Stout, thanks to a major donation by EVCO Plastics. The Wisconsin-based company, which has 12 facilities in two states and two foreign countries, has given $100,000 to

Calling all PumpKINGS and Scream Queens! Whether you love all things haunted and creepy, or prefer more merry than scary there is something for everyone in our community this Halloween weekend. Trick-or-treating returns to area businesses, campuses, and neighborhoods. The doors open on haunted houses and parties invite the bigger kids in for a night of fright. CLICK HERE FOR A FULL CALENDER OF LCOAL HALLOWEEN EVENTS

 A new report says Wisconsin shouldn’t have to pay 240 million-dollars if a new casino opens in Kenosha.  The report from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau says the “‘financial risk to the state” is not as big under the latest gambling compact with the Forest County Potawatomi as it was under the last.  The old agreement with the tribe could have cost Wisconsin 243 million-dollars in compensation if a new casino opened within 50 miles of the tribe’s Milwaukee casino.  The report says the new