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It’s the final preseason tune-up for the Packers. Green Bay takes on Kansas City tonight. Most of the Packers’ starts are expected to either sit or play just a few plays tonight. After this, the Packers will start the regular season on September 11th against the Vikings.

A pedestrian crash turns deadly in Eau Claire. On August 23, 2022, at 7:50a.m., the Eau Claire Police Department and Eau Claire Fire Department responded to the area of Fairfax Street and Damon Street for a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. EMS performed CPR on the pedestrian. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital, where he later died. The pedestrian has been identified as 93 year old Jonathon P. Schaller. The crash is under investigation by the

The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) headquarters conducted a patching ceremony to officially induct volunteers from outside of the 157th into the brigade for their upcoming mobilization. The headquarters company will mobilize this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa to enhance partnership and stability in the region. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE AND PICTURES OF THE EVENT.

Through Component #2 of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Recovery Assistance Grant Program,Eau Claire County has awarded 24 grants totaling $1,763,500 to County business and nonprofitorganizations to fund greater community pandemic recovery efforts. A total of 59 applications were submitted, and the proposed projects addressed a wide variety of needs and efforts to assist with pandemic relief for the greater community. A complete list of the grant recipients is available on the County’s website WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

As we get ready for the morning shuffle of breakfast, backpacks and buses it can come with some added stress for families. If you have recently moved or are planning a move soon, there are certain things you can do to help kids transition along the way. CLICK here for more information about the moving process with little ones and some big help in easing that process. They even offer a checklist! Who doesn’t love a list?

 Wisconsin’s governor wants to cut taxes and the price of gas. Governor Tony Evers yesterday announced a plan to cut taxes by about 600 million-dollars. He wants to use some of the state’s record five billion-dollar surplus to pay for tax cuts for families who make under 150 thousand-dollars a year. The governor also wants to end Wisconsin’s minimum mark-up law which adds about 30 cents to the price of gas. Republican lawmakers say the governor’s new plan is just an

A former jail guard in Jackson County is headed behind bars for sexually assaulting an inmate. A judge yesterday sentenced former jailer Bret Noltner to one year in jail. Prosecutors say Noltner would take the female prisoner out of her cell, then hide from security cameras while they had sex. In addition to the jail time, Noltner will have to register as a sex offender for 15 years.

Two years ago today Wisconsin was waking-up to the aftermath of the first night of protests and riots in Kenosha following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake was shot two years ago yesterday after fighting with police, trying to get into his ex’s SUV, and finally reaching for a knife. That shooting touched off three days of protests and riots that burned parts of Kenosha. The violence wouldn’t end until Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and wounded a third. As

 You’re going to hear more about legalizing marijuana ahead of the November election . The head of the UW-Eau Claire College Democrats yesterday launched a Vote Yes campaign designed to get people to vote for the non-binding referendum on pot that’ll be on the ballot this fall. Matthew Lehner said voters need to tell lawmakers in Madison how they feel about legalized marijauna. Critics say the pot question is simply an attempt to get more people to vote in this

The last house near the Foxconn development has finally sold, for nearly a million-dollars. The Mount Pleasant village board on Monday voted to buy Kim and Jim Mahoney’s home near the development for 950 thousand-dollars. That includes just over 750 thousand-dollars for the home, and another nearly 200 thousand-dollars in relocation expenses. The Mahoney’s fought for five years to get what they say was a fair price for their home near the still-being-built Foxconn site. They were the last home