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  • Stamp Out Hunger This Saturday

    Stamp Out Hunger This Saturday

  • New Pope Has Midwest Connections

    New Pope Has Midwest Connections

  • Altoona Police Investigate Car Break Ins

    Altoona Police Investigate Car Break Ins

Tomah High School Threat Deemed Not Credible

Tomah High School Threat Deemed Not Credible

Calling All Foodies!

Calling All Foodies!

DNR Sets Sights on Shooting Range Improvements

DNR Sets Sights on Shooting Range Improvements

CARES Act to Help WI Tourism Industry

CARES Act to Help WI Tourism Industry

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
A stimulus grant program is announced to help the tourism industry.  Governor Tony Evers says today that eight-million dollars in…
Bucky Ranks in Top 20 Schools

Bucky Ranks in Top 20 Schools

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked among the top 20-best public schools in the nation. U.S. News and World Report released…
Extension Granted in Peggs Case

Extension Granted in Peggs Case

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
There’s new evidence in the case of a former Altoona superintendent. Dan Peggs is facing several federal charges for trafficking…
EC Schools Request Books

EC Schools Request Books

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Eau Claire schools are asking families to return schoolbooks from last year. The school says they’re happy to accept books…
Coronavirus Cases Trend Younger, Hospitalizations Older

Coronavirus Cases Trend Younger, Hospitalizations Older

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
 The graph that tracks the coronavirus in Wisconsin shows two differences between older and younger people. The state’s Department of Health Services…
Ballot Questions Remain in WI

Ballot Questions Remain in WI

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Ballots are supposed to be in the mail as of Thursday, but Wisconsin’s clerks don’t know what the final ballot will…
ECPD Updates Policies, Aims For Community Connection

ECPD Updates Policies, Aims For Community Connection

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Police in Eau Claire say they’ve changed or updated 20 policies since George Floyd’s death at the end of May.…
UW Campuses Redirect Amid Coronavirus

UW Campuses Redirect Amid Coronavirus

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Less than a month after moving-in, some UW-Madison students are heading back home. The university on Friday said some students…
Western Wildfires Affect Western WI Skies

Western Wildfires Affect Western WI Skies

News | September 14, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
The fires in California, Oregon, Colorado and other western states are coloring the sky in western Wisconsin. Forecasters say smoke from…
Marshfield Chase Exceeds 100mph

Marshfield Chase Exceeds 100mph

News | September 13, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
A chase leads to the arrest in Marshfield. It was just before 10:45 on Sunday morning when a Marshfield Police…
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