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  • Education Designed for the Future: UW-Stout to host global Polytechnic Summit, May 18-21

    Education Designed for the Future: UW-Stout to host global Polytechnic Summit, May 18-21

  • The Plot Thickens: New Book Vending Machine at Flynn Elementary School

    The Plot Thickens: New Book Vending Machine at Flynn Elementary School

  • WI Judge Set to Appear in Court, Lawmakers Focus on Immigration, Enforcement

    WI Judge Set to Appear in Court, Lawmakers Focus on Immigration, Enforcement

New Report Looks at Local Health Trends

New Report Looks at Local Health Trends

Wisconsin Man Facing Homicide Charges After Investigation

Wisconsin Man Facing Homicide Charges After Investigation

More Details Emerge About Deadly Milwaukee Fire

More Details Emerge About Deadly Milwaukee Fire

Eau Claire Man Picks Up 5th OWI

Eau Claire Man Picks Up 5th OWI

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
An Eau Claire man is charged with his fifth drunk driving offense. Online court records show 27-year-old Devon Thronson was…
Local Park Awarded

Local Park Awarded

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Chippewa Falls’ Riverfront Park is award winning. The Wisconsin Main Street organization gave Riverside Park the 2019 award for best public improvement.…
Courts Dump Septic Lawsuit

Courts Dump Septic Lawsuit

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
A northern Wisconsin man who fell in his own septic tank loses a lawsuit against the company that recently worked on it.…
Violence in Kenosha Turns Deadly Overnight

Violence in Kenosha Turns Deadly Overnight

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
At least one person is dead and two injured after an overnight shooting amid protests in Kenosha.  Police haven’t confirmed…
WI Coronavirus Cases Trend Downward

WI Coronavirus Cases Trend Downward

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
More people continue to test positive for the coronavirus in Wisconsin, but that number is falling. The state’s Department of Health…
Madison Sees More Violence

Madison Sees More Violence

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Madison Police had to use tear gas to break-up that city’s latest night of violence. A group of hundreds gathered…
Lawsuit Challenges Governors Power

Lawsuit Challenges Governors Power

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
While the lawsuit from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty focuses on the state’s mask requirement, the group says the case…
Classes Shift for Online Learning

Classes Shift for Online Learning

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Some teachers in Eau Claire are getting new subjects along with their new class of students this fall. Superintendent Mike…
Local Connection at RNC

Local Connection at RNC

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Cows, milk, and northwestern Wisconsin got their time in the spotlight on Night Two of the Republican National Convention. Burnett County dairy…
Ready “FUR” a Buddy?

Ready “FUR” a Buddy?

News | August 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
There’s a push to empty the cages at the Eau Claire Humane Association. Executive Director Shelley Janke wants to adopt-out…
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