715Newsroom.com

07:19 pm
11 July 2025
  • Home
  • WHO WE ARE
  • WHAT YOU HEARD
    • LOCAL NEWS
  • WHERE YOU HEARD IT
  • HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
  • NEWS MAKERS PODCAST
  • 715 Forever Home Follow-Ups
  • Home
  • WHO WE ARE
  • WHAT YOU HEARD
    • LOCAL NEWS
  • WHERE YOU HEARD IT
  • HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
  • NEWS MAKERS PODCAST
  • 715 Forever Home Follow-Ups
  • Friday Feel Good: Beyond the Dog Days of Summer

    Friday Feel Good: Beyond the Dog Days of Summer

  • Sex Offender to be Released in Menomonie

    Sex Offender to be Released in Menomonie

  • Accused Nurse Takes Plea Deal

    Accused Nurse Takes Plea Deal

State Seeking Input on HWY 124 Bridge Repair

State Seeking Input on HWY 124 Bridge Repair

Higher Price Tag for Higher Education: UW Tuition Hikes Approved

Higher Price Tag for Higher Education: UW Tuition Hikes Approved

Victims, Suspect Identified in WI Double Homicide

Victims, Suspect Identified in WI Double Homicide

BRIDGE CLOSED OVER LAKE WISSOTA

BRIDGE CLOSED OVER LAKE WISSOTA

News | July 22, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The County Highway S bridge over Lake Wissota in Chippewa County is closed today.  The bridge is closed for construction…
GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON

GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON

News | July 22, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Thousands of people are still without power because of severe storms over the weekend.  According to Barron Electric, most outages…
STORMS RUMBLE, CLEAN UP CONTINUES

STORMS RUMBLE, CLEAN UP CONTINUES

News | July 22, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Towns and cities across Wisconsin are getting a bit more help to clean-up after the latest round of severe weather.  Governor Tony…
THREE KILLED IN ST. CROIX CO. CRASH

THREE KILLED IN ST. CROIX CO. CRASH

News | July 22, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The sheriff in St. Croix County says a missing stop sign may be to blame for a deadly crash last…
CAN’T STOP THE HOP? MKE STREETCAR HITS RED LIGHT

CAN’T STOP THE HOP? MKE STREETCAR HITS RED LIGHT

News | July 22, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A watchdog in Madison says it doesn’t make sense to spend road money on Milwaukee’s streetcar.  Mike Nichols with the…
WI PRIESTS IDENTIFIED IN ABUSE CASES

WI PRIESTS IDENTIFIED IN ABUSE CASES

News | July 22, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
You can add 22 more names to the list of priests in Wisconsin who are accused of abusing children.  The St. Norbert…
EC RIVER RESCUE NEAR BOYD PARK

EC RIVER RESCUE NEAR BOYD PARK

News | July 21, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Sunday afternoon river rescue serves as a reminder to be careful when heading out. The Eau Claire Fire Department…
CREWS RESPOND TWICE TO SAME FIRE LOCATION

CREWS RESPOND TWICE TO SAME FIRE LOCATION

News | July 21, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A fire in Rice Lake had crews out twice to the same location over the weekend. It was on Friday…
SEVERE WEATHER HITS OUR AREA

SEVERE WEATHER HITS OUR AREA

News | July 21, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Structural damage, death and personal injury are the result of strong storms in Wisconsin yesterday.  Wausau fire crews say a lightning strike…
WEATHER A FACTOR IN DEADLY CRASH

WEATHER A FACTOR IN DEADLY CRASH

News | July 19, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
One person is dead after a two-car crash on Highway 53 near Whitehall.  First responders found a car in a…
«‹2233223422352236223722382239›»

EMAIL YOU THE NEWS?

Where we’re at and when:

Address
944 Harlem Street  Altoona, WI. 54720

Hours
News happens all the time, right?

Looking for something? Type it here and let’s see what we can find.

About This Site

This is a place where you can learn about what is happening in the Chippewa Valley and beyond.

Get news and more…In a way that doesn’t put you to sleep.

Life is hard.

Staying up to date should be easy.

the 715 newsroom is:

LIVE and LOCAL.

Hooray radio!

You can hear us every day on these Midwest Family Broadcasting stations:

  • WAXX 104.5 (Country types)
  • I-94 The “Cool Mom”station
  • 98.1 Greatest Hits
  • 92.9 THE X (Rock Types)
  • 105.1 Sports Talk

 

We love radio. We love what we do and we hope you do too.