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  • Looking Local: Altoona Man Turns Life Around, Will Graduate from CVTC

    Looking Local: Altoona Man Turns Life Around, Will Graduate from CVTC

  • Health Department to Begin beach Water Quality Testing

    Health Department to Begin beach Water Quality Testing

  • ClearSky Health Announces Plans for EC Hospital

    ClearSky Health Announces Plans for EC Hospital

Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation

Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation

City of Clear Water Receives Payment for Water Contamination

City of Clear Water Receives Payment for Water Contamination

Empty Bowls Returns for 25th Year

Empty Bowls Returns for 25th Year

LOCAL POLICE CHIEF PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO HUNTING VIOLATIONS

LOCAL POLICE CHIEF PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO HUNTING VIOLATIONS

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
A public official in Bloomer is being cited with three hunting violations.  The Chippewa Herald says Police Chief and Chippewa…
COMMUNITY SERVES UP CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

COMMUNITY SERVES UP CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
Grace Lutheran Communities is doing its part to give back to the community this holiday season.  WEAU reports more than…
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS!

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS!

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
Barron native Chris Kroeze is celebrating his second place finish on NBC’s The Voice.  The 27-year-old came up short of…
POTENTIAL JURORS ELIMINATED IN LOCAL CASE

POTENTIAL JURORS ELIMINATED IN LOCAL CASE

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
Some potential jurors are being eliminated in a high-profile Eau Claire County case. Michelle Mayer is accused of letting people sexually…
CHIPPEWA FALLS MAN FACING CHARGES AFTER VEHICLE CHASE

CHIPPEWA FALLS MAN FACING CHARGES AFTER VEHICLE CHASE

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Chippewa Falls man is facing new charges related to a vehicle chase.  Girard Jones is facing three counts of…
EARLY VOTING LAW HEADED FOR FEDERAL COURT?

EARLY VOTING LAW HEADED FOR FEDERAL COURT?

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
Local representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties are weighing in on a new law restricting early voting.  The law…
VAPING LIGHTS UP

VAPING LIGHTS UP

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
The impact of youth vaping is being felt in Eau Claire.  A local Youth Risk Behavior Study completed in 2017…
LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE OUTBREAK CLAIMS 3 AT UW HOSPITAL

LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE OUTBREAK CLAIMS 3 AT UW HOSPITAL

News | December 19, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
The number of cases of Legionnaires’ disease connected with UW Hospital is up to 14, with three deaths.  The outbreak…
MAKING A LAWSUIT

MAKING A LAWSUIT

News | December 18, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
A former Wisconsin sheriff’s detective is suing Netflix and the filmmakers of the docuseries Making a Murderer.  In a lawsuit filed Monday,…
WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!

WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!

News | December 18, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
The second organization that will receive $10,000 is Beaver Creek Reserve. This organization was founded in 1947 with the hopes…
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