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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

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…
WI LOTTERY HITS LARGEST JACKPOT OF 2018

WI LOTTERY HITS LARGEST JACKPOT OF 2018

News | December 18, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wednesday’s Wisconsin Lottery Megabucks drawing features a $5 million jackpot, its largest of 2018. The $5 million figure also marks…
MAN FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER CHILD ABUSE REPORTED

MAN FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER CHILD ABUSE REPORTED

News | December 18, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Burnett County man is facing an attempted homicide charge after being accused of strangling a five-year-old.  Court documents claim…
EAU CLAIRE MAN HEADED TO PRISON AFTER 16TH OWI

EAU CLAIRE MAN HEADED TO PRISON AFTER 16TH OWI

News | December 18, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
An Eau Claire man is going to prison for four years after being convicted of OWI for the 16th time. …
SHOW CHOIR DIRECTOR PLEADS GUILTY

SHOW CHOIR DIRECTOR PLEADS GUILTY

News | December 18, 2018 | by Morgan McCarthy
A part-time show choir director for La Crosse School District is pleading to guilty to child sexual assault.  WEAU reports…
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