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CVTC Named Finalist by Aspen Institute for 2027 $1 Million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

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RCU Foundation and Eau Claire Marathon Select 2027 Charity Classic Beneficiaries 

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WI AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD

WI AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD

News | April 24, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A federal judge is denying the Wisconsin Legislature’s request to be apart of a case battling some of the state’s abortion laws. …
INVESTIGATION INTO BARRON MAN’S DEATH

INVESTIGATION INTO BARRON MAN’S DEATH

News | April 24, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
UPDATE: Investigators in Minnesota say they are questioning three people in the death of a man from Barron.  Chris Etchison’s…
TRIAL AHEAD FOR DRUG BUST

TRIAL AHEAD FOR DRUG BUST

News | April 24, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The man at the center of Eau Claire’s largest cocaine bust is looking at a trial.  A judge yesterday said…
EAU CLAIRE MAN IN PRISON FOR ABUSING MINOR

EAU CLAIRE MAN IN PRISON FOR ABUSING MINOR

News | April 24, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
An Eau Claire man will be almost 75-years-old when he gets out of prison for sexual assault.  A judge yesterday…
$TAYING IN ‘$CONNIE COULD PAY OFF

$TAYING IN ‘$CONNIE COULD PAY OFF

News | April 24, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
One Wisconsin lawmaker wants to pay people from out of state to come to school here, and never leave.  State…
LEGISLATION MIGHT BE TICKET TO LOTTERY WINNERS STAYING ANONYMOUS

LEGISLATION MIGHT BE TICKET TO LOTTERY WINNERS STAYING ANONYMOUS

News | April 24, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The next time someone wins 768-million-dollars playing Powerball, some Wisconsin lawmakers want to let them stay anonymous.  Speaker Robin Vos yesterday introduced…
SCHOOL BREAKFAST GETS “F” IN WI

SCHOOL BREAKFAST GETS “F” IN WI

News | April 23, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin ranks dead last when it comes to participation in the school breakfast program.  Governor Tony Evers says that’s not…
HEAD ON CRASH KILLS TWO

HEAD ON CRASH KILLS TWO

News | April 23, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Two people are dead after a head-on car crash in Polk County.  The sheriff’s office says a car was eastbound…
MAN IN PRISON FACING MORE CHARGES IN OVERDOSE DEATHS

MAN IN PRISON FACING MORE CHARGES IN OVERDOSE DEATHS

News | April 23, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Chippewa Falls man already in prison on drug charges is also accused of providing drugs to two men who…
ISIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO PRISON

ISIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO PRISON

News | April 23, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Two people from the Milwaukee area are going to prison for trying to help a terrorist group.  Yosvany Padilla-Conde and…
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