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  • Looking Local: UW-Stout Polytechnic Wins International TAGA Student Choice Award

    Looking Local: UW-Stout Polytechnic Wins International TAGA Student Choice Award

  • Severe Weather Hits WI

    Severe Weather Hits WI

  • Victim Identified in Deadly Crash

    Victim Identified in Deadly Crash

Ready to Ump? City Seeks Part Time Summer Help

Ready to Ump? City Seeks Part Time Summer Help

Iconic Blue Barn Destroyed

Iconic Blue Barn Destroyed

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

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

WI Tornado Confirmed

WI Tornado Confirmed

News | June 5, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
Forecasters are adding another tornado to last month’s twister-count. The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched…
Congressman Van Orden Set to Jump

Congressman Van Orden Set to Jump

News | June 5, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
Western Wisconsin’s congressman is ready to parachute into France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Congressman Derrick Van Orden…
Sawdust in August! Chainsaw’s Return to Chippewa Valley

Sawdust in August! Chainsaw’s Return to Chippewa Valley

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
Blades will be buzzing and sawdust will be flying   Eau Claire will again host the chainsaws! August 2-4, 2024…
Medford Man Fined for Illegal Hunting

Medford Man Fined for Illegal Hunting

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
A man will have to pay a fine after illegally shooting a deer with a bow and arrow from his…
Downtown Business Suffers Damage After Building Collapse

Downtown Business Suffers Damage After Building Collapse

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
An apartment in downtown Chippewa Falls caved into the storefront below it overnight. Iris Boutique has its windows boarded up…
Three Charged in Election Scheme

Three Charged in Election Scheme

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
Three people are charged in Wisconsin, accused of falsifying documents claiming former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Attorneys…
Guilty Plea in Case That Inspired Prince Act

Guilty Plea in Case That Inspired Prince Act

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
The man accused of killing a five-year-old in Milwaukee is pleading guilty. Twenty-seven-year-old David Pietura is pleading guilty to first…
Eau Claire Property Assessments to Begin

Eau Claire Property Assessments to Begin

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
The City of Eau Claire property assessors will start their interior reviews in the coming weeks. If your property is…
Historic Smokey Bear Portraits Will Be on Display in WI 

Historic Smokey Bear Portraits Will Be on Display in WI 

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
ABOVE PHOTO:  In a 1980 portrait by USDA FS artist Rudy Wendelin, Smokey Bear calls out: “Green and clear here,”…
Healthcare Task Force Pauses Efforts

Healthcare Task Force Pauses Efforts

News | June 4, 2024 | by Morgan McCarthy
The task force to deal with the hospital closures in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls is pausing its work. The…
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