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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

Looking Local: Author to Discuss Disappearing Family Farms at UW-River Falls

Looking Local: Author to Discuss Disappearing Family Farms at UW-River Falls

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Author Brian Reisinger will discuss his book, “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American…
WI Ticket Hits $2 Million

WI Ticket Hits $2 Million

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Warren Rott is having a good month. The Black Falls resident won $2,000,000 playing a $2,000,000 CA$H scratch ticket he purchased from…
Man Charged in Shooters Fire Pleads Guilty

Man Charged in Shooters Fire Pleads Guilty

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Comstock man charged in connection with a fire that destroyed Shooters Showgirls in Elk Mound is pleading guilty.  Colton…
No Threat Found After Lockdown

No Threat Found After Lockdown

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
In Buffalo County, Mondovi schools were placed on lockdown for a time on Tuesday with reports of a possibly armed…
WI Hockey Players Land Back Home

WI Hockey Players Land Back Home

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The UW – Madison women’s hockey players who took part in the Olympics are back in Wisconsin. The gold-medal winners…
Grant Money Revs Up Driver Training Programs

Grant Money Revs Up Driver Training Programs

News | February 24, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced nine businesses and organizations in eight…
EC Fire Remains Under Investigation

EC Fire Remains Under Investigation

News | February 24, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire Monday night at 2929 Northland Drive on the city’s north…
Serial Killer Seeks Release

Serial Killer Seeks Release

News | February 24, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
An Eau Claire County judge is being asked to consider releasing a serial killer.  Alvin Taylor admits to the killings…
Local Travelers Caught up in Mexico Unrest

Local Travelers Caught up in Mexico Unrest

News | February 24, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A number on Onalaska residents are among those being caught up in unrest this week in Mexico.  Members of the…
Local Norovirus Cases on Rise

Local Norovirus Cases on Rise

News | February 24, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Reports of norovirus are on the rise in Eau Clair County.  Health experts say the most common symptoms of norovirus…
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