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MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) -The Menomonie Police Department released an additional update on Wednesday evening regarding a suspected drowning Tuesday in Menomonie, Wis. According to a media release by the Menomonie Police Department, the missing man in the suspected drowning has been identified as 23-year-old Louis Y Adorno Burgos. Currently the...

Two longtime downtown Eau Claire quests – building a downtown grocery store and transforming Block 7 into more than a parking lot — appear on track to finally reach fruition. Menomonie Market Food Co-op announced Wednesday, May 18, that it is buying the southern half of Block 7...

GLENWOOD, Iowa — Three people were arrested after a high-speed chase and a bicycle pursuit Wednesday near Glenwood, Iowa, according to the Mills County Sheriff's Office. Around 4:35 p.m., a Mills County Deputy observed a gray Nissan Maxima traveling 103 mph in a 55 mph zone on Highway 34 near 195th Street and attempted a traffic stop, according to authorities. The vehicle fled and pursuit was initiated.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -Students at Regis High School got a hands-on lesson in math and history Wednesday afternoon. Regis High School math classes took a field trip Wednesday to the Chippewa Valley Museum’s Sunnyview Schoolhouse in Carson Park to experience what learning used to be like. Students toured...

1. best place to cry when you’re filled with existential dread. My guess for top votes in this category would be the parking lot of Ramone’s (because who doesn’t love ice cream with their cry?), the little corner next to the stairs in the Local Store, and probably a big tree in Carson Park. Any will do.

Chippewa Falls police say a 29-year-old man was stabbed to death early Saturday during an apparent domestic violence case. No names have been released. Witnesses told investigators about seeing a man chasing a woman just before 6:00 a.m., then collapsing to the ground. Emergency responders say he was suffering from...

Drake Schneider’s name is all over the Montana State track and field record book. Now it’s imprinted on the Big Sky Conference too. The Eau Claire native smashed the Big Sky record in the 400-meter hurdles at last weekend’s conference championships. He ran the race in 49.04 seconds, breaking the old mark by just over a second.

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Councilmember Kelly Wischmeier was sworn in on May 10.

EAU CLAIRE — The Eau Claire County Humane Association has been quietly securing $5.6 million in donations since mid-2021, but now it’s starting a community fundraiser to raise the remaining $900,000 needed to build a new shelter. On Wednesday evening, the local organization launched its “Be the Voice”...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Medical experts are noticing a trend from the past two years: a rise in adolescent cases of anxiety and depression. “The pandemic just kind of exploded the mental health crisis,” said Dr. Marcie Billings. Dr. Marcie Billings at Mayo Clinic says mental health crises...

We’ve got a saying here in western Wisconsin: if the temperature rises above 40 degrees, behave like you’re in the Bahamas. Maybe it’s not so much a saying as a guiding principle – a form of survival to combat the crushing blow of winter. All it takes is a hint of April sunshine to trigger the change in behavior. And some years, a hint is all we get.

Happy National Police Week! The Village of Ellsworth is thankful for the officers that serve these roles for the community.

Kim Acheson came through the door, red-faced and sweaty from the unseasonable heat, apologizing for being late. Acheson, recently returned from an adventurous attempt to hike the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail, had just encountered the kind of unexpected problem inherent in being a double amputee: In this case, his gym used soap to mop the floor, which made it too slippery to walk on with his prosthetic legs. I assured him it was fine and asked my first question: “What made you want to hike the Pacific Crest Trail?”

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Out of all boys tennis teams in the Big Rivers Conference, Eau Claire Memorial has, by far, the most playoff appearances with 23 total and 14 straight. As a team, Memorial has won the conference title, every year, since 1996 and many before that. They...

If you’ve been in the Eau Claire area for a while, you’ve probably heard of Found Footage Founders, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, or one of their famous alter egos, Chop & Steele. Prueher and Pickett are Wisconsin natives and UW-Eau Claire graduates that started finding strange and...