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No one is hurt after Eau Claire fire
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - No one is hurt after a house fire on the North side of Eau Claire Saturday evening. According to the Eau Claire Fire Department, the fire happened on on Monroe Street around 5:50 p.m. Crews responded to a fire in the garage of a home and those inside were told to evacuate. When responders arrived, smoke and fire could be seen coming from the garage. There were no reported injuries.
3 people charged in relation to armed robbery, stabbing
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Two men and a woman were charged today in relation to an armed robbery that took place in Eau Claire last Thursday where multiple victims were stabbed. According to a criminal complaint filed on April 26, 23-year-old Caleb Bertrang and 37-year-old Brandon Pember of Elk...
Lethal Restraint-Forced Sedation
In this image from Altoona Police Department body-camera video, police approach Demetrio Jackson in a parking lot on the border of Altoona and Eau Claire, Wis., on Oct. 8, 2021. Jackson’s 2021 death illustrates an often-hidden way fatal U.S. police encounters end: not with the firing of an officer’s gun but with the silent use of a medical syringe. (Altoona Police Department via AP)
6 Eau Claire area students injured in bus accident
HUDSON, Wis. — Eight were injured following an accident with an Eau Claire Area School District bus Thursday morning, according to a statement from the district. The accident took place around 10:40 a.m. on I-94 near Hudson, Wis. in a construction zone. Students from DeLong Middle School were on their way to a field trip to the Orpheum Theater when the incident occurred. There were two buses, but only one was involved.
Administration investigates potential threat at Chippewa Falls High School
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - A letter was sent to families and staff from the Chi-Hi Administration regarding a potential threat at Chippewa Falls High School. The letter says that it has been determined that no credible threat exists at this time. Dear Families and Staff,. We want to inform...
Groups advocate for Social Security update
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Groups in Wisconsin are calling for Social Security to be protected, modernized and expanded. The Alliance for Retired Americans and the American Federation of Government Employees held demonstrations across Wisconsin today, including in Eau Claire. The groups were outside of Eau Claire’s Social Security Office...
Local officials take part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
CHIPPEWA VALLEY, Wis. (WEAU) - It’s called National Prescription Drug Take-Back day. “Which is an opportunity for community members to safely dispose of any sort of medication that they have in their household that they may no longer need. Maybe they no longer need a medication after surgery, or maybe their medication is expired. Today really is just an opportunity for community members to safely dispose of that, so children, pets or other people don’t have access to the medication,” Public Health Specialist, Sarah Dillivan - Pospisil, said.
Eau Claire Marathon Weekend Underway
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire Marathon weekend is underway with multiple April 27th events prior to the race on the 28th. “We’re here again. I mean, I feel like we just were doing this, but we’re excited. Everyone had a fantastic winter to train in and now we’re here,” said race director Emi Uelmen.
The City of Eau Claire provides update on day resource center, plans to open next year
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - There are new developments in the effort to bring a day resource center to Eau Claire for those experiencing homelessness. By next year a parking lot downtown could possibly be the new location for that day resource center, after a few more steps are taken.
EMS, law enforcement discuss first month after HSHS St. Joseph's closure
CHIPPEWA FALLS — In the month since HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital closed, Chippewa Falls Fire & EMS Chief Jason Thom said there hasn’t been a “worst-case scenario” of someone dying in an ambulance on the way to a hospital in Eau Claire, when that person may have survived on a shorter drive to HSHS St. Joseph’s. “When the news first broke (in January), we were planning for the worst, anticipating for the worst,” Thom said. “And we haven’t seen that. Knock on wood, we haven’t...
Former police officer pleads guilty to homicide charges
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A former Superior police officer pleaded guilty today to homicide charges following a drunk driving incident that killed an Eau Claire man and his baby in 2022. Court documents show that on April 23, 44-year-old Gregory Swanson pleaded guilty to two counts of homicide by...
HSHS closures impact northern “Newsmakers” listeners
With Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) closing both Sacred Heart (Eau Claire) and St. Joseph’s (Chippewa Falls) hospitals and Prevea health centers in Western Wisconsin also closing, business and healthcare leaders are scrambling to fill the gaps. Today on “Newsmakers,” David Minor, President and CEO of the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce, talks with WPR’s Ezra Wall about the work of a task force focusing on providing medical care to many thousands of patients and jobs for some 1,400 affected employees.
River levels down significantly from this time last year
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - This time last year, the majority of the area in Eau Claire’s Owen Park was under water. “Last year, on April 22nd actually, it actually crest 16 feet higher than what it is what you see right now,” said Cory Tietz, the operations coordinator for the City of Eau Claire’s Community Services Department.
Vehicle drives into pond during police chase in Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Eau Claire police are providing an update regarding an early morning chase in Eau Claire that ended in a retention pond. Eau Claire police say they did arrest the driver in the case. According to Eau Claire police, the chase started and was terminated, but...
The Chippewa Valley Free Clinic promotes World Immunization Week
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - For 50 years now, World Immunization Week has encouraged people nationwide to get vaccinated and the Chippewa Valley Free Clinic is helping share that locally. “Just bringing awareness to all of the routine vaccinations that we should be getting. And then also seasonal vaccinations and...
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