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Elk Mound Company Hosts Governor Evers on Rural Road Funds
An Elk Mound company called Meyer Brothers Grain hosted Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday to discuss funding for rural road improvements. The Town of Elk Mound was chosen as one of the recipients of the funding, and will receive over $400,000 to improve a portion of 970th Street in Dunn County. Meyer Brothers Grain has a facility along the road, and officials have complained that it is too narrow to safely support the traffic of their trucks and buses of children from the nearby schools.
Plea entered for suspect in fatal shooting of Altoona man
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A plea is entered for one of the three suspects charged in the fatal Sept. shooting of an Altoona man in Eau Claire on Sept. 17, 2022. Online court records show 28-year-old Kemone Golden pleads no contest to a count of felony murder (party to a crime) and a count of possession of a firearm by outstate felon. The remaining charges are dismissed and read in. The court orders a pre-sentence investigation on the count of felony murder.
New owners of Regency Inn & Suites begin making changes
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Two weeks after taking ownership, the new owners of Regency Inn & Suites are making changes. The document below details the changes and the plans for the property. Note: Story continues following the document. On July 12, 2024, Eau Claire City Attorney Steve Nick confirmed...
Eau Claire Deputy City Attorney appointed to Eau Claire County Circuit Court
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Governor Tony Evers is announcing his appointment of Douglas Hoffer to the Eau Claire County Circuit Court - Branch 2. According to a press release from the Office of Governor Tony Evers, the appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Michael A. Schumacher’s resignation.
Bird Flu concerns facing kids showing animals at Eau Claire County Fair
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Farm kids showing dairy cows at the Eau Claire County Fair are working a little harder this year. That is because of protocols put into place this year out of concerns over bird flu transmission. Dairy cows will be at the county fair this...
Forum will look at election inegrity, show off voting equipment
MENOMONIE — A forum will be held in Menomonie tonight to discuss election integrity in the Chippewa Valley and across Wisconsin. Dunn County Clerk Andrew Mercil said the plan is to discuss the safety of absentee ballots, drop boxes, early voting, and have demonstrations of voting tabulators and Badger Book devices. He wants to address the “perpetual lies” he hears about rigged voting systems, he said. “You have questions? Come...
Valley Sports Academy hosts golf outing fundraiser
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Valley Sports Academy hosts a golf scramble fundraiser with proceeds going to the Village Project in support of athletic opportunities for underprivileged children. On a sunny July afternoon, dozens of golfers descended upon Lake Wissota for a chance to chase birdies and win prizes in...
200 Artists, 15 Murals, 5 Days: Murals in Menomonie Project Launches
The Menomonie Open Walldogs Festival won’t happen until 2026, but it will require continued collaborative efforts between several of the city’s major players and community members over the next two years in order to achieve what could be Menomonie’s most impactful artistic event ever – and it comes with a $300,000 price tag.
UW-Stout Earns Statewide Honor for Sustainability, Energy Efficiency Initiatives
For its collaboration and commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency in multiple campuswide initiatives in the last two decades, UW-Stout has received an Energy Efficiency Excellence Award from Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource program. UW-Stout, the only university among 10 Wisconsin businesses and government...
UpFront Fridays: Seismic shift in presidential race
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Time now for UpFront Fridays, a look back at the week that was in Wisconsin politics with the executive producer and co-host, Matt Smith. In this case, a week unlike any other: a seismic shift in the presidential race with President Biden bowing out and his choice to take his place making her first campaign appearance right here in the state, VP Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, this past Tuesday.
Humidity on the rise tomorrow, rain chance Sunday
The Latest Northeast Wisconsin Forecast from Storm Team 5…. Its been the definition of a perfect summer day here this afternoon with seasonal temperatures, comfy dew points, light winds and of course plenty of sunshine. For the rest of today, I’m expecting sunshine to give way to clear skies and low temperatures to fall back into the mid to upper 50s.
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