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1 person in custody following chase in Chippewa County
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - One person is in custody following a chase in Chippewa County. According to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Wisconsin State Patrol Northwest Region Spooner Post, at 3:18 p.m. on April 28, 2024, a crash occurred on Highway 29 eastbound at Milepost 100, near Stanley, Wis.
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.
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...
CF athletic center set to break ground next spring
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Construction on a new athletic center on the Chippewa Falls High School campus could begin next spring, as the organization planning it has started taking bids on the multi-million dollar project. The Chippewa Falls Senior High School Athletic Booster Club is planning to construct the Cardinal United Fitness Center between the high school and Hillcrest Elementary. The club came up with a plan for it to be constructed as a ‘safe room,’ which would consist of an approximately 22,000-square-foot concrete community tornado...
The beauty of a used bookshop
Stepping into Amanita Books — Eau Claire’s newest used and specialty bookstore — feels like stepping into my dream. Its hunter-green walls are lined with ornately framed paintings, its ceilings draped with strands of low-hanging lights. Its dimly lit ambiance casts shadows against the wall-to-wall shelves overflowing with books. But the pièce de résistance is the steel footstool pulled straight from bookstore central casting. “All this place is missing,” I...
Organizations seek to help employees following health facility closures
EAU CLAIRE — More than a month after the closures of two Hospital Sisters Health System hospitals, organizations are still working to assist employees laid off by the closures. One organization working to help those laid off by HSHS and Prevea is the West Central Workforce Development Board. The West Central Workforce Development Board, also called West Central Works, offers “local input and direction for meeting workforce development goals as...
Thousands participated in Eau Claire Marathon
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Rain or shine, the Eau Claire Marathon is back!. People from all over the United States crowded Phoenix Park to compete in the event. An Eau Claire Marathon Official, Abby Seipel, said the event just keeps growing. “This is our biggest Eau Claire Marathon ever....
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.
Lethal Restraint-Forced Sedation
In this image from Altoona Police Department body-camera video, police restrain Demetrio Jackson in a parking lot on the border of Altoona and Eau Claire, Wis., on Oct. 8, 2021, minutes before a paramedic injects him with ketamine. Five medical experts who reviewed the case for AP said Jackson’s behavior did not appear to be dangerous enough to justify the use of ketamine. (Altoona Police Department via AP)
Chippewa Valley’s 2024 Girl Scouts of Distinction
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Girl Scout Troops from all over the Chippewa Valley came to Eau Claire to recognize and honor those in the organization. Roses, pins, certificates, and speeches, were given out at the 2024 Girl Scouts of Distinction Event at the Eau Claire Event District. Volunteers were...
Learn to research ancestry at next Thursdays at the U
Genealogy is about more than just building a family tree. It is a way to hold a mirror up to ourselves and distinguish between who we are and who we think we are. Andy Gaertner will present Who am I? Researching Ancestry for the May 2 Thursdays at the U lecture at the UW-Eau Claire – Barron County. The presentation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall in Ritzinger Hall and will be livestreamed at ricelaketv.com. ...
6 Wisconsin middle school students, 2 adults injured in school bus crash
HUDSON, Wis. — Six middle school students and two adults were injured in a school bus crash near Hudson on Thursday morning.WKBT reports that the students from DeLong Middle School in Eau Claire were heading to the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis for a field trip when, around 10:40 a.m., one of the two buses crashed on the St. Croix River Bridge.The Wisconsin State Patrol says there were two lanes of traffic closed for construction, and two left lanes open for westbound traffic. A car stopped to allow another car to merge, slowing traffic. Then the bus rear-ended an empty CMV tanker trailer. Two of the six injured students were sent to the hospital; one had a cut lip and the other was sent for precautionary measures. A chaperone and the bus driver were also injured. The students in the bus not involved in the crash were sent back to the middle school. Students on the second bus are expected to arrive later in the afternoon. The crash is under investigation.
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