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Prairie Heights project tour gives details on affordable housing
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Affordable housing was in the spotlight as Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez toured the Prairie Heights project on the north side of Eau Claire. The project will be able to provide 60 apartments to those in need. Elmer Moore Jr., the executive director of the Wisconsin...
DNR sends back CAFO expansion application after accusations of false manure spreading agreements
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has sent back a factory farming operation’s application to expand a Pierce County farm after local residents raised concerns that properties listed in the application as sites where manure would be spread on fields had never agreed to that arrangement. The Appleton-based Breeze Dairy Group has requested permission from […]
Jordan Love announces new program to donate cleats to Wisconsin youth teams
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Every Packers touchdown will have a little more of an impact this season. On Monday, Jordan Love announced that his foundation, Hands of 10ve, will donate Nike cleats to a Wisconsin youth sports team for every touchdown scored. Love announced the initiative, called “10ve for...
Extreme heat across northeast Wisconsin sees some area airports in triple digits
(WFRV) – The National Weather Service in Green Bay has released its maximum heat index report for the past 12 hours, and some areas are seeing triple digits. According to the report, 11 of the 23 airports have temperatures over 100°F. The hottest reported airport is Shawano Airport, which registered a maximum heat index of 108°F. The Wautoma Airport and the Stevens Point Airport both saw maximum heat indexes of 106°.
Regis Catholic Schools sporting events cancelled due to heat
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Monday’s heat is impacting the scheduling of sporting events. According to Regis Catholic Schools, due to the heat several JV football and a few girls tennis matches were cancelled Monday and all of them will be rescheduled. Additionally, Regis Catholic Schools says Regis Middle...
Wisconsin lakeshore counties are under an air quality advisory until 11 p.m. Monday
Eight lakeshore Wisconsin counties are under an air quality advisory for potentially unhealthy ozone levels until 11 p.m. Monday. Children, older adults, people working outside and those with lung or heart ailments are encouraged to take precautions for their health, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Here's what to know: Ozone advisory...
Eau Claire woman pleads no contest to misdemeanor theft
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - An Eau Claire woman pleads no contest to misdemeanor theft. Online court records show 62-year-old Laurie Forcier pleads no contest to an amended count of misdemeanor theft. Court records also show a plea/sentencing hearing scheduled for Oct.15, 2024. Authorities report that on March 3,...
Lawmaker wants cellphones banned from classrooms
(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin lawmaker wants this to be the last school year that begins with cellphones in the classroom. Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, released a column that outlines what he says is the need for a cellphone ban. “There is a push in several states to push cellphone restrictions in the classroom. From red to blue states, legislatures across the country are coalescing around the idea that...
Blugold women's soccer picked to finish second in WIAC
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women’s soccer team has been selected to finish second in the 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women’s soccer regular-season title, according to a preseason poll conducted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. UW-Eau Claire is slotted for second in the conference race. The Blugolds have three regular-season titles with the most recent in 2007. This year’s roster features eight returning starters, including senior Kennedy Boll, junior Paige Crawford and senior Elise Pinewski — all...
Donation paves way for SDC to pay some employees
The Social Development Commission is using a donation from Unite WI to pay former employees who are owed wages for the pay period of April 15, according to SDC attorney William Sulton. Here’s what we know. SDC and its Board of Commissioners have been working to find ways to...
Natural Resources Board approves new Wisconsin elk management plan for 2024-34
Elk are the latest wildlife species in Wisconsin to receive a management plan based on "adaptive" principles. The Natural Resources Board on Aug. 15 approved the 2024-34 Wisconsin Elk Management Plan and associated administrative rule package. ...
Eau Claire Man Charged In Sawyer County With Child Enticement; Providing Drugs To Minor
SAWYER COUNTY (DrydenWire) - Criminal charges are proceeding in Sawyer County Circuit Court against 42-year-old Jake Otten, of Eau Claire, WI, for alleged child enticement of a juvenile under the age of 17, providing controlled substances to the juvenile, and exposing himself to the juvenile. The crimes allegedly occurred in 2020 and 2021. Otten is subject to a $25,000 signature bond prohibiting him from having contact with the victim.
Wisconsin's Outagamie County: home of McCarthy and Houdini
Wisconsin's Outagamie County, dotted by rivers and located off Lake Winnebago, was once a firm Republican stronghold but has emerged as one of the swingiest areas of one of the swingiest states. - Capital of paper - With the Fox River supplying a vital source of power and northern Wisconsin once covered by forest, Outagamie and neighboring counties in the 19th century became a global capital in paper production.
Grandfather, grandson each collect first holes-in-one on local courses
It was an exciting summer of golfing for the Repka family, as grandfather Jerry and grandson Andrew each made their first holes-in-one of their lives on local Barron County courses. Jerry Repka, at 81 years old, was golfing at Rolling Oaks in Barron when he collected the first ace of his lifetime on hole No. 10 in early July. A little more than a month later, his 31-year-old grandson Andrew Repka made his first hole-in-one while golfing at Cumberland Golf Club, knocking the ball in the cup with one swing on hole No. 17.
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