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Eau Claire County had a good 2018, with increased downtown development, improved leisure activities and a stronger focus on agriculture, county leaders said at a Friday morning Chamber of Commerce event.
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A registered sex offender has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl last summer in Eau Claire.
An Eau Claire man is accused of bringing a 13-year-old girl to his house for a sleepover and sexual contact.
The three finalist candidates for the Altoona school district superintendent job have ties to the Chippewa Valley, and one works in the district currently.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Attorneys for the 10-year-old Chippewa Falls girl accused of stomping on a 6-month-old Jaxon Hunter on Oct. 30, causing his death two days later, attempted to have the case dismissed Thursday in Chipppewa County Court.
An Eau Claire man is accused of sexually assaulting two girls.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — One week after his six-month-old son, Jaxon Hunter, was killed in November, Nate Liedl lost the election for the Chippewa County clerk of court’s seat, held by his boss, Karen Hepfler.
ALTOONA — Four Chippewa Valley Republican lawmakers gathered Thursday to promote a proposal to reduce income taxes by 10 percent for middle class families in the state.
When 16-year-old Makayla Patterson first came to McKinley Charter School, she thought the building resembled a Monopoly house or even a prison.
An Eau Claire man is accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman after she had been drinking.
The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium program — an online business administration masters program operated through a partnership among UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Parkside — was ranked among the best in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The city of Chippewa Falls will officially turn 150 this year, and the community is beginning work on a big celebration this summer.
When John Govin and his wife, Julie, started hosting weddings at The Weddin’ Barn at their farm just east of Menomonie five years ago, they looked forward to renting the down-home, picturesque site to couples on their special day.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — George Polzin said the partial federal government shutdown is starting to have a significant effect on Chippewa Valley farmers.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The design phase of the new and remodeled buildings planned for the Chippewa Falls school district is 95 percent complete, and construction is expected to begin on schedule this spring.
A former Eau Claire man will spend two months in jail for severely injuring a fellow inmate in the Eau Claire County Jail in 2016.
A former Eau Claire man, who was a supervisor at an Eau Claire grocery store, is accused of stalking and sexually harassing a 16-year-old employee.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The trial for an Eau Claire man accused of child sexual assault was canceled Monday in Chippewa County Court because the accuser — who is cognitively disabled — had difficulty telling her story, District Attorney Wade Newell said.
A 911 dispatcher got the call authorities had been awaiting for nearly three months on Thursday, when Kristin Kasinskas reported having a missing girl at her house near Gordon.
Her time as a captive may be over, but Jayme Closs of rural Baron likely still faces a long road to recovery, a former area child abduction victim says.
BARRON — Jake T. Patterson told authorities that he was driving on U.S. 8 when he saw Jayme Closs for the first time. The 13-year-old Barron girl was getting on a school bus at the time. He instantly decided he wanted to kidnap her, according to the criminal complaint released Monday.
The attorney for the Menomonie man accused of killing his roommate last month has raised the issue of whether the man is competent to assist with his defense.
A Boyceville woman is accused of stabbing the father of their child in the neck following an argument.
After last week's inauguration ceremonies, the state Legislature is set to go to work in a new climate of divided government.
Tell me about your son, Braxton, and how did this ice-fishing tournament get started?
Jeanne Nutter says she hates the phrase “everything happens for a reason.” But a series of small events led her to be in the exactly right place, at the absolutely right time, to bump into Jayme Closs on the road outside her cabin in rural Gordon on Thursday afternoon.
Jayme Closs spent Saturday morning like a normal teenage girl — curled up on the couch, playing with her dog, Molly, after getting a long-overdue good night’s rest, said her aunt, Jennifer Smith.
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An Eau Claire man will spend five years on probation for his role in making as much as $5,000 worth of $100 counterfeit bills.
Federal employees forced to work without pay or idled by the partial government shutdown are innocent victims of a political fight.
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Former Major League Baseball player Corey Koskie shared stories of his successes and his fears on Friday as the keynote speaker at the Sports Medicine Symposium at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — When Joan Jett & the Blackhearts performed at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in 2003, a massive crowd showed up to hear the singer belt out her hits, including “I Love Rock n’ Roll” and “I Hate Myself for Loving You.”
Editor’s note: The Eau Claire City-County Health Department checks area licensed food establishments, including restaurants and food retailers. The Leader-Telegram details “priority” violations, defined as state code violations with potential to contribute to food contamination, illness or e…
An Eau Claire man is accused of trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl.
A South Dakota man will spend five years on probation for trying to arrange a sexual encounter with an underage girl.
The Menomonie school district’s summer school program this year will expand to allow high school students to explore possible career paths while earning high school and college credits.
An Eau Claire man is accused of beating the 69-year-old man he lived with.
A Menomonie man accused of killing his roommate told police he “put him out of his misery” by shooting him with a crossbow and slitting his neck.
Eau Claire County can build a fourth pod in its jail, but it can’t afford staffing and operating the space, a county official said Tuesday.
An Eau Claire man is accused of exposing his three children to methamphetamine.
Designated Economic Opportunity Zones have the potential to be “huge” for rural and low-income areas in west-central Wisconsin.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Karl Hartkemeyer went to UW-Stout to study engineering, but he learned his passion was cooking, and decided to make that his full-time career.
Despite the many unknowns, a preliminary view of what’s to come for the 2019-20 Eau Claire school district budget shows another tough financial year ahead.
Jodi Emerson was excited about the experience of her first day as a legislator. Emerson, D-Eau Claire, was sworn in to her Assembly seat Monday afternoon.
GRANTON — Paul Vine said he was anticipating the coming of Christmas for a different reason than most.
With Gov.-elect Tony Evers scheduled to be inaugurated today, several people with ties in the Chippewa Valley have been quietly serving on advisory committees ahead of the transition to the new governor.
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