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35 year-old Thomas Bealhen pleaded no contest Thursday in Chippewa County Court to third-degree sexual assault.

The city has closed one of its warming houses because of a mechanical malfunction.

JAMF Software employs approximately 350 people worldwide, with 150 of those employees (over 40%) working in Eau Claire.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new technique for treating varicose veins by sealing them with a clear liquid that turns into a solid adhesive.

Transportation, health, safety and finances were some of the main points discussed at Friday mornings State of the City meeting.

Gov. Scott Walker is set to address a Christian media convention in Tennessee next week.

Most residents living along a road where an oil train derailed in southern West Virginia are returning to their homes.

A new audit shows the University of Wisconsin System generated nearly $5 billion in revenue during the last fiscal year, down slightly from the year before.

Crews are preparing almost thirty elk for their move from Kentucky to Jackson County.

Police interrogation video of two Wisconsin girls accused of nearly killing a classmate to please a fictional character shows them describing their calculated plan to kill their friend.

The backlash against high-stakes testing is kicking into high gear this spring as millions of students start taking new, more rigorous exams.

Wisconsin officials have penalized a dairy farm blamed for a raw-milk illness that sickened players and coaches from the Durand High School football team last fall.

Recently, Oakleaf Surgical Hospital in Eau Claire donated an isolator unit to the college.

In a surprise announcement, the Republican leader of the state Senate says he will schedule a vote for next week on a yet-to-be-introduced bill that would make Wisconsin a right-to-work state.

A state board that oversees for-profit colleges in Wisconsin that Gov. Scott Walker wants to eliminate plans to meet to discuss the proposal.

Fall Creek schools are closed for "unforeseen circumstances" according to the district office.

Iowa's most watched eagles have laid their first egg of the season.

The official agenda for the National Governors Association winter meeting doesn't tell the full story.

Authorities say a 25-year-old woman has died following a rescue effort to pull her from a vehicle that fell into an icy river in Milwaukee.

Eastern Wisconsin lakes such as Lake Winnebago have lots of sturgeon this year.