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COMMUNITY FIRST: Express game fundraiser to help diabetes research

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 11:14pm
Organizers raised money for JDRF, or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Two dead in St. Croix Co. traffic crash

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 10:13pm
It happened just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on State Highway 35 north of Somerset.

ASSIGNMENT 13: Sharing mothers’ milk

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 10:13pm
The age of social media is putting a new twist on nursing, allowing mothers to share breast milk with people they barely know. WEAU'S Amanda Tyler takes us into the world of online milk sharing and the risks that come along with it.

Wisconsin bid for full gay marriage hearing nixed

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 10:13pm
A federal appeals court has rejected Wisconsin's initial bid to join Indiana in seeking a full-court hearing on the two states' bans on gay marriage.

Several fire departments respond to Dunn Co. house fire

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 9:13pm
Six fire departments responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon in Dunn County.

Study finds U.S. teens aren't too money savvy

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 7:08pm
Are your kids heading towards financial failure? According to a new study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, American teens aren’t doing so well on finance and are unable to make simple decisions on spending.

Area school attempts to rebuild after tornado in time for 2015 school year

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 6:04pm
Kids may not want to hear it, and parents may not want to believe it but summer is already half-way through and, for many schools, that means they'll soon be opening their doors to students. But for one area school, having everything up and running by the time summer is over, is tougher than usual.

Apartment fire displaces 16 families

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 6:04pm
Steven Bluske said he was about to take a nap Monday afternoon.

89 killed in suicide blast in east Afghanistan

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 6:04pm
There's been no claim of responsibility for today's deadly suicide bomb attack near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan.

MLB Players may consider tobacco ban discussion in '16

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 5:00pm
Players' union head Tony Clark said Monday that several of his members have quit cold turkey following the death of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn on June 16 from oral cancer.

Eau Claire mother featured in anti-smoking ad to speak Wednesday

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 5:00pm
Amanda Brenden is scheduled to appear in Eau Claire and La Crosse on Wednesday to speak with reporters.

Chippewa Falls businesses work together to become dementia-friendly

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 5:00pm
The Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership, Chippewa Falls Main Street, and the Chippewa County Dementia Coalition held a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning.

Law enforcement to direct, control traffic near Country Jam Thursday

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 5:00pm
Thursday is the first day Eau Claire County deputies, police, and the Wisconsin State Patrol will be on hand to help with traffic.

Demolition begins at site of proposed Confluence Project

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 5:00pm
The Market Square building, Farmers Store, and some of the buidlings on the west side of South Barstow from the Eau Claire River to Eau Claire Street, are slated for demolition.

NEW INFORMATION: Suspect in child porn possession case charged

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 2:56pm
On Monday, prosecutors filed eight child pornography possession charges against Marc Gross, 28, of Ladysmith.

Families ask for return of rabbits taken from fair

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 2:56pm
Two rabbits disappeared from the Winona County Fair last week, and two others were tampered with hours before competition.

House votes to extend moratorium on Internet taxes

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 1:15pm
The House has voted to make permanent a moratorium that prevents state and local governments from taxing access to the Internet.

Complaints: Council violated Wisconsin Open Meeting Law

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 1:15pm
This week, the group filed complaints against City Council President Kerry Kincaid and other council members.

Mayo Clinic Health System recognized in annual best hospitals list

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 1:15pm
Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire is ranked No. 6 in Wisconsin and is recognized as the No. 1 hospital in northwestern Wisconsin in the 25th U.S. News & World Report annual America’s Best Hospitals list released today.

Wasps let loose in Winona to fight ash borer

Tue, 07/15/2014 - 12:11pm
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is releasing stingless wasps in Winona to try to control the spread of the invasive emerald ash borer.

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