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State Patrol, travelers hit the road for Memorial Day weekend

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 6:42pm
Clear roads and quiet construction zones made travel easier, and with the Click it or Ticket campaign in effect, the State Patrol is increasing its enforcement.

Student with gun arrested at Wisconsin school

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 6:42pm
Beloit police say a 15-year-old boy was arrested after bringing a handgun to school, but the district says the school was not the intended target.

Charges filed following Altoona drug raid

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 6:42pm
Two people have been charged after police say they found heroin and cocaine at a home in Altoona.

Man charged in Wisconsin man's drug OD death

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 6:42pm
The Trempealeau County district attorney's office has charged 27-year-old Jered Hellerud with first-degree reckless homicide.

Walker unsure about effect of gay marriage

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 5:41pm
Gov. Scott Walker was asked Friday about the state's current defense of the constitutional ban on gay marriage in light of an ACLU lawsuit challenging it.

Marshfield Clinic announces plan to cut jobs

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 5:41pm
Marshfield Clinic is planning to cut between 80 and 120 positions.

Video of Eau Claire police officer helping ducks gains national attention

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 4:29pm
A YouTube video that shows an Eau Claire police officer helping a family of ducks cross the road has more than 500,000 views.

FDA approves new antibiotic for skin infections

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 4:29pm
Regulators approved the intravenous drug Dalvance to treat bacterial skin infections caused by common bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains of those germs.

UW-Whitewater staff to get 1 day to sit and think

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 4:29pm
Marketing director Sara Kuhl says she hopes the experience leads to more ideas and creativity. She says her 12 staffers are often too busy to stop and reflect on their jobs.

UN: Iran cuts uranium closest to nuke-arms grade

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 4:29pm
Iran has neutralized most of its stockpile of higher-enriched uranium that could be turned quickly into the core of a nuclear weapon, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday.

Two injured in Eau Claire Co. crash

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 3:01pm
It happened around 10 a.m. Friday on State Highway 27 between County Road D and Weggen Road, which is between Augusta and Cadott.

WEAU transmitter to be powered down temporarily

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 3:01pm
Outage will temporarily affect antenna and satellite viewers.

Gordy's to open 13th grocery store

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 1:57pm
Gordy's County Market says it will start running the Osseo Hometown Market at the end of next month.

Memorial Day events

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 1:57pm
Here are some Memorial Day events happening in the community on Monday, May 26.

NEW INFORMATION: Recalled beef may have been sent to 10 states

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 12:53pm
According to an announcement Thursday, the U.S. agriculture department's Food Safety and Inspection Service says it has reason to believe recalled beef was sent to retail outlets in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Boy on bicycle injured in collision with car in Eau Claire

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 12:53pm
A teenager riding a bicycle was taken to the hospital after colliding with a car.

NEW INFORMATION: Schumacher named UW-Eau Claire athletic director

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 11:51am
On Friday morning, the university announced that Dan Schumacher has been hired as Director of Athletics.

Iran cleric says divorce parties are 'satanic'

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 10:43am
Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, Tehran's Friday prayer leader, was referring to the Western phenomenon of holding parties to celebrate the dissolving of a marriage, a practice that has recently emerged in the Islamic republic.

Van Hollen makes stay request in gay marriage case

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 10:43am
The Republican Van Hollen filed the contingent motion to stay on Friday, asking that current law remain in place while he appealed any future order.

Red Cross starts new campaign to save lives

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 10:43am
The American Red Cross is launching a national campaign to reduce the drowning rate by 50 percent in 50 cities over the next three to five years.

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