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The university says it will hold a news conference, and that both Chancellor James Schmidt and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Beth Hellwig will speak.

Authorities say the girl was caught in the cross-fire of a shootout on the playground of Clarke Street Elementary School Wednesday night.

Musa Dayib suffered a broken spine and ribs as well as a concussion and a punctured lung.

Department of Natural Resources fisheries director Ron Bruch says the limit for walleye will increase to five per day on 269 lakes, three per day on 171 lakes and two per day on seven lakes.

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request from two Wisconsin unions to re-hear an appeal they filed of Gov. Scott Walker's law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.

On Thursday, the Washburn County District Attorney filed the charges of Homicide by Intoxicated Use of A Vehicle against Ed Depies, 26, of Sarona.

Authorities say the 59-year-old network anchor was arrested about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Northern Lights Grill in the main terminal.

The price of gasoline should look familiar to many drivers this Memorial Day. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a penny or two of $3.64 per gallon.

It happened at a home on Niagara Street around 8:35 p.m. Wednesday.

The recent Poppy Drive of American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 53 of Eau Claire, exceeded all expectations as the result of a large donation from Holiday Vacations.

Three Republican state lawmakers who have said they will not be seeking re-election have yet to file the required paperwork officially declaring they will not be candidates.

The Chippewa Valley Museum says it had a crew remove the pagoda from the building Thursday morning. A representative tells us it is headed to Banbury Place in Eau Claire.

The city’s only outdoor municipal pool will operate under an abbreviated schedule through Friday, May 30, and then resume standard hours starting Saturday, May 31.

Crews are on the scene of a duplex fire on Truax Blvd. in Eau Claire.

The Wisconsin DOT says it happened at 7:15 a.m. Thursday on Highway 27 at Edson Drive (40th Avenue), just south of Cadott. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department says no one was hurt.

This weekend, AAA predicts the weekend to be one of the busiest for travelers since 2000. So how can you prepare if your flying this summer? Try the TSA PreCheck program that can speed up the process of airport security.

Move over, sesquicentennial license plates. After more than 17 years on the road, the red-lettered plates celebrating Wisconsin's 150th birthday are being retired.

A former homeless shelter in Chippewa Falls could soon be getting a facelift.

A Dunn County woman who is accused of neglecting horses was ordered to stand trial.

Demolition on the Empire building in Chippewa Falls began on Wednesday. It will be replaced by a new chamber of commerce and visitor center.