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The Blue Chips Program will be used by the Boys and Girls Club as an incentive tool for its members who earn participation through their overall positive, kind and caring behavior as well as through their active participation in Homework Hour and Healthy Lifestyles programming at the Boys & Girls Club.

Practice rounds began Thursday morning at nine at the Eau Claire Expo Center, with the six-game round robin tournament beginning at 1 PM.

Chippewa County District Attorney, Steve Gibbs, says 21-year-old Andre Demers was ordered to serve three years in prison and three years on extended supervision.

A female employee at Cash Store in New Richmond says the suspect had a gun and secured her hands and feet. She was able to later free herself and call 911

Kyle Roder, with the Eau Claire Police Department, says officers were notified of the crash around 9:15 a.m. Only minor injuries were reported and none of the people involved were taken to the hospital.

The City of Eau Claire Engineering Division is asking for public input as they begin designing projects for the Brackett Avenue area.

Rep. Christine Sinicki's wrote Wednesday night "OMG...this speech is so full of (expletive). Wish I could get up and walk out."

A welder who shared the stage with Gov. Scott Walker during his State of the State speech is a registered sex offender with two felonies and three drunken-driving offenses.

Menomonie police say 23-year-old Jesse Jensen, of Owen, was found inside her house on 6th Street around 5:30 Wednesday morning.

Federal officials are continuing a series of public meetings to discuss options for keeping invasive species such as Asian carp from moving between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds.

Wisconsin wineries are lobbying for a bill that allows minors to tour their establishments without a parent.

A bridge project in Dunn County has won a state award

A local family got the surprise of a car today thanks to a car dealership.

The governor took the stage in front of lawmakers on Wednesday night, touting achievements from this past year and laying the groundwork for 2014.

Governor Walker outlined changes made in 2013 during his state of the state speech including a tuition freeze for all UW system schools

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' board has approved tighter firewood movement restrictions to slow the emerald ash borer's spread.

Employers in Wisconsin might no longer be able to 'snoop around' their potential employees’ private social media sites.

With temperatures hovering around zero, it can be hard to find activities for young kids, but one woman's idea could change that, while putting an old building to use.

Jeannene Nelson was handed the keys to a new car after being nominated to the Morries Mazda 90 Days of Giving program by a teacher in the Eleva Strum School District.

Experts said propane is in short supply right now, and the cost has gone up.