Eau Claire News

Nov. 8, 2009 11:06 a.m. Eau Claire a ' The growing Hispanic population in the United States apparently is starting to be reflected in Eau Claire, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.

A family member and a friend came to the defense of an Eau Claire couple arrested Monday after their developmentally disabled 21-year-old son was found in a convenience store with chains wrapped around his ankles.

When it comes to solving major crimes, investigators say you can play a huge role with just a single tip.

Eau Claire County residents will be able to dispose of expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications for free at four permanent collection sites across the county.

On 11/02/2009 at 6:45 P.M. Eau Claire Police were called to the Direct Store at 3426 Melby Street to check on an adult male who was walking around the store barefoot with a heavy chain wrapped around his ankles and pad locked together.

College students are very mobile people, always on the go and often, running on less than a healthy amount of sleep.

For the fifth time in 3 weeks another western Wisconsin bank is robbed. Authorities say someone robbed the Citizen's Community Bank, located at 2125 Cameron Street in Eau Claire around 12:47 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department will provide H1N1 vaccination clinics next week for specific target groups of people to protect those most at risk.

News 18 was at Citizens Community Bank Thursday and spoke to one man who said he was in the drive-thru while the robbery was taking place.

On Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:47 P.M. the Eau Claire Police Department responded to 2125 Cameron Street in the City of Eau Claire for a report of a bank robbery that had occurred.

A 41-year-old Augusta man is giving new meaning to the term skirt chaser. David Von Haden is accused of taking nearly five dozen photos up women's skirts.

The face of homelessness in Eau Claire is often hidden from the public, but the homeless program coordinator for Eau Claire Schools says that doesn't mean it isn't there.

Like many of the 144 passengers aboard Northwest flight 188 last Wednesday, Robyn Blilie had no idea there was anything wrong until the next day.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department reported the first H1N1 flu related death in an Eau Claire County resident today.

A Wisconsin lawmaker arrested three times for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in 10 months plans expects to enter a Minnesota clinic this week.

The number of absent students is growing at some Eau Claire schools. News 18 surveyed elementary schools on Friday and then again Tuesday.

Experts now say school lunches across the country need to get healthier by adding more fresh fruits and vegetables and cutting calories and sodium.

The nursing program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Marshfield site is now requiring students to become certified nursing assistants before stepping through their doors.

A former Whitehall police officer, sentenced to prison for third degree sexual assault and misconduct in office, has moved to Eau Claire.

De Pere residents Katherine Balcer, Erik Berns, Corinne Franklin, Lindsay Grzywa, Alyssa Knowles, Alexandria Lockert and Meghan Mehlberg were among 224 first-year students at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire who were inducted into the school's chapter of the national Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies.