Eau Claire County News

Dave Whitehouse and Janell Isaacson-Whitehouse, who have taken a severely disabled foster child into their home, received the 2012 Governor's Foster Care Award earlier this month in Madison.

The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department says a car going eastbound on North Crossing was trying to avoid rear-ending a car stopped at a stoplight.

Police in Eau Claire have captured a suspect in connection with the robbery of a gas station earlier this month.

If you have driven on Hastings Way in Eau Claire, you have probably noticed the new greenery in the boulevards.

Two people were taken to the hospital and a horse had to be put down after a crash between a buggy and a car Friday in Eau Claire County.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department says the health and rabies status of the dog needs to be determined.

Eau Claire County board members voted Tuesday night to amend the approval and operation requirements for sand mines looking to build in Eau Claire County.

It's a special Mother's Day weekend for a local family who is receiving a unique honor for giving a home to a child in need.

With the recall election just around the corner Republican Governor Scott Walker will now face Democrat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the upcoming election.

The event was held over five days last week at Wagner's Lanes where more than 600 bowlers collected pledges.

Election Official Tom Fuller directs primary voters towards open booths on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Washington Town Hall in Eau Claire County, Wis.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Investigators in Wisconsin and Minnesota said lightning caused several fires over the past week, including one that killed two people in southern Minnesota Sunday morning.

Eau Claire County Sheriff's deputies say the motorcycle was heading west on Henry Avenue when a car pulled out in front of it and they collided.

Governor Scott Walker has approved almost ten million dollars for highway improvement projects around the state and Eau Claire County will see some of that money.

UW Extension wants you to know the Eau Claire County garden plots are now open and for rent.

The Eau Claire Police Department says 34-year-old Michael P. Cooksey will be released from prison on May 8. The Eau Claire Police Department says 34-year-old Michael P. Cooksey will be released from prison on May 8. Cooksey was convicted of repeated sexual assault of a child in Eau Claire County on May 10, 2006.

The body of Christina Olsen, 34, of Eau Claire, was found April 5 south of Eau Claire in the Chippewa River.

The Eau Claire County Health Department says it's time for your children to pull the plug on your computer, game console or digital device and get active.