Eau Claire County News

A woman has pleaded guilty for her 7th OWI after hitting a man. 24-year-old Anita Nehring of Chippewa Falls had 6 other charges dropped.

One week after city denial of a controversial downtown $59.1 million jail and courts addition, Eau Claire County officials are seeking direct city input on possible sites for the project.

An employee at an Eau Claire retail store will spend five days in jail or perform 40 hours of community service for hitting a customer six times in the head with a closed fist.

A proposal to force Eau Claire County employees to take some days off without pay gets a thumbs-down from a county committee.

Former day care provider Nicole Davey, 36, wept often in court Friday as she was accused of violently shaking a 3-month-old baby in 2007.

The Eau Claire City Council's rejection of a rezoning request for a proposed new Eau Claire County jail this week means inmates will continue to be sent to lockups in Chippewa and Dunn counties - along with the money to pay for them - until a new facility eventually is built.

An Eau Claire man's legal issues can be oddly linked to the president and World War II collectibles passed down from his father, a defense attorney said Thursday.

A man accused of having child pornography says he's not guilty. Thursday, 37-year-old Scott Kappus entered not guilty pleas in Eau Claire County Court.

Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer was one of the first people out of the City Council chamber Tuesday night after the council voted 6-5 to deny the proposed downtown site plan for the county jail.

It's not too late for negotiators in the Assembly and Senate this week to fix a flawed state spending plan.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be conducting routine inspections on the bridges over the Chippewa River Tuesday, June 23.

The Colorado potato adult beetles have been spotted in Eau Claire County once again.

The idea to have county workers take time off without pay will be back up for discussion on Wednesday.

Tight budgets have Eau Claire County putting a hold on hiring. A county board member says vacant positions within the county will be left open until further notice.

Stimulus money is being delivered to Eau Claire County for road work. Gov. Doyle signed a $951,000 contract to improve nine miles of Highway 12, between County M and Highway 10, near Augusta.

A number of issues surrounding the jail project in Eau Claire County have come up in recent weeks, including where inmates would go in an evacuation.

A former accountant accused of embezzling about $185,000 from a local disc jockey business to furnish her home and pay for other personal expenses has been convicted of four felony charges.

The first Eau Claire County road construction project funded by federal stimulus is underway.

Eau Claire County could soon be following in the footsteps of the state to make ends meet.

The scrambled eggs at the 13th annual Breakfast in the Valley on Friday morning at the Eau Claire County Exposition Center weren't your typical recipe.