Jimmie Kaska
Digital Manager
Eau Claire, WI
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A native of Cadott, Wis., Jimmie joined the WEAU 13 News team in 2021. Prior to his time at WEAU, Jimmie served as the digital lead for iHeartMedia/iHeartRadio in Milwaukee, Madison, Eau Claire, and other markets. During his radio career in Eau Claire, Jimmie hosted a daily sports talk program and called UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout, and area high school games as Sports, Program, and Digital Director for WBIZ-AM and WMEQ-AM. He still calls games and events in sports and eSports, primarily in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. When he was 7 years old, Jimmie took a tour of WEAU and generously offered assistance to a bewildered meteorologist during a live broadcast.
Eau Claire North, Eau Claire Memorial, Altoona, Fall Creek, River Falls, Hudson, Holmen, Somerset, St. Croix Falls, and Osceola Valley Christian received honors.
Morgan Wallen announced in a Facebook post Tuesday evening that he was canceling his summer tour dates, including his headliner spot at Country Jam.
The update in Chippewa County comes one day after the FDA and CDC recommended a pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
In order to issue capacity limits for businesses, the Wis. Supreme Court says that Gov. Evers needed approval of the state Legislature.
In Wisconsin, the state’s Dept. of Health Services announced that the agency would instruct vaccinators to pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The new DHS clinic in Barron County will be the sixth such clinic statewide, which also includes locations in Douglas, La Crosse, Marathon, Racine, and Rock counties.
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Dean Kallenbach, who has been a regional manager for Wisconsin Public Radio in Eau Claire since 1990, will retire on Friday, April 9.
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A fire overnight Wednesday destroyed the Black Bear Bar and Grill north of Augusta in the Town of Bridge Creek on Highway 27.
Dozens of school referendums were decided upon by voters in Tuesday’s Spring Election in Wisconsin, with roughly half of them passing statewide.
After missing the entire 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Eau Claire Express will return to play May 31st at Carson Park.
As COVID-19 cases rise around the United States and across Wisconsin in recent days, the same trend is occurring in Chippewa County as well.
A small grass fire was ignited after lightning struck a power pole in Stanley on Tuesday afternoon.
All 5 incumbent members of the Eau Claire City Council, as well as 3 incumbent ECASD School Board members, won their contests in the 2021 Wisconsin Spring Election.
A squirrel making contact with electrical equipment caused a 30-minute power outage that affected nearly 5,500 customers in Eau Claire on Monday.
On Thursday, a FEMA mass vaccination clinic site will open at Zorn Arena as vaccine eligibility expands to include all state residents ages 16 and over.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will guest host Jeopardy! from April 5 through April 16.
Due to the combination of low humidity and dry vegetation, the Wisconsin DNR has determined that most of the state has elevated fire weather conditions for much of Easter weekend.
Classes that were held in-person prior to the pandemic will move back to campus rather than using other methods, such as remote instruction, beginning with the fall semester.
The Hank Aaron statue outside of Carson Park in Eau Claire is featured in a video montage promoting Major League Baseball's Opening Day in 2021.
The potential exposure occurred Saturday, March 27 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Action City in Eau Claire.
Eau Claire and several other cities in Wisconsin would be new stops for the passenger rail service if a map released Wednesday night were to go into effect.
Rob Zombie and Danzig will be taking up the two remaining headliner spots.
Chippewa County residents can now be notified of COVID-19 vaccine availability by signing up for a standby list on the Chippewa County Dept. of Public Health website.
For the 3rd-straight year, the website SmartAsset.com has placed Eau Claire in the top 10 of its “Most Livable Small Cities” rankings
The Eau Claire Energy Cooperative said the outage affected 1,015 customers late Wednesday morning.
A telephone scam plaguing Chippewa County residents involves scammers posing as law enforcement demanding payment for outstanding warrants.
Championships will be held for most sports competing in the spring, except for football. Around one-quarter of all Wisconsin high schools are utilizing the alternate fall season this spring.
It’s not just limited to children: the Chippewa Co. Sheriff’s Office says that anyone on social media is vulnerable to these scam attempts.
No injuries were reported after a fire at an apartment building in La Crosse Tuesday afternoon.
Police responded to an alarm after 11 p.m. Thursday night at General Coin & Gun Exchange on South Hastings Way.
In order to offer better information and planning for events in Chippewa Co., the Chippewa County Department of Public Health announced last week the creation of a task force called Revive The Valley, which launched this week.
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Gov. Tony Evers hosted a discussion about health care in Wisconsin on the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday.
According to the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, February was a record-setting month in terms of home sales and low inventory for home buyers.
Wisconsin added 338 new positive COVID-19 cases, but no deaths, while the state has fully vaccinated over 25% of its residents.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Eau Claire dropped by an average of a little over two cents per gallon to $2.70 per gallon as of Monday morning over the past week.
Eau Claire Police say they are searching for 58-year-old Edwin Steinacker of Eau Claire.
Dry, windy weather and a lack of snow cover are a big part of the reason why fire danger will be elevated to high or very high this weekend in western Wisconsin.
50-year-old John Cook of Dresser was found dead in the home by the Polk County’s Sheriff’s Office
33-year-old Evelyn Baron of Menomonie was arrested by the State Patrol for OWI and possession of THC.
Over 124 applications for the Broadband Expansion Grant Program were received, asking for over $62 million.
All six K-12 school districts in Pierce County have completed first-dose COVID-19 vaccination clinics. UW-River Falls faculty and staff will receive vaccinations next week.
Appointments are only available to patients who receive an invitation to schedule their vaccination.
The FEMA-supported COVID-19 vaccination site is committed to providing at least 3,500 weekly doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the site and will be capable of vaccinating 1,200 people per day.
The DHS says that declining case rates are allowing for greater staff capacity to handle the process of checking and correcting COVID-19 case data.
Police responded to a home in the Town of Sigel, the area south of Cadott, on a report of a home invasion Wednesday morning, making two arrests.
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill provides increased tax credits for children ages 17 and under.
The incident occurred about seven miles south of Eau Claire on Lowes Creek Road on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident resulted in damage to a utility pole alongside Highway Q about halfway between Bloomer and New Auburn.
Two new cases of the COVID-19 U.K. variant were reported by the Chippewa Co. Dept. of Public Health on Wednesday, bringing the total number of variant cases to three in the county.
State-funded ATV trails in Eau Claire County are closed as of Monday, according to the Eau Claire County Parks & Forest Department.