WQOW-TV (Eau Claire, WI)

WQOW is the ABC-affiliated TV station serving the Chippewa Valley region in Western Wisconsin. Based in Eau Claire, it transmits a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 15, which appears as virtual channel 18.1 due to PSIP. The station's transmitter is located at the studios of its competitor, NBC station WEAU, on South Hastings Way in Altoona. Owned by Quincy Newspapers, WQOW operates from its facilities on Friedeck Road in Eau Claire, with a postal address of WIS 93, situated south of I-94.

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Federal charges filed against man accused of abducting Beaver Dam teenager

2 days ago | wqow.com | Evan Bolin

ARKANSAS (WKOW) -- A federal grand jury returned an indictment against the man accused of abducting a pregnant teenager from her home in Wisconsin. The indictment against Gary Day was filed May 6 in federal court in the Eastern District of Arkansas. Day had been living in Arkansas at the time of the alleged crimes. Day is charged with six counts, which include having sex with a minor and traveling for the purpose of an unlawful sex act with a minor.
US and China agree to drastically roll back tariffs in major trade breakthrough

2 days ago | wqow.com | Auzinea Bacon |Juliana Liu

Hong Kong (CNN) — The United States and China agreed Monday to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, in a surprise breakthrough that has de-escalated a punishing trade war and buoyed global markets.
Sunny and mild Mother's Day

4 days ago | wqow.com | Dana Fulton

MadisonDownload the 27 StormTrack Weather app to receive mobile weather alertsAnother sunny day is on tap under high pressure, with afternoon highs in the middle to upper 70s. Temperatures will reach the 80s on Monday, with temperatures trending a bit warmer to the west. A few pop-up showers and thunderstorms will be possible later in the week, fueled by afternoon heat and humidity. A stronger cold front Thursday evening brings the best chance for widespread rain and storms.
US and other allies of Ukraine pile pressure on Putin, threatening fresh sanctions if he refuses 30-day truce

4 days ago | wqow.com | Ivana Kottasova

(CNN) — Ukraine’s Western allies including the US are threatening to slap Russia with more sanctions if Moscow fails to sign up to the 30-day truce in Ukraine proposed by the United States. US President Donald Trump on Thursday added the threat of additional sanctions from the US and “its partners” to his latest call for an “unconditional ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine that Moscow has repeatedly rejected.
Altoona baseball edges Sparta, other Friday scores

5 days ago | wqow.com | Nick Tabbert

(WQOW) - Friday's local scores High school baseball Nonconference Altoona 3, Sparta 2 Osseo-Fairchild 4, Mondovi 2 D.C. Everest 6, Menomonie 5 Cloverbelt Conference Neillsville 6, Columbus Catholic 5 (8 innings) High school softball Cloverbelt Conference Stanley-Boyd 13, McDonell Central 3 (6 innings) Thorp 16, Regis 3 (5 innings) Dairyland Conference Eleva-Strum 14, Alma/Pepin 0 (5 innings) Girls high school soccer Nonconference Eau Claire Memorial 3, D.C. Everest 1 Tomah 5, Altoona/Fall...
Rails, Ramblers tennis teams win big to begin Regis Invitational

5 days ago | wqow.com | Nick Tabbert

(WQOW) - Friday's boys high school tennis scoresRegis InvitationalAltoona 7, Osceola 0Altoona 6, Hudson 1Altoona 6, Lakeland 1Regis 7, Viroqua 0Regis 5, Lakeland 2Hudson 4, La Crosse Aquinas 3La Crosse Aquinas 7, Sauk Prairie 0Osceola 6, Viroqua 1*Tournament continues Saturday Report scores, story ideas and comments to [email protected].
Portion of WIS 93 to close over the summer

5 days ago | wqow.com | Elliot Adams

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY (WQOW) - Wisconsin Highway 93 is set for significant construction work this summer, which will lead to some disruptions. Beginning on Monday, May 19, more than 8 miles of WIS 93 will be closed between Eleva and Eau Claire in the Town of Pleasant Valley. This closure is due to the replacement of crossings over Clear Creek and Pine Creek. Additional work includes repaving the highway, widening the shoulders and adding rumble strips. The project carries a total cost of $7.7 million.
Warm and dry weather pattern will continue through most of next week

5 days ago | wqow.com | Matt Schaefer

It has been a bit cooler the last couple days of this work week compared to how the week began. There were more freezing and near-frost producing temperatures Friday morning mainly east of WIS-27. Eau Claire had a low of 36° Friday morning, which is right on the edge of where frost becomes possible, though it's not likely until the low drops to 34° or below.
Putnam students run to raise school funds

5 days ago | wqow.com | Elliot Adams

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WQOW) – Putnam Heights Elementary students ran laps on Friday to raise money for their school. Hundreds of students took turns running laps with the goal to collect $8,000 for a class set of roller blades, helmets, and pads. The course wound around the playground, crossed the outdoor hockey rink, and looped through the woods. Each lap was roughly a half mile. Ben Wieker, the school's P.E. teacher, said he's been promoting running throughout the school year.
Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism

5 days ago | wqow.com | Sarah Owermohle

(CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to tap into Medicare and Medicaid data in its search for the root causes of autism. The database — which HHS said will draw from insurance claims, medical records and data from wearable technology such as smartwatches — is one of the first steps in HHS Secretary Robert F.