News Flash

The Glen Park Splash Pad is now open!

The Glen Park Splash Pad is now open, weather permitting, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. daily. Visitors must adhere to all park rules. 

Please remember:

• Children must be supervised at all times
• Food is not permitted

In Focus: Earth Fest 2023 Shows the Power of Partnership

This story originally appeared in the May 2023 edition of the River Falls Reader, the City's digital newsletter. Subscribe here.

“It’s like the State Fair!”  An awe-struck community member uttered those words as they glimpsed the...

Waste Management Garbage & Recycling Schedule (May 29-June 2, 2023)

Waste Management Schedule (week of May 29 - June 2, 2023)

Due to the Memorial Day holiday on May 30th, Waste Management garbage and recycling will have a one-day delay for the week of May 29 - June 2, 2023.

Police Week 2023: Meet Beth Posel, Honor Guard

Sergeant Beth Posel joined River Falls Police Department (RFPD) as a patrol officer in 2008 after working as a community service officer at Woodbury Police Department and dispatcher at St. Croix County Dispatch.

“My stepdad was a cop,” ...

2023 Hydrant Flushing

The River Falls Municipal Utilities Water Department’s Annual City hydrant flushing will start on Monday, May 15th and continue throughout the end of June.

Flushing fire hydrants is an important preventative DNR required maintenance activity to ensure clea...

Police Week 2023: Meet Ailene Splittgerber, Police Services Specialist Supervisor

Police Week 2023: Meet Ailene Splittgerber, Police Services Specialist Supervisor

Ailene Splittgerber began her professional career as a legal assistant, working for the city attorney in the small town where she grew up. Several jobs later, she ended up at...

Police Week 2023: Meet Ryan Miller, Investigator

Police Week 2023: Meet Ryan Miller, Investigator

After Ryan Miller graduated from the police academy at Chippewa Valley Technical College in 2006, he wasted no time kickstarting his career. “I graduated on a Friday and got hired at RFPD the next Monday,” M...

Police Week 2023: Meet Luke Axley, Neighborhood Resource Officer

Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Luke Axley arrived in the Midwest in 2015 when he took a job as a TSA agent at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. There, he met his wife, who was living in River Falls. Axley soon made the move a...

Police Week 2023: Meet Chris Gottfredsen, School Resource Officer

Officer Chris Gottfredsen joined River Falls Police Department in 1998 after working as a correctional officer for Eau Claire County. He became a school resource officer (SRO) in 2008. For the first decade of the job, Gottfredsen served as SRO of the enti...

Vehicle Registration Fee begins April 1, 2023

On November 9, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2022-16 establishing a $10 vehicle registration fee pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes Section 341.35. The annual fee will be imposed on all motor vehicles registered in the State of Wisconsin and custom...