Wisconsin will get twelve-million dollars to distribute between local school districts for mental health aid. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says it’ll distribute the federal funding to 40 school districts. State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly says the money will help Wisconsin schools pay for resources and staff. DPI says addressing students’ individual needs is a priority.
Read MoreThe heavy rain and snow in Wisconsin over the past week have put many areas above average for rain so far this year. The National Weather Service says Madison is a little more than an inch above average, same for Eau Claire. Much of the state had drought conditions since 2022. Last year, all 72 counties in Wisconsin were in drought. This is the first time since 2022 March rain totals have been above average.
Read MoreUniversities of Wisconsin is proposing a three-point-seven-five-percent tuition increase starting next year. UW President Jay Rothman says the increase aligns with recent inflation, and is necessary to maintain the university system’s quality of education. Seven of the universities are asking for additional increases for financial aid and hiring faculty. UW tuition hasn’t gone up in the past decade. Tuition increases will be considered by the Wisconsin Board of Regents on April fourth.
Read MoreThe inaugural Medical Academy Program, a “mini medical school” open to students and the public, will kick off Monday night in Centennial Hall (Room 1415) at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The program will run from 6-7:30 p.m. every Monday for the next six weeks and will feature presentations from Mayo Clinic Health System physicians in a collaborative effort between UW-Eau Claire and the award-winning health care provider. Mayo Clinic Health System physician Dr. Tim Young and UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James
Read MoreEau Claire Parks, Recreation & Forestry and Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. invite you to join in the 16th Annual“The Amazing Eau Claire Clean Up!” On Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon, community members will come together to perform an outdoor spring clean-up of our community. Volunteers will be assigned locations throughout the city, including community parks, neighborhood playgrounds, picnic areas, recreational trails and downtown to pick up litter and perform basic tasks of service. No special skills
Read MoreA jury has cleared the state DCI investigator who shot a Madison drug suspect back in 2022. It took the jury less than two hours to find DCI agent Mark Wagner not guilty of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Wagner shot Quadren Wilson during a drug bust on Madison’s east side in February of 2022. Police at the time thought Wilson was going for a gun, it turned-out he was unarmed. Wilson was wounded in the shooting, and later pleaded guilty
Read MoreIn a move to ensure that patients in Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, and Rusk Counties have access to healthcare services after HSHS exited the region, OakLeaf Clinics will open new clinics in Cornell, Ladysmith, Menomonie, and Rice Lake. OakLeaf Clinics has hired Prevea physicians, nurse practitioners, and medical staff in these cities to serve patients throughout the extended four county. New OakLeaf Clinics Details New Physicians to Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire Clinics In addition to opening the four new clinics
Read MoreIn the days after HSHS closed doors, we are now seeing some of the effects on the front lines. Firefighters in Eau Claire say it will likely take longer to drop people off at the ER now that Sacred Heart Hospital is closed. Eau Claire Fire and Rescue deputy chief Jon Schultz says it used to take about 10 minutes to drop a patient off, clean the ambulance, and get back to work. He says that will likely double because
Read MoreAnother local prosecutor says he will not file charges in connection to a campaign finance case tied to Robin Vos’ 2022 opponent. St. Croix County’s District Attorney Karl Anderson yesterday said he will not move ahead with charges against two locals for how they allegedly redirected money to the Adam Steen campaign. Wisconsin’s Ethics Commission suggested charges in the case. Investigators claim state Representative Janel Brandtjen, Steen, and others conspired to move money around Wisconsin’s campaign donation limits to benefit
Read MoreWisconsin has more than two dozen new public safety laws. Governor Toy Evers yesterday signed a raft of legislation into law. Most of them deal with crime or public safety. Three are specifically targeted to improve the protection of judges, including a new law that bans protesting outside of a judge’s house. Those laws for judges come after a former judge was murdered in his Juneau County home by someone who he sentenced back in 2022.
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