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The coronavirus doesn’t count as a ‘business interruption.’ The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday that 17 businesses in the state cannot collect insurance payouts because of their coronavirus-related losses. The ruling reversed a decision from a Milwaukee County judge. The businesses said the virus forced them to close and cost them customers and profits. Their insurance company, Society Insurance, said their policies didn’t cover coronavirus losses. The court said ‘business interruption’ usually means something like a fire that destroys a business,

There’s a merger in the works between two of Wisconsin’s largest hospitals. Bellin Health and Gundersen Health yesterday said they are deep into discussions of a planned merger, and hope to have the details worked-out in the next few weeks. There is no word what the merger may mean for patients, the group’s hospitals, or employees. Bellin and Gundersen have facilities across the state. The two companies say they are waiting on the required regulatory review before finalizing the merger.

There is a new pride flag flying about the Wisconsin Capitol. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said the Progress Pride Flag will fly above the statehouse all month long. Wisconsin has flown the traditional, rainbow pride flag each year of Evers’ time in office, but the progress pride flag now includes a design for other members of the LGBTQ+ community. June is Pride Month.

In its 23nd year, the Chippewa Valley Book Festival is proud to bring audiences varied and thought-provoking content via in-person and virtual streaming opportunities over the dates of October 20-25, 2022. The festival is excited to announce that there will be a jam-packed Saturday lineup featuring in-person events at the newly remodeled L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library–some of the first events to be hosted there. Make a weekend event of the book festival in downtown Eau Claire this year and meet

Fairfax Municipal Pool opens this Saturday, June 4th at 1pm! There are events planned all summer long at Fairfax! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO PLAN YOUR SUMMER FUN. And this summer you can combine a cannonball and cone! Fairfax Municipal Pool and Ramone’s Ice Cream Parlor of Eau Claire have teamed up to serve you scoops of ice cream ALL. SUMMER. LONG! Get your fix of Ramone’s Ice Cream, weather permitting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00pm-4:30pm at Fairfax

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at approximately 3:02 pm, the Buffalo County Communications Center received a report of a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 25 in the County of Buffalo. The location of the crash was on the bridge leading to Wabasha, MN. Upon arrival first responders found that a North bound vehicle had impacted into a South bound motorcycle on Highway 25. As a result of the crash, a fellow motorcycle had crashed as well in an attempt to

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) yesterday announced the award of over $20 million in Project Growth grants to 28 cross-sector community teams and over 100 businesses to support Wisconsin’s child care system. United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley is leading one of the 28 cross-sector community teams awarded a supply- building Dream Up! grant. The Chippewa Valley community team includes group and family child care directors, Chamber of Commerce employees, child care resource and referral staff,

Milwaukee’s mayor wants to offer universal Drivers’ Education in the city, and he wants insurance companies to pay for it. Mayor Cavalier Johnson yesterday said his proposal to add free Drivers’ Ed classes at the city’s rec department would cost two million-dollars. Johnson wants State Farm, American Family Insurance, and Progressive to pick-up the costs. The mayor says the program could get licenses for as many as six thousand young drivers per-year. American Family says it’s interested in talking about

Wisconsin has hit another grim coronavirus milestone. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said Wisconsin topped 13 thousand coronavirus deaths. Wisconsin reported its first coronavirus death back in March of 2020. DHS says over nine thousand deaths, or 65 percent, of the state’s deaths have come in people over 70-years-old. By comparison, there are just 15 reported deaths in people under 19-years-old.

Eau Claire County prosecutors have filed formal charges in last week’s stabbing at The Regency Inn. The D.A. yesterday filed battery, reckless endangerment, and weapons charges against 38-year-old Samuel Thornton. Police say he stabbed a man in the chest after a fight. Thornton was wanted at the time of the stabbing, prosecutors also charged him with bail jumping. He’s being held on a five thousand-dollar cash bond.