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Eau Claire’s health department is taking its vaccination clinics to local schools.  The city/county health department yesterday said it will start at South Middle School next Wednesday, and then move to Northstar Middle School, and finally DeLong Middle School.  Public health managers say they want to get more kids vaccinated against the coronavirus.  Numbers show very few kids in Wisconsin have gotten their shots or boosters.

The Republican running for governor in Wisconsin says he’s going to tackle crime on day one. Tim Michels told a crowd in Milwaukee yesterday that he’s going to speak to criminals on election night if he wins, and again on inauguration day.  Michels says he wants to make it clear that he won’t tolerate crime in the state.  Michels is focusing on crime in his bid for governor, but didn’t offer any specifics of just what he plans to do.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission says it’s not sure about 12 thousand requests for absentee ballots.  The Commission yesterday said they sent postcards to over 12 thousand voters who requested an absentee ballot be sent to an address other than the one that’s on file.  The Elections Commission says the postcards are supposed to guard against people ordering absentee ballots for others.  The Commission will also send a postcard to the same 12-thousand-plus voters early next month informing them that someone asked for

The man charged with driving into a Wisconsin Christmas Parade last year is representing himself in his trial.  Darrell Brooks from Milwaukee called his first witness this morning.  He’s charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide along with 61 counts of endangering safety among other felonies.  Judge Jennifer Dorow later ordered him out of the courtroom for frequent interruptions not long after he called his witness, a Waukesha parade participant.

 Police track down a man they say stole 25-hundred dollars worth of electronics from a downtown Madison store using tracking technology on one of the devices.  Police say the suspect stole several Apple products from a store near State Street and West Gilman Monday afternoon.  Police say they used the Find My feature on one of the products to track down the suspect, who they say was found on East Washington Street wearing the same clothes he had on during

 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a new tool on its website to track PFAS chemical information.  The DNR says the goal is to help Wisconsin leaders be able to address PFAS problems and limit exposure.  The tool can be used to find areas of known PFAS contamination statewide.  It can be found on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website.

Wisconsin is one of the most energy efficient states in America.  That’s according to WalletHub, which ranks Wisconsin tenth for energy efficiency.  WalletHub says Wisconsin ranks eighth for home efficiency but just 21st for auto energy efficiency.  WalletHub says the most energy efficient state is Massachusetts.

The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley invites the entire Chippewa Valley to Halloween fun at the Chippewa Falls YMCA and L.E. Phillips YMCA Sports Center in the upcoming weeks. The Chippewa Falls YMCA will be hosting Halloween at the Y on Friday, October 21 from 3:30-6:00 PM. This event takes place outdoors at the YMCA and has fun activities for all ages. The Chippewa Falls YMCA will be offering inflatables, community booths, a haunted house, games, raffles, giveaways and more.

Visit Eau Claire is pleased to announce that Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX), a travel blogger and content creator conference, has named Eau Claire as its next destination for its North American conference. The conference will be held at The Pablo Center at the Confluence from July 17-21, 2023. TBEX began in 2009 as a way for travel bloggers to network and learn industry trends. The first TBEXConference was held in Chicago with 250 attendees. Today, TBEX holds its conferencesinternationally and

Get the country crew together and get ready to raise your mug! “We have an exciting lineup we’re proud of and amazing new festival grounds that for the first time in Jam’s history, include onsite camping!” -WRIGHT 2023 Country Jam headliners, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley (previously announced), and Lee Brice (previously announced) will perform July 20-22, 2023 during Jam’s inaugural year at their new venue site; approximately 160 acres located at the corner of 20th Ave and County Hwy T,