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On Thursday June 16, 2022, at approximately 10 PM the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to 104 Illinois St for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival fire crews found light smoke conditions on the 2nd floor of a residential group home. Evacuation had taken place and staff reported a fire in the bathroom. Prior to ECFD arrival, staff was able to discharge an extinguisher limiting the extension and containing the damage. Fire crews confirmed the fire did not

Eau Claire city leaders got an up-close, hands-on learning experience with local firefighters yesterday.  Local 487 hosted an event where council members and city officials could put on gear and simulate putting out fires.  They also got to practice medical emergencies and vehicle extractions.

 The Wisconsin Department of Justice is launching a new initiative aimed at keeping schools safe.  This involves creating regional Critical Incident Response Teams across the state. The teams are made up of volunteers of multiple areas, including law enforcement, school administrators, counselors, and psychologists. All team members will attend a training session being held throughout the summer. The program is expected to launch in the fall. Wisconsin is the first state to implement regionally based Critical Incident Response Teams statewide.

The University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire has a new major.  Beginning in the fall of 2023, students can earn a Bachelor of Business Administration that is specifically in Business Communication. Not only will it be the first major of its kind at the UW System, but it is unique across the United States. Students seeking this particular major will take part in internships and community-based work that is applicable to the real world. 

Higher education is about to get easier for some western Wisconsin students. In partnership with the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, River Falls, and Stout, Chippewa Valley Technical College will now offer a new Associates of Arts degree. Sunem Beaton-Garcia, the president of CVTC, says a good portion of their students attend with the plan to transfer to one of the U-W campuses, so she thought these universities should help create this new degree.

 There have been over 17-hundred new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin since Wednesday. That’s according to state health officials, who also are reporting nine more deaths in the state. A list of COVID testing sites is available online, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO FROM WI DHS.

The Dove Healthcare Community Foundation has announced the grand opening of the Healthcare Workforce Training Institute. A provider of specialized education and training intended to increase and advance the healthcare workforce in Northwest Wisconsin, the Institute’s classroom and clinical sites are currently located in Bloomer, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Osseo, and Rice Lake. “We are presently on target to graduate almost 400 students in 2022 from thenurse aide training program, and our goal is to help 600 students successfully complete

There is no threat or danger to the public after a body was disdovered in a ditch. It was on Thursday June 16th at approximately 11:03am, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a deceased individual that had been located in the ditch in the E11000 block of Mallard Rd, in the Township of Clear Creek. The individual had been located by a passerby. Upon arrival, Sheriff’s Office Detectives initiated a death investigation. Based upon information and evidence

Authorities are looking for the publics help after a theft case in Ogema. Sometime between June 4 and June 15, 2022, an unknown person entered private property and drove away pulling a 1998 Aero Manufacturing Camper Trailer. The suspect appeared to attempt to take a different type of trailer first but was unable to because the tongue was on the ground and off the jack. There were fresh vehicle tracks in the area June 13, 2022, so the camper may