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Temperatures will moderate across much of Wisconsin over the next several days and fire officials suggest this is a good time to make sure furnaces and chimneys are safe for the upcoming winter months.  If you use a fireplace, you should have a chimney sweep inspect its readiness.  Home heating furnaces should also be serviced to make sure there are no issues with carbon monoxide leaking or other problems.  And safety with space heaters is critical, so don’t plug a space heater

The average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is up two-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the cost of gas across the Badger State today is three-dollars-and-16-cents.  That’s 26-cents-a-gallon lower than the national average of three-42.  Drivers are paying three-14-a-gallon in Kenosha and Janesville, three-12 in Green Bay, three-ten in Madison, three-oh-two in Fond du Lac and three-23 in Superior and Eau Claire.

Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights Registration Now Open! The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, but that doesn’t mean we’re stuck in the dark. Embracewinter and its shorter days by joining the Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Division’s Second Annual Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights! Registration is now open for the Second Annual Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights. Residents and commercial businesses in the Eau Claire and Altoona School Districts are invited to decorate the

Last week about this time, many of us were prepping for Halloween. The tricks, treats, scares, and sweets of a popular holiday.  But for this week’s Friday Feel Good we drop the masks and make up and look at the sweet story from Florida that finds families celebrating much more than the haunted holiday.  Eleven families officially adopted a total of fifteen kids into their “forever homes” during a fun Halloween-themed ceremony last week in Florida.   The judge and numerous attendees were

Stage Door Unlocked Productions will present a performance of A Christmas Carol – A Reading By Charles Dickens at 7:30pm on Saturday, November 27 at The Grand Theatre in Eau Claire. The production concept was conceived by Nate Plummer and stars Mr. Plummer in the role of Charles Dickens. About the Production:This “one-man production” stars Nate Plummer as Charles Dickens and is based on the AmericanReading Tour that Dickens performed in the late 1800’s in which he portrayed all of

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Wisconsin for children ages 5 to 11. This Pfizer vaccine requires 2 doses, given 21 days apart, to offer the most protection. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VACCINE, CLICK HERE

Job creation came roaring back in October as the U.S. economy added 531-thousand new jobs.  Along with half-a-million new jobs, the unemployment rate fell to four-point-six percent last month.  The Labor Department reports job growth was widespread, with gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, manufacturing, transportation, and warehousing.  Job creation had slowed dramatically in August and September after the economy added more than a million jobs in July.

As temperatures continue to drop and Daylight Savings Time comes to an end this weekend, the Health Departmentwants to remind residents to take action to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. We “fall back” an hour on November 7. When you turn back your clocks, it’s a good time to put new batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors. “As colder weather arrives, we start seeing more carbon monoxide poisonings,” says Tate Zurbuchen, Environmental Health Specialist. “Now is the time for Eau Claire

The people in charge of elections in Wisconsin say they will answer the charges from a recent state audit next month.  Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe yesterday said the commission will present its answers to the report from the Legislative Audit Bureau. Wolfe says she wants to correct some ‘misconceptions and misunderstandings’ that came from the report. Wolfe continues to say last year’s election in Wisconsin was safe and secure. That audit led to a wave of Republican lawmakers to call for Wolfe to

 Drop the acting from Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffery Norman’s title. The city’s Fire and Police Commission yesterday named Norman as the city’s newest police chief. It wasn’t a surprise. FPC members have wanted Norman as chief for the past year, but needed to move former chief Alfonso Morales out of the way first. Norman was the only candidate for the job this time around. He says he wants to focus on changing the culture inside the Milwaukee Police Department.