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It’s the first day back in in-person classes for kids at Spooner Middle School in a month. The district yesterday got the all-clear to reopen the building. Kids were sent to learn from home last month because of a mystery odor in the building. Crews cleaned the school and sent the mystery substance out for tests, school leaders yesterday said it appears that students and teachers were exposed to styrene. According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Services, the

A peek into the classroom shows a shortage of substitute teachers here locally. Superintendent Michael Johnson yesterday taught a first grade class at Sherman Elementary School. Johnson says the district has struggled for months to find enough subs, but says things are worse this week. Eau Claire schools currently have 90 open positions, though not all of those are in-the-classroom jobs. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES

Wisconsin is on its way to a second sportsbook, this time at the casino in Turtle Lake. Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed an agreement with the St. Croix Chippewa Indians to allow the tribe to open a new sports betting facility. The next step is a 45-day federal review. The tribe has already started work on the new sportsbook. The deal with the Chippewa comes after Governor Evers signed a similar deal with the Oneida Nation to open a sportsbook at

Wisconsin is starting the week with a small drop in its coronavirus hospitalization numbers. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday reported just over 16-hundred people are hospitalized with the virus, that’s down 50 from the start of law week. The Hospital Association says over 400 people remain in ICUs across the state. The Hospital Association does not track how many people are hospitalized with the virus, as opposed to those hospitalized because of it. But the larger message is calling for caution.

The Navy is sending a medical team to Green Bay to help at Bellin  Hospital. FEMA approved the team of 20 people last week. In addition to doctors and nurses, the Navy is sending respiratory therapists to the hospital. The hope is that the Navy team can support, and give a break to, local doctors and nurses who are overwhelmed by the coronavirus and the flu. Wisconsin is not the only state to get some military help, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Colorado, New

The next chancellor at UW-Madison will likely make a lot more money than the current one. UW Regents are considering pay raises, between five and 32-percent, for top leaders. Regents say they need to pay that much more in order to get top candidates. The plan would increase the salary for UW President by nearly seven percent, increase the salary for UW-Madison chancellor by nearly 22-percent, and increase the salary for UW-Milwaukee chancellor by 32 percent. UW President Tommy Thompson

An investigation’s underway after a drive-by shooting near La Crosse.  Police say they were called to a house in Holman Saturday afternoon where someone had driven by and fired gunshots.  One person inside the home was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.  No arrests have been made and anyone with information is asked to call police.

A person’s arrested after a home break-in in central Wisconsin.  Police say a man broke into a person’s house in Plover Sunday afternoon and held them against their will.  Police say the suspect and the victim knew each other.  The victim was able to get away and call police.  Police say a SWAT team surrounded the house and the suspect was eventually arrested.  He’s facing several charges including kidnapping, battery, and false imprisonment.

A woman’s now facing charges after police say she was caught driving over 100 miles per hour with a child in her car in central Wisconsin earlier this year.  Police say a trooper pulled over the woman after she was clocked going 116 miles per hour on Interstate-90/94 near New Lisbon back in September.  Police say the trooper pulled the woman over but she took off after the trooper returned to his cruiser.  The woman got away and was never found.  Police

Thousands and thousands of dollars are being raised for storm victims in Kentucky thanks to a University of Wisconsin basketball player.  Chris Vogt grew up in Mayfield, Kentucky and started a GoFundMe to raise money for the people who were impacted by the storms earlier this month.  So far he’s raised over 175-thousand dollars.