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Eau Claire is once again giving the Express a break on the prices at Carson Park. The city council yesterday approved a plan to cut the Express’ bill for the season by nearly 60 percent. Instead of being charged over 44 thousand-dollars for the use of Carson Park, Eau Claire will now only charge the team 18 thousand. Last year the Express didn’t pay anything. The team says low ticket sales hurt its bottom line this year.

A new report suggests generous welfare payments are keeping some people in Wisconsin from returning to work. The Badger Institute this week released a report that looks at food stamp and temporary assistance spending in the state. The report says more people are getting more money from the government. Food stamp spending in Wisconsin up 167% from before the coronavirus, and food stamp enrollment is up nearly 30 percent. The Badger Institute report says families are getting more per-month than in the past 20

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is joining the effort to have the U.S. Supreme Court weigh-in on who is classified as a journalist in Wisconsin. Walker yesterday asked the court to take-up the case from the MacIver Institute, which has been barred from Capitol news conferences by Governor Evers. The governor has said MacIver’s news service is biased, but Walker and the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty say there’s a bigger First Amendment question of whether public officials should be in the business of

A new survey says the pandemic is forcing many Americans to change when they plan to retire.  Northwestern Mutual found that number to be 35-percent.  Most of those surveyed said they’ll retire later than planned while some will step away from their job even earlier than expected.  The financial services company also found the average age of expected retirement is just below 63-years-old.

The cause of death of Gabby Petitio is strangulation.  That’s according to Teton County, Wyoming, Coroner Dr. Brent Blue who said based on the autopsy results, he thinks she died three-to-four weeks before her body was found.  It was discovered in Wyoming in September and police have been looking for her finance Brian Laundrie since last month.  Blue said DNA has been recovered from the body and is being analyzed by police.

The NTSB is investigating the crash of a single-engine GlaStar near Waukesha.  The GlaStar is an amateur-built aircraft.  Authorities confirm the crash at Wisconsin 164 and Redwing Drive in Waukesha.  Two people were on board and headed from Milwaukee to Salina, Kansas.  There has been no word on the condition of the pilot and passenger.

UW Health officials say immunity from the COVID-19 vaccine protects better than natural immunity from a prior infection.  UW Health today says COVID-19 infection provides antibodies for the following three months but there’s nothing conclusive about their long-lasting effect.  Researchers say vaccines produce more durable and longer lasting immunity.

In honor of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals are hosting a remembrance walk at Irvine Park on Friday, October 15 at 5:30 p.m. The event is being held in conjunction with Share of Western Wisconsin, a pregnancy and infant loss support group coordinated by HSHS hospitals in western Wisconsin. Families who have suffered the loss of an infant or a pregnancy are encouraged to gather at the Irvine Park main pavilion, which

It’s going to cost more to stay warm this winter. WE Energies yesterday said customers will likely pay at least 25 dollars more each month. The utility says natural gas prices are double what they were last year, and are currently at a 10-year high. WE Energies says anyone who can’t afford to pay more should contact them and work out a payment plan.

The search for a missing Eau Claire man has come to a sad end. The sheriff’s office yesterday said searchers found 64-year-old Gregory Steinacker shortly after 6:00pm. He was located deceased in a tree stand within the Eau Claire County Forest. His family said no one had seen him since the last week of September. The sheriff says there’s no sign of foul play. Investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time.