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The average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is up three-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Heading into the holiday weekend, Triple-A says the price at the pump in the Badger State is three-oh-one a gallon today.  The national average is 3.18.  Drivers are paying 2.91-a-gallon in Appleton, two-83 in Fond du Lac, two-95 in Green Bay, about 3.02 in Eau Claire, and La Crosse and 3.01 Milwaukee and Madison.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin visits Pablo Center at the Confluence on Friday, September 3rd to meet local recipients of the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant (SVOG). Local festivals, venues, and arts & cultural organizations joined in a “thank you” to Senator Baldwin for her help in advocating for the survival Chippewa Valley music promoters, independent venues, museums, theatres, and arts/cultural organizations. Senator Baldwin supported the measure that was crucial in securing SVOG funding for local venues and arts organizations significantly impacted

When Mother Nature hits, humans are left to take the punch. This week, we saw Hurricane Ida leave Louisiana, New York, New Jersey and much of the East Coast to pick up the pieces of a devastating blow.  But for this weeks Friday Feel Good we find the silver lining in the storm. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY WITH MORGAN MCCARTHY:  A mattress store in Houston is sending multiple trucks loaded with relief supplies to those affected by Hurricane Ida.  

Just one person is in custody in connection to the five shootings in Milwaukee yesterday. Police say five people were wounded in separate shootings. They started at 1:30 a.m., and ran through last night. All of the victims are expected to survive. Police say they are looking for motives and other suspects in each case.

The downtown block party will return to the Eau Claire Children’s Museum. The event will be on September 11th in front of the Royal Credit Union parking ramp. Kids can see a fire truck, food trucks, and get some ice cream.

Students from UW-Eau Claire had the opportunity to learn more about Eau Claire. The 8th Annual UW Meets EC event gave student coupons, freebies, and prizes last night. Students are able to explore the town at the start of the school year. The event didn’t happen last year due to COVID-19.

A disappointing August jobs report is out.  The Labor Department reports the economy added only 235-thousand jobs last month.  That’s far short of analysts’ estimate of up to 750-thousand and less than one-fourth of the 943-thousand new jobs in July.  The unemployment rate fell to five-point-two percent, down from five-point-four percent in July.

A woman who stole thousands of dollars from Eau Claire County is looking at community service and a chance to wipe her record clean. A judge yesterday sentenced Zer Smith to 20 days of community service for spending over 10 thousand-dollars in county money on herself. Investigators say Smith used her county credit card to buy groceries, clothes, and other personal items. In addition to the community service, Smith has to repay the county the 10 thousand-dollars. If she does

More Afghan refugees are coming to Wisconsin than first thought. The Pentagon yesterday said troops are expanding the facilities at Fort McCoy to accommodate 13 thousand refugees. Governor Tony Evers originally said Wisconsin would get anywhere between ‘a few hundred’ and maybe ‘two thousand’ refugees. No one is saying how many Afghans have already arrived at the fort, or when the next round of refugees will arrive. The governor has also been silent about where the refugees will go when they are allowed to

Wisconsin’s coronavirus count is as high as it was back in January. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported over one thousand new cases. That’s about where the state was at the beginning of the year. The delta variant is driving the uptick in new cases. Wisconsin’s coronavirus peak was last fall, when the state was seeing about eight thousand cases per-day. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.