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School districts across Wisconsin are struggling to hire teachers. A 2020 Wisconsin Policy Forum report says enrollment in the Wisconsin teacher programs has dropped by more than one-third. The assistant superintendent for the School District of Janesville says they will have teachers from one school virtually teach students at another school. He says the schools don’t anticipate the situation getting better with COVID-19 going on.

The 40th Buckshot Run is back in Eau Claire. The run helps raise money for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes. The race this year will be on Tuesday, August 31st and Saturday September fourth. More than nine-thousand Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes will be helped.

The Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire is requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID test this year. The executive director at the center says the rule will be in place from September 11th to November first. People inside the building will also be required to wear masks indoors, vaccinated or not.

There’s a possibility of storms becoming severe in the Eau Claire area today. The National Weather Service reports damaging winds are the biggest threats. There is also a chance of flash flooding on Sunday due to the rain.

On August 26, 2021 at approximately 7:40PM the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a single vehicle crash that occurred on County Road E near Blank Hill Road in the Town of Belvidere. It was reported there were three occupants in the vehicle who were injured in the crash. Crash investigation revealed the 2008 Chevrolet Uplander van failed to negotiate a curve, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway striking a driveway embankment causing disabling damage to

Governor Tony Evers is recognizing the men and women of the Wisconsin National Guard for their efforts during the pandemic.  This week, Evers proclaimed August 24th “Wisconsin National Guard COVID-19 Support Recognition Day.”  More than 100 guardsmen were on hand for the ceremony dedicating the day and recognizing their efforts in the state and abroad.  Evers noted that more than two-thousand dedicated soldiers and airmen did more than their part in saving thousands of lives in the state. 

An Eau Claire man will spend the next three years in prison after being convicted of child endangering and drug charges.  Back on May 3rd, police found 29-year-old Beau Peterson passed out behind the wheel of a running car with his foot on the gas pedal and an infant in the back seat.  A blood test revealed that Peterson was high on drugs at the time he was found.  After he’s released from prison, Peterson will serve five years of

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association says they are in “crisis mode” as the total number of licensed officials has dropped dramatically over the past year.  To date, the WIAA is reporting nearly 14-hundred less officials on staff than a year ago.  That’s a 39-percent decline from ten years ago.  As the high school football season kicks off across the state, there are more than 540 fewer officials able to work games.        

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is giving millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief money back to students.  The university announced this week that it has more than 28-million dollars in Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding from the federal government.  The funds were part of the American Rescue Plan authorized by Congress back in March.  School officials say more than seven- million dollars in automatic payments have already gone out to roughly 65-hundred eligible students. 

 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting 47 new cases of COVID-19 in Eau Claire County as of Thursday’s update.  This week, health officials said that 34 counties in the state, including Eau Claire County, are currently transmitting COVID-19 cases at a “very high” rate.  Statewide, the DHS reported another 14-hundred-81 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday.  At last check, more than 61-percent of adults in the state are fully vaccinated. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. Local hospitals are feeling