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The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office is putting out a warning to residents about a gift card scam.  Officers say they have had roughly three complaints a week over the past six months about the scam.  Detective Sergeant Brian Trowbridge says the scammers typically pose as police or someone from an agency like the IRS and say they need to be paid in gift cards because there is a warrant for their arrest or they owe money.  He says the

An Eau Claire man will spend a year in prison after pleading no contest to a charge of possession of a firearm by a felon.  Thirty-two-year-old Cory Sigears shot a gun while he was drunk and near another person outside an Eau Claire tavern.  The judge dismissed a felony charge and a misdemeanor charge, but those were considered at his sentencing.

Mask usage will be encouraged starting Monday at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of Wisconsin-Stout.  The schools say it applies to everyone regardless of their vaccination status for COVID-19.  The indoor mask usage is also for inside of vehicles.  Classroom capacity limits are not changing.

State health officials are partnering with the Wisconsin State Fair to provide COVID-19 vaccinations inside the fairgrounds.  The fair’s COVID-19 clinic reportedly will run daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. through August 15th.  Both the single-dose Johnson & Johnson and two-dose Pfizer vaccines are being offered to those age 12 and up.  Fair attendees 17 or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to get the shot. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WEST ALLIS.

South Middle School social studies teacher Ron Martin will serve three years on the National Education Association’s executive committee.  Martin is the current president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council.  The NEA election was by secret ballot and he calls it “crazy but exciting.” 

 The pride of Amery, Wisconsin, Alicia Monson is competing on the world stage in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  The first-time Olympian is running in the women’s ten-thousand meter finals tomorrow morning local time.  This after qualifying with a third place finish in the semifinals.  With the Tokyo Games pushed back a year, Alicia was able to finish her degree at UW-Madison, all while training for what she calls a “24-hour-a-day job.”                     

This alert has been cancelled as the child has been found. ORIGINAL STORY: An AMBER Alert is in effect for a baby boy in need of life-saving medication.  Authorities in Wisconsin Rapids say the baby is believed to be with his mother, Haley Pelot, who led police on a chase yesterday as they were investigating a report of child neglect.  Officers stopped the pursuit to avoid any injury to the infant.  The baby requires medication, and police are not certain that the

COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the state which is now reporting over 900 new cases daily.  The positive test rate is seven-point-two-percent.  The Wisconsin Department of Health says only 49-point-five-percent of Wisconsin residents have completed the vaccine series against COVID-19, and about 52-percent have received at least one dose. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

The start of school not only brings the end of summer, but the beginning of early bedtimes.  Pediatricians say now’s the time to get kids on a good sleep schedule as a lack of shut-eye creates problems with concentration and behavior.  Doctors say young people need anywhere from eight to 13 hours of sleep.  That will give them a better attention span in the classroom and supports their overall physical health.

Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. (DECI) has awarded the Chippewa Valley Museum a $2,000 grant to update and support their three Biking into History self-guided tour maps. The maps have proven to be in high-demand by downtown businesses and organizations and the Museum applied for assistance to replenish their quickly-diminishing supply of maps. The reprinted maps will also be updated to include information on how to access the museum’s online historical walking tour. The project offers residents and out-of-town visitors the