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Two Democratic congresswomen are calling for a full investigation into how the Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy are being treated. Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Minneapolis Congresswoman Ilhan Omar yesterday demanded answers. The call for an investigation comes after a slow trickle of stories about shortages and poor conditions at Fort McCoy. Some of the 13-thousand refugees at the fort say there’s not enough to eat, and they don’t have any new or clean clothes to wear.As we are learning

Wisconsin lawmakers want to make sure parents know exactly where their kids’ schools are spending their money. Lawmakers held a hearing yesterday on a plan to create a statewide school spending transparency website. Senator Mary Felzkowski says the idea is to take all of the state and local numbers and put them in one, easy to use location. She says local schools and the state’s Department of Public Instruction already have the spending numbers, it’s just a matter of putting them

The spike in new coronavirus cases has a lot of kids in Chippewa Valley schools learning from home. You may have seen this in theThe Leader Telegram. They reported that than 15-hundred students have been quarantined in the past few weeks because of close contact with some who tested positive. Just over 400 students are in quarantine in Eau Claire, another 200 or so are quarantined in Chippewa Falls, and about 130 students in Altoona schools are out as well.

A pair of La Crosse-area brothers are now world famous for building with Legos. Hundreds of people turned out for a watch party last night to see Caleb and Jacob Schilling come in third in Fox’s TV show Lego Masters. The brothers are from Holmen. They say the journey was amazing, and they are glad they got to share it with everyone back home.

They’re getting ready for the Ryder Cup in Sheboygan. The golf tournament doesn’t officially begin until next week, but you can already find excitement and opportunities in the area. The Ryder Cup pro shop opens in Sheboygan tomorrow, and they continue to make preparations at Whistling Straits. Local leaders are expecting thousands of fans from around the globe to flock to the area for the tournament next weekend.

Visit Eau Claire is proud to announce the launch of ‘The Eau Claire Brew Pass’, a free and mobile-exclusive pass that features eight local breweries. This is the second mobile pass that Visit Eau Claire has launched through Bandwango, a technology company designed to support experiences created by destinations and marketed to visitors and locals. CLICK HERE TO TAP INTO THE DETAILS.

The Milwaukee Bucks are making history.  The team announced Wednesday they hired Lisa Byington as the play-by-play announcer for their TV broadcasts on Bally Sports Wisconsin.  Per the Bucks, this makes Byington the first full-time female play-by-play announcer for a major American men’s sports team.  Byington has worked as a reporter and announcer for multiple major sports broadcasts, including Fox Sports, ESPN, CBS, Turner Sports and the Big Ten and SEC Networks.  And the Bucks say she’s broken barriers before.  The

Rewired & Real a platform for organizations and people to raise money in a new way, is having its first event to kick off a huge ripple effect of kindness that they expect will reach around the globe. Rewired & Real is a platform fueled by acts of kindness in exchanges for donations. They are a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization on a mission to unlock kindness in order to create positive impact across the globe, one community at atime. Created by

The City of Eau Claire Human Resources Department would like to invite the public to a City Career Fair and Hiring Event which will feature City departments/divisions. Divisions that have openings will be conducting on-site interviews at the event. Divisions with openings include Transit, Streets, Utilities, Police Department, and more. An application must be on file for an on-site interview to be conducted. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply prior to the event. Computers will be available for use at

A longtime Republican lobbyist says he will not seek the governorship in 2022.  Bill McCoshen says he appreciates the support he has received for his potential candidacy, but says there isn’t enough time to run an issue-oriented grassroots campaign.  McCoshen tweeted today he was confident the money could be raised but the time just wasn’t available with other projects on his agenda.