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Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for acting erratically at the Downtown Eau Claire Farmers Market.  Jesse Olson was naked, threatening people, and attacked one person on Saturday.  He admitted to using meth when he was arrested.  Olson will be charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, felony battery, resisting, and disorderly conduct.

The National Weather Service says an Air Quality Alert remains in effect for northern Wisconsin through noon Tuesday.  This is due to wildfire activity in Canada.  Air quality levels remain unhealthy for people in sensitive groups.

The school board in Eau Claire is talking about the possibility of expanding two high schools.  At Monday’s board meeting, they discussed expanding Memorial and North high schools, as North will hit 97-percent capacity in the coming school year.  Memorial is an older building and that is what officials are citing as the reason for expanding that school.

People who get a COVID-19 vaccination at one of three clinics at Menards will get a 21-dollar Menards gift card.  The retailer is partnering with the Eau Claire City-County Health Department for the promotion.  The gift card offer is open to everyone 12 and older and no appointment is needed.  The first clinic will be at Menards Eau Claire East on South Hastings Way on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Other upcoming clinics include: ~ NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY

The latest data shows Waukesha County has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.  Currently, the per capita rate of fatalities in Waukesha is 161 for every 100-thousand residents.  Nationally, Waukesha ranks about midway among all US counties with at least one COVID-19 death per capita.

A heads up if you plan to make a Target run. The Minneapolis-based retail giant Target is reinstating its face mask mandate for its employees as COVID-19 makes a resurgence across the country.  Target is not requiring masks for its customers although it’s strongly encouraging shoppers to wear masks in areas where transmission is considered substantial or high risk.  The new policy takes effect today. And they aren’t alone in that decision. Masks are back on the menu at McDonald’s. 

Rice Lake native Kenny Bednarek will race in the 200-meter sprint semifinals this morning at the Tokyo Olympics.  He won his quarterfinal heat yesterday with a time of 20-point-zero-one-seconds.  Bednarek will be on the track today at 6:45 a.m. Central, and the finals of the 200 meters will be at 7:55 a.m. Central Wednesday.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the pictured individuals who were operating the pictured SUV with Minnesota plates. We would like to question them regarding a theft that occurred at the Bridge Stop Gas Station in Wheeler. If you have any information contact the Sheriff’s Office reference Case D21-01017 or anonymously through dunncocrimestoppers.com.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month.  Health clinicians remind Wisconsin residents that it’s critical to be immunized against viruses like COVID-19 in order to limit the spread.  Currently 52-percent of residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, but you are not fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine unless you receive both doses.  Just under 50-percent ofresidents in Wisconsin are fully vaccinated.

A Manitowoc woman faces life in prison following a guilty verdict in the death of a three-year-old boy.  The young victim suffered severe internal and external injuries in July of 2018 while in the care of Jamie Lynn Schrank and her boyfriend Eduardo Gamez.  The two were watching the boy while the parents were at work.  Following today’s verdict Shrank faces life in prison and Gamez has pleaded to chronic child neglect and will serve at least 12 years.