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Zorn Arena Vaccine Clinic Closing

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

The free, mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Zorn Arena is closing this week. The Eau Claire City-County Health Department posted to Facebook saying vaccines will be given at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the Water Street parking lot and the health department. The final clinic will be open from 3-to-7 p.m.

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YMCA Challenges Families to Live Out Loud

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

The YMCA’s free three-week Summer Out Loud Challenge launches July 12. The challenge is designed to help families have fun and be physically active, and is free and open to everyone. You do not need to be a YMCA member to participate. Those interested in participating can register by texting SUMMER to 844-889-6222. All participants will be entered to win a one-year family membership to the YMCA of the Chippewa Valley and the national grand prize of a family vacation

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Transgender Bathroom Case

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

 The Supreme Court is upholding a ruling that said transgender students can use the bathroom that matches their gender identity in schools.  The high court refused to hear an appeal to a lower court ruling that said treating transgender students differently violates Title IX, a federal law that bans sex discrimination in schools.  Gavin Grimm, who was born female but identifies as male, has waged a years-long legal battle with the school board in Gloucester County, Virginia.  At first, the

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FL Man Arrested and Jailed in Chippewa

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

At approximately 8:33 PM on Sunday night, a Wisconsin State Trooper stopped a vehicle on STH40 for a speeding violation. The driver was identified as 47 year old Carlos J. Rendon of Cape Coral, FL. Mr. Rendon showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed that Mr. Rendon was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Mr. Rendon was arrested and transported to a local hospital for an evidentiary test of his

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Fire Destroys Local Favorite

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

The owner of Tugger’s Cafe & Catering in Augusta says she doesn’t know what to do after a fire gutted her restaurant yesterday saying, she is ‘numb.’ Firefighters are not saying what caused the fire, and the restaurant was closed yesterday. As far as next steps, there are still a lot of questions in the aftermath. Now, the building’s owner will have to decide whether to rebuild or not. No one was hurt in the fire, but the café is

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Door Co. Investigates Drowning Death

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

Door County’s sheriff is looking into how a young man from Madison drowned over the weekend. The 24-year-old was pulled from Clark Lake in the town of Sevastopol about 8:30 Saturday night. The sheriff’s office is not naming the man as they are waiting to speak to his family. Rescuers from the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department, Jacksonport Fire Department, Door County Emergency Services Department, the Door County Sheriff’s Office, and the Door County Dive Team all helped in the search.

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More Details Released After WI Manhunt

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

We’re getting the rest of the story about that search for two armed and dangerous men in Bayside earlier this month. Federal prosecutors say Richard Chavez and Daniel Rodriguez-Lara, both from California, were trying to smuggle 16 kilos of fentanyl into the Milwaukee area. Federal agents got a tip about the drugs after a bust in Kansas. They were following Chavez and Rodriguez-Lara back on June 17th when the two bolted. That led to the shelter in place order. Agents

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President Biden Set to Visit La Crosse

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

President Biden’s next trip to Wisconsin will be to La Crosse. The White House confirmed the trip over the weekend. The President is due in La Crosse tomorrow, and he will speak about his infrastructure plan. The details of when and where have not yet been announced.

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WI Senator Calls for “Take Back”

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator says conservatives need to fight to ‘take back’ the culture. Senator Ron Johnson delivered a speech at this weekend’s Republican state convention at the Dells. Johnson said liberals in this country are unhappy and unwilling to accept the progress that this nation has made. He said liberals want to remake this country, while conservatives mostly just want to be left alone.

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WI Vaccine Efforts Dip

By Morgan McCarthy | June 28, 2021

The latest count of Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccine effort is the lowest it’s ever been. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said doctors and nurses handed-out just under 35-thousand doses last week. That number is sure to go up, but it has a long way to go to reach the 73-thousand doses handed out the week before. Wisconsin’s vaccine numbers have been steadily dropping since April. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

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