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Free COVID-19 testing services will be available next year for all schools in the state.  Governor Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services made that announcement today.  Schools and school districts need to complete a survey available on the DHS website by July 9th.  There will be a variety of testing available and schools can choose which one is best for them.  The program is federally funded and will allow the Department of Health Services to connect public, private and charter

The Eau Claire Area School District is forming an Equity Steering Committee to help achieve the goals and commitments made in the Equity statement adopted by the School Board and District on March 1, 2021. The purpose of the ECASD Equity Steering Committee is to guide and advise ECASD in how to fulfill the tenets of the adopted Equity statement, guide and advise ECASD in policy review and revisions to create more equitable policies and practices, and advise the 3-5

This Sunday, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. HIV Testing Day is dedicated to reducing stigma surroundingHIV and encouraging people to get tested, which is the first step towards HIV prevention and care. When HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) was first discovered in the United States in June 1981, there was no effective treatment available, and people who received an HIV diagnosis were often discriminated against byfamily, friends, and medical providers. Now, 40 years later, advances in HIV prevention, care,

The Eau Claire City Council will consider a 186-million-dollar infrastructure improvement plan at its meeting tonight. The Eau Claire Capital Improvement Plan proposes a new parking deck near City Hall and a replacement parking ramp at Gibson Street. It also includes a plan to expand public transit, relocate a fire station, and make improvements at Hobbs Arena. The money won’t be made available until January 1st 2022.

Anyone experiencing anything out of the ordinary in their water should contact the Chippewa Falls Water Department. The Chippewa Falls Police Department posted to Facebook letting residents know about a fire hydrant flushing operation this summer. They say this week residents near Wheaton Street east, to Island Street, and Sunshine Circle could notice mineral particles in their water that can affect laundry day. They say mineral particles can be flushed out with cold water.

A man is facing charges for the death of a Trempealeau woman almost a year ago. The county sheriff’s office says 40-year-old Micah Harris is facing a recommended homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Harris is accused of hitting and killing 57-year-old Monica Knepper in July 2020.

A Silver Alert for an elderly woman and her son has been canceled.  Authorities say the 86-year-old Marshfield woman hadn’t been seen since Thursday and last spoke with a family member on Friday.  The woman lives with her adult son and their car was found abandoned in northern Wisconsin.  The two were found safe today and authorities have not released any information regarding how or where they were located. 

Trempealeau County will not become a Second Amendment sanctuary. County leaders last night overwhelmingly voted against an official proclamation that stated certain state and federal gun laws would not be enforced. Commissioner Sally Miller says she’s just not comfortable in ignoring the law, even if a lot of people in the county want to do so. Twelve commissioners voted ‘No’ on the sanctuary idea, just four voted in favor of it.

The stands at some Eau Claire Express games could be a bit more crowded. The team yesterday said it wants allow dogs at Sunday games, starting July 18th. Eau Claire City Manager Dave Solberg says the team wanted to start allowing dogs at the ballpark this week, but the city wants to delay that a few weeks to work-out how everything will work. Solberg says they’ve never had dogs at the ballpark before.

Local school leaders in Eau Claire are among those asking state lawmakers for more money. School boards and school superintendents across the state yesterday held a series of news conferences to push Republican lawmakers for more. Eau Claire Superintendent Michael Johnson says the two-point-five billion-dollars Wisconsin schools have for the next year is tied to coronavirus costs. He says there needs to be more money for teacher salaries and on-going costs. But Republican State Senator Kathy Berneir says Eau Claire schools are