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For this weeks Friday Feel Good we are calling all animal lovers! We have a story about a call to Uber that might have had the driver wondering if he was being pranked, at first. But as you will hear, the caller was not “kitten” around! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FRIDAY FEEL GOOD WITH Morgan McCarthy: A Florida woman happen to see a loose kitten on the road, and saved that little fluffer from a busy highway. But she

Eau Claire Public Arts Council (ECPAC), in partnership with Visit Eau Claire, collaborated with local high school art teachers and students to add art to 24 kubb sets. Participating area high schools include: Altoona High School, Chippewa Falls High School, Memorial High School and North High School in Eau Claire. The kubb sets will be gifted to the region’s hotels and attractions so they can be displayed and available for free check-out at various establishment concierge desks.  This project was

Exactly 46-percent of the Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.  Data from the state health department shows vaccination numbers have been falling since early April.  About 48-percent of Eau Claire residents have received at least one dose. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

New sculptures are out in downtown Eau Claire.  Organizers updated the sculptures along the city’s Sculpture Tour.  Photos posted to Facebook show crews handling one giant, metal butterfly and another larger than life size rooster.

The case against a Dunn County father charged in his son’s death could be headed to a jury. A judge yesterday said there is enough evidence against 28-year-old Johnathan Lucas to take the case to trial. Prosecutors say Lucas killed his six-week-old son back in February. Investigators say Lucas had been drinking that night.

You are not going to get a chance to get paid to get your coronavirus shot in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers yesterday once again said a million-dollars vaccine lottery is a bad idea. The governor says he’d rather spend Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money on other things. Other states, most notably Ohio, have seen huge jumps in vaccinations after announcing lotteries for people to get their shots. Evers says businesses need the help more than people need to be paid to get their

Eau Claire’s health director says we are not back to normal. Health director Lieske Giese yesterday there’s plenty of room for the coronavirus to spread. She says half of adults in the county have not gotten a coronavirus shot, and younger children are not eligible for the shot. Giese says the end of Eau Claire’s mask mandates are supposed to be for vaccinated people only. She worries that unvaccinated people will take advantage of the situation.

Not every piece of Wisconsin’s next state budget is going to involve a knockdown, drag-out fight with the governor. The Republicans who are writing the next budget yesterday said there’s plenty of agreement with the governor on what should be included in the state’s next spending plan. That includes spending on tourism, election security, and internet projects. Lawmakers are holding off on the internet spending for now. State Senator Howard Marklein yesterday said he wants to see the governor’s plan before

Firefighters in Wausau are internet-famous for their latest duck rescue . Crews rescued six orphaned ducklings out of a storm drain Wednesday night. The mother duck was hit by a car not far from the drain. The firefighters took the little brood back to the station, fed them and gave them water until they could be taken to a sanctuary. The whole thing got plenty of likes on Facebook.

The Health Department is adapting their recommendations in light of  recently updated CDC guidance and the decision by the Eau Claire City Council and County Board to end  the local face mask ordinances. Unvaccinated people should still be wearing masks and physically  distancing in public spaces. All individuals should continue to mask in certain settings, including healthcare settings, schools, correctional facilities, public transportation, shelters and other places  where regulations exist, such as businesses or workplaces.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.