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The Department of Health Services is confirming 383 new COVID-19 cases today.  That boosts the total number of cases to more than 607-thousand.  There are five additional deaths reported to raise that toll to nearly six-thousand-980 Wisconsinites who have died from the coronavirus. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Wood County has the worst sex crime rate per capita in the state.  The Wisconsin Department of Justice released data today on sex offenses and crimes last year.  Wood County was second in the state for sex crimes in 2019 with Eau Claire holding the undesirable top spot.  The DOJ says there were 121 sex crimes in Wood County in 2020, ten more than in 2019.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Kwik Trip is continuing to expand development and staffing of its food production and support campus in La Crosse, a project that has earned an additional $5 million in performance-based tax incentives from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) . “Kwik Trip is a Wisconsin success story,” said Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of WEDC. “While most of us are familiar with Kwik Trip for its retail operations, the company continues to grow its manufacturing and

Most people’s dreams of performing on life’s biggest stages — like going from regional orchestra member to the New York Philharmonic, from lead band singer to the Grand Ole Opry or from dirt track racer to the Indianapolis 500 — fade in the bright lights of reality. ABOVE PHOTO: Derek Holmes, a 2010 UW-Stout graduate and former Blue Devil golfer, qualified for this week’s PGA Championship in South Carolina, one of golf four major events When a 34-year-old University of

Victory Automotive will paint your cars’ catalytic converter for free this Saturday after police say there have been a rise in thefts. The Eau Claire Police Department says the parts can be stolen in minutes and are usually taken because of the valuable metal inside.  Victory Auto is partnering with the police department to host a free drive through event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to paint catalytic converters bright orange.  They say the color will alert salvage

It’s going to cost more to build a new highway facility in Eau Claire County, but the board is planning to move forward on the plan.  The county board voted unanimously to move forward with the project, although it’s going to cost about six-million-dollars more to build it.  The new facility is supposed to go up on Eau Claire’s south side.

A free food bank is available today from 10-to-11 a.m. in Eau Claire.  Feed My People Food Bank is hosting a pop-up pantry on Alpine Road.  They’ll be out there every Wednesday through August.  The food bank says pre-packaged meals will be loaded into cars.

You can ditch the mask in and around Eau Claire. Both the city council and the county board last night voted to end their mask mandates, effective immediately. We will show you different sides so you can decide, as City-County Health Director Lieske Giese said the coronavirus has not disappeared, and last night warned about another surge in cases. City and county leaders still voted to end the mask requirement. People, of course, can continue to wear a mask if

A former Eau Claire bookkeeper isn’t heading to prison for stealing over 100-thousand-dollars from her boss. Sarah Girard pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing 156-thousand-dollars from Don’s Sheet Metal in Eau Claire. The judge, however, said Girard will avoid prison and see her felony charge erased if she repays the money, does 200 hours of

The Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Shawano County is facing new charges. A federal grand jury yesterday indicted 27-year-old Joey Nelson on mail fraud charges. The federal charges cover the bad cattle deal that brought brothers Nicholas and Justin Diemel to Missouri back in 2019. Garland is facing the death penalty for state charges that allege he killed the brothers, then disposed of their bodies.community service, and doesn’t take a job as a bookkeeper ever again.