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More than 700 new boulevard trees are being planted in Eau Claire. The City parks, recreation, and forestry department is planting the trees as part of a public improvement project and rebate program for residents.  The City says any resident who wants a tree planted can get a 60-dollar rebate per tree.  The City is responsible for treating and maintaining the new trees. 

The Northwood Blues Festival starts today in Chippewa Falls.  Performances start at 3:30 p.m. at Chippewa Waterfront Park.  Gates open at 2 p.m. today and noon Saturday.

Buildings in Wisconsin are lighting up purple on the longest day of the year in honor of Alzheimer’s awareness.  Purple is the Alzheimer’s Association’s color. Chapters of the organization across the U.S. are participating in the Longest Day with fundraisers and activity challenges.

Join the hunt for a chance to win $500 while exploring the outdoors.  The RCU Foundation has held a Rock Hunt as part of the Rock the Riverfront featuring the Charity Classic event since 2017.  The hunt is sponsored by Market & Johnson and will start on June 21, 2021 with a new name, the Classic Rock Hunt.  Clues will be posted at charity and sponsor locations by 10 a.m. each day and then on the Royal Credit Union Facebook

 Most federal employees are getting today off to observe the new Juneteenth holiday.  President Biden signed it into law ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary marking the end of slavery in the U.S.  He said “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments,” but embrace them to help heal and grow stronger.  Vice President Harris added the country has come far, and there’s still far to go.  This is the first federal holiday since 1983. 

The young Rusk County man who police say pulled the trigger in last Memorial Day Weekend’s shooting in Eau Claire is going to prison. A judge sentenced Kyle Baker to four years in prison on an endangering safety charge. Police say Baker shot a man in the stomach outside a mobile home on Eau Claire’s north side on May 24th of last year. The shooting victim survived.

Former Eau Claire County Treasurer Larry Lokken hasn’t paid back much of the money he stole from taxpayers. The latest numbers show Lokken paid just 356 dollars over the past year. To date, he’s paid just over 18-thousand-dollars of the 700-thousand-dollars he and his former assistant Kay Onarheim were ordered to pay as part of their prison sentences. Onarheim has repaid nearly 90-thousand-dollars. They were convicted of stealing about one-point-three-million-dollars from taxpayers over a number of years. Lokken is asking

The two armed and dangerous men who had Bayside Police scouring the city are in jail. WTMJ-4 reported yesterday that authorities arrested the two yesterday morning, about five hours after the pair touched-off a shelter in place order. Police say the two ran from DEA agents who tried to stop them along I-43 early yesterday morning. No one is saying anything about that part of the case.

Today is the last day for Eau Claire County’s coronavirus call center. The county’s health department is closing the center after 15 months. The health department’s Audrey Boerner says the call center handled over 10-thousand calls, or an average of 24 calls per-day during its tenure. Anyone who has questions about the virus, the vaccine, or anything else related to the coronavirus is being told to call the state’s Department of Health Services. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. Wisconsin’s coronavirus count

Today is the last day for smaller communities in Wisconsin to ask for their share of the state’s coronavirus stimulus. The state’s Department of Revenue yesterday said about 300 smaller communities have not yet applied for any money. There are about 18-hundred communities with under 50-thousand people who are eligible for some of the state’s American Rescue Plan money. Revenue Secretary Peter Barca says the remaining 300 communities have till midnight to get their applications to the state.