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The latest crop progress report shows Wisconsin farmers are ahead of scheduling planting crops this year. The USDA report shows Wisconsin’s crop progress is about 23-percent ahead of the five-year average at 78-percent. Neighbor Iowa is leading planting progress at 94-percent complete.

A more than 70-year-old business in Eau Claire is closing it’s doors. Chippewa Sewing Machine Company announced it’s closure with mixed emotions on Facebook yesterday. They say they’re selling out of their inventory, and will close sooner than June 30th if they sell out before then. Chippewa Sewing Machine Company  has been in business for 72-years.

The search for a missing teen from southeast Wisconsin ended in Menomonie. Police say they found 13-year-old Samantha Stephenson last night, and she’s safe. She’d been missing from Saukville. Police say she was on the run with her 19-year-old boyfriend. There’s no word on his whereabouts. Menomonie Police are not saying where or how they found Stephenson.

People in Eau Claire are likely going to need to keep their masks, even if the city and county’s mask requirements go away. Health Director Lieske Giese last night said the coronavirus numbers in the county are moving in the right direction. Both the city council and county board are set to meet tonight to decide if the mask mandate should stay in place. Giese last night said Eau Claire should likely continue to require masks at hospitals, schools, jails,

You have to go back to mid-January to find the last time so few people in Wisconsin got the coronavirus vaccine. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said vaccine doses fell to just over 156-thousand last week. That is down over 40-thousand doses since the week before and is down from 425-thousand doses in one week at Wisconsin’s peak in April. The last time the vaccine numbers were this low was back in the week of January 17th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

The vote to raise taxes for Eau Claire schools is likely getting pushed-back again. The city’s school board last night talked about moving the vote to November of next year. The district had hoped to get the question on last month’s ballot but missed the deadline. Superintendent Michael Johnson says they may have trouble meeting next spring’s deadline as well.

There are more people asking Governor Evers to get people back to work in the state.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday joined 50 chambers of commerce from across the state to ask the governor to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits. Those benefits mean an extra 300 dollars-a-week. The WMC and the chambers say that’s just enough to keep some people home. Wisconsin businesses say they need workers, and the extra benefits are making it more difficult to find those workers.

The coronavirus outbreak at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was mostly contained to the school’s dorms. A new CDC-backed study says there is no evidence that students spread the virus to the rest of Madison and Dane County. Researchers say most of the cases were contained in just two dorms. The university locked those dorms down last September, and the study says that likely stopped a larger outbreak. Local leaders in Madison and Dane County last year said students were responsible for

Following the recent recommendations from the CDC and announcement by Governor Walz outlining the scaling back of Covid-19 restrictions in Minnesota, the National Eagle Center is pleased to announce that it will no longer require masks or pre-registration by visitors beginning May 28 – the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend. It is also expanding its schedule to a six-day week. “We’re very excited to be returning to business as usual,” said Ed Hahn, Marketing Manager at the Center. “The past

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, the CDC updated their guidance regarding face coverings/masks for those who are vaccinated. As a result Chippewa County is updating protocols effective May 18, 2021 for county buildings. Effective May 18th, masks will no longer be required, except in the Courtrooms and in the Jail. Visitors are still encouraged to call ahead to schedule appointments or use the drop box located outside ofDoor #1. However, it is not required for most departments. CLICK HERE FOR