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The state-funded ATV/UTV trails and routes in Eau Claire County are in good condition and will open on Friday, May 7. Off trail riding is strictly prohibited. Any questions regarding this news release can be directed to department at: (715) 839-4783

Eau Claire Healthy Communities Mental Health Action Team is excited to share a fun and exciting activity with the Eau Claire Community to promote Mental Health Awareness Month. The Mental Health Action Team is encouraging Eau Claire residents to chalk positive, encouraging notes on neighborhood sidewalks to promote positive mental health. There is no cost to participate in this chalking activity, simply grab some chalk, find a sidewalk, and let your creativity run wild! Here are a few ideas of

North Barstow Street in Eau Claire is closed for concrete work beginning today.  Downtown Eau Claire posted a graphic of the stretch of the street that will be closed through Friday on its Facebook page.  It says pending weather, the road will reopen Friday evening at 7.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is recommending that people do not laminate their COVID vaccine cards. They say the heat from the machine can damage the ink. It’s also possible that people may need a third or fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as a booster to the first one or two. They recommend a clear plastic sleeve.

Chippewa Valley Technical College is breaking ground on a new transportation center. Several people met yesterday to break ground on the 29-Million-dollar education center that will include truck driving and servicing, auto repair, and more programs.  Construction is set to be complete before Fall 2022.

A YouTube star famous for food videos is selling burgers at Red Robin in Eau Claire.  Volume One reports Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeaststarted a virtual restaurant brand.  MrBeast-Burger operates out of 600-restaurants nationwide and now includes Red Robin in Eau Claire. Orders can be placed through the MrBeast-Burger app.

May the Force be with you this May 4th.  More from Mark Mayfield. Today people around the world will celebrate Star Wars Day.  The unofficial holiday honoring Jedis, droids and the Force doesn’t get its roots from a galaxy far, far away.  Instead, it dates back to 1979 in Britain when Margaret Thatcher was named Britain’s first female prime minister.  To celebrate her victory, her party took out an ad in the London Evening News saying “May the Fourth Be

Vice President Kamala Harris is going to talk about jobs during her visit to Milwaukee. The VP is set to visit the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and then host a roundtable today on the new jobs President Biden is promising as part of his infrastructure plan. Harris is traveling the country this week, trying to sell the nearly two trillion-dollar plan that Republicans say spends too little on roads, bridges, and airports, and spends too much on new green energy initiatives that

We are getting a bit clearer of a picture of what happened at the Oneida Casino Saturday night. Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain yesterday said the gunman, 62-year-old Bruce Pofahl, was a former employee who’d been fired and banned from the property. Other employees say Pofahl was fired for harassment. Investigators say Pofahl shot and killed two kitchen workers at the casino. Officers shot and killed Pofhal as he left the building. Pofahl was fired earlier this year, and a

Federal prosecutors are bringing charges against two more Wisconsin men for being inside the U.S. Capitol back on January 6th. There is no evidence that Brandon Nelson and Abram Markofski committed any vandalism or violence while inside the Capitol building. Prosecutors are simply charging them for being inside. Markofski is a member of the Wisconsin National Guard, investigators say he told them he drove from the LaCrosse area to Washington, D.C. to be part of the protest in the capital that day. The two