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Lanes are open after an early morning incident that had portions of I-94 closed for extensive cleanup. The Wisconsin State Patrol and Eau Claire Police Department responded to a semi-tractor-trailercrash on I-94 near milepost 65. The semi was traveling westbound when the driver lost control. The 2014 Freightliner overturned and came to rest on its side, completely blocking all westbound lanes. Traffic was rerouted until the vehicle and spilled cargo was removed. There were no injuries from the crash. The

The Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards (WALHDAB), named its 2021 WALHDAB Awardsfor Health Officer and Board of Health of the Year, respectively. This recognition demonstrates nominees who showcase exemplary qualities in response to critical local public health needs. Janel Heinrich, Public Health Madison-Dane County, is named the 2021 Health Officer of the Year. One of the many nominators for this award shared this: “Janel’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic has been inspiring and has modeled evidence-informed decision-making

The downtown Eau Claire farmer’s market is back this weekend.  It opens Saturday morning at 7:30 and closes at 1 p.m.  About 25 vendors are expected to attend with food and products for purchase. 

The City of Eau Claire is looking to fill an at-large City Council seat.  The appointment would run through April 19th, 2022.  Letters of interest must be received by the City Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18th.

It’s shaping up to be a nice day, which means North Barstow Street in downtown Eau Claire should reopen.  Downtown Eau Claire posted to Facebook this week saying the closure was for utility and concrete work.  They said it should open tonight at 7, pending weather.

 A disappointing jobs report for April.  The Labor Department reports only 266-thousand new jobs were created last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to six-point-one percent.  The jobs number is a little more than one-fourth as many as analysts had forecast.  The experts had predicted one-million new jobs and the unemployment rate falling to five-point-eight percent.  The numbers indicate the nation’s economic recovery slowed a lot last month. But when it comes to unemployment, U.S. unemployment is at its

Police in Onalaska have a name to go along with the human remains found along the side of Highway 53 last month. Officers say the remains are those of Tyler Henry. He’d been missing since last September. Investigators say there’s no sign of foul play, but they’re not sure what the cause of death is.

Doctors and nurses haven’t been issuing as many jabs this week. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just over 76-thousand doses handed-out this week. That’s far from last week’s 225-thousand doses, and a long way from Wisconsin’s peak of 425-thousand doses in a week back in April. Those numbers are expected to jump by Monday when the full statewide count is reported, but health managers aren’t sure just how far those numbers will go up. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

The latest look into Wisconsin schools shows some of the impact of the coronavirus. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released a report yesterday that says enrollment is way down in the state, but graduation rates are up. The numbers come from both the end of the last school year and the beginning of this year. The Policy Forum says 25-thousand fewer kids are enrolled in Wisconsin schools, most of them are young kids who didn’t report to closed-down kindergarten classes. While graduation rates jumped for most students,

A 911 operator in Eau Claire has a stork pin and another story to tell forever. Eau Claire Police yesterday honored Danielle Wik for helping to deliver a baby over the phone last month. Wik says she was working on April 19th when a grandpa-to-be called and said his daughter was going into labor. Wik helped talk them through delivery, and the baby came before an ambulance could arrive. Wik says this is the fourth baby she’s helped deliver on