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A COVID vaccination clinic is opening in Barron County. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the clinic will be on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s campus in Rice Lake. It’ll be able to administer between 200-and-400-shots per day. The vaccine site opens Tuesday, April 20th at 11 a.m.Anyone with a COVID vaccine appointment expecting to get the Johnson and Johnson shot should be advised that those appointments are canceled. The Eau Claire City-County Health Department says they were asked

April is officially Hmong Heritage Month in Eau Claire. The City Council presented the proclamation yesterday saying they recognize the celebration of Hmong people at a time when there is more violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The official proclamation is posted on the City of Eau Claire Government Facebook page.

Police and National Guard soldiers in Minnesota are preparing for further protests over the killing of Daunte Wright.  He’s the 20-year-old Black man shot Sunday during a traffic stop.  About 60 people were arrested last night for rioting and other criminal behavior in Brooklyn Center.  Protests unfolded in several other cities, including Portland, Oregon where a riot was declared.  The officer who fired on Wright has resigned and could be charged as soon as today.

The former Minnesota police officer who killed a Black man during a traffic stop last weekend might face criminal charges as soon as today.  NBC’s Ron Allen has more.   Daunte Wright was pulled over near Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon for having expired plates, and was being arrested for an outstanding warrant when he tried to flee.  It’s been said that now-former officer Kim Potter may have meant to tase Wright but fired her gun by accident.  Wright is being remembered

The longtime Chippewa Valley teacher accused of molesting a young girl told the judge in his case yesterday that he thinks pedophiles are scum. Roger Sahs was in court to answer charges that he abused a young girl starting when she was seven. He is denying the charges. Sahs taught for years at Eau Claire Memorial High School. He also taught at Chippewa Falls McDonell. A judge gave Sahs a signature bond and told him to stay away from his

The man who led police on two different chases through the Chippewa Valley is heading to prison. A judge in Chippewa Falls yesterday sentenced 31-year-old Andrew Premo to two-and-a-half years in prison. Premo pleaded guilty last week. He took police on one chase last June and another last November. The November chase had officers from Chippewa Falls, Lake Hallie, Altoona, Eau Claire and the Wisconsin State Patrol all in pursuit.

Wisconsin could see 40-percent of people in the state with at least one coronavirus vaccine shot by the end of next week. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported that 37-percent, or two-point-one-million people, have gotten one dose of the vaccine. Another 24-percent, of one-point-four-million people, have gotten both doses. Some cities say they are seeing less demand for the vaccine. The state says there are plenty of doses available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccination

No one in Wisconsin is going to miss out on extra food stamp money. Governor Evers yesterday said he’s reached an agreement with the USDA to keep the state eligible for the extra benefits. Wisconsin lost its eligibility when the state Supreme Court struck down the governor’s emergency order late last month. In the two week since, the state’s Department of Health Services issued new rules to maintain eligibility. In fact, the new rules mean Wisconsin will see more benefits. Originally, the state was eligible for

At least they can say they voted on something. Republican lawmakers in Madison yesterday approved their plan to spend Wisconsin’s two-billion-dollars in federal stimulus money. The plan is doomed, however, as Governor Evers has already promised to veto it. There are also questions about whether the Republican plan to use some of the stimulus money to pay down debt and cut taxes violates Congress’ spending rules.

They are hiring in Lake Hallie. Menards yesterday said it is looking to hire as many as 60 people to work at its newly-opened distribution center in Lake Hallie. The center is at the old Shopko site. Menards says it’s taking applications for the new jobs at its website.