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Pump Creeps Up

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

The average price for regular gas is up four-cents-a-gallon statewide compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price at the pump in Wisconsin is two-dollars-and-88-cents a gallon today.  That’s 15 cents below the national average of 3.03.  In six metro areas a gallon of gas is above two-90 including Eau Claire, Kenosha County, Milwaukee, Racine, Wausau and St. Croix County.

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Friday Feel Good: Helping Hands for Eager Paws

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

They’re called “man’s best friend” for a reason. Dogs. They usually bring the best out in their humans, so when we get a chance to help them…well, we make it a Friday Feel Good. Click here to hear more with Morgan McCarthy: This week we meet a stray dog taken in by Sacramento’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter.-a dog that is now on a path to a greater purpose.  Allison Harris from the shelter says she reached out to the National Disaster Search dog Foundation after

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Spring Clean Sweep in Buffalo Co.

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

The 2021 Agriculture and Household Chemical Clean Sweep collection will be held on Saturday, June 12, at the Buffalo County Highway Shop – Alma Location.  Materials can be brought to the site from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm.  Proof of Buffalo County residency will be required.  The Highway Shop is located at S1672 State Hwy 37, Alma.  Funds for the Clean Sweep were obtained from a grant sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection and Buffalo County.  The Clean Sweep is

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MN Marijuana Rolls Forward

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

Minnesota lawmakers are considering recreational marijuana in the state.  The state House passed a bill that would allow adults 21 and older to purchase it.  Adults could also possess up to an ounce and a half of it and grow up to eight plants. The bill faces a tough road in the Republican-led Senate.

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Detour Planned for Bridge Replacement

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

Starting Sunday, a portion of County Trunk Highway-K is closing for a bridge replacement. Eau Claire County Emergency Management says the highway department is asking people to use a detour, that’s posted on its Facebook page. They say some parts of the detour may be reduced to one lane traffic.

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Local Student Gets HOT Win

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

A Chippewa Falls second grader is the winner of a statewide poster contest for Fire Prevention Month.  Every fall, the Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services department hosts the contest and selects five winners from each grade to move onto the state competition.  They say the young lady took home first place overall of the second graders in Wisconsin.

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Community Connects to Help Healing Brothers

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

The family of the two Eau Claire brothers hurt in a motorcycle wreck say they’re recovering. Kimberly Carter yesterday said her sons, 21-year-old Dylan and 15-year-old Jesse, both suffered head and neck fractures when they crashed last weekend. Jesse is in the hospital in Minnesota. Dylan is at the Mayo Clinic hospital in Eau Claire. Carter says the family is launching a GoFundMe to help pay what will be extensive medical bills. There will also be local fundraising events that

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Gov. Speeds Up Rural Internet Message

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says high speed internet is coming to the Chippewa Valley. The governor stopped in Eau Claire yesterday as part of his statewide budget tour. The governor said high speed internet is one of his priorities, and likely one of the places where the state will spend part of its two-and-a-half- billion-dollars in federal stimulus money. The governor didn’t say just when folks in the valley can expect an internet upgrade, though planners say it will likely be

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Putting Driving Tests in Park?

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

Teenage drivers in Wisconsin may only have to worry about the written drivers’ test in the future. The state’s DMV yesterday said it wants to permanently do away with the driving test. The Department of Transportation waived driving tests last year because of the coronavirus, and now wants to end them for good. Instead, parents would have to sign a waiver that states their teens have had enough time behind the wheel. The DMV says about 85-percent of 16 and 17-year-olds typically

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WI Vaccine Notes: Shots Available for Kids, State Doses Drop, WI Senator Speaks Out

By Morgan McCarthy | May 14, 2021

Kids as young as 12 in Eau Claire, Chippewa, and Dunn counties can now get a coronavirus shot. Local health departments started offering the vaccine to junior high and high school students yesterday. The CDC cleared their use earlier this week. Dunn County is offering the shots at its vaccine clinic at UW-Stout. Chippewa County is offering the shots at local schools. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LOCAL INFO. On the state level, Wisconsin could be in-line for another large drop in

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