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Students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are joining other UW-System schools to celebrate Hmong culture this month. Students will participate in a series of events throughout Hmong Heritage Month. The events kick-off today with virtual discussions and speakers.

The average price for regular gas is up eight-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price at the pump in Wisconsin is two-dollars-and-72-cents a gallon today.  The national average is 2.87.  Gas prices average two-63-a-gallon in Appleton, two-65 in Fond du Lac, two-69 in Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau, 2.75 in Eau Claire and two-85 in St. Croix County.

On Friday, April 2, 2021 at 12:26 am, Deputies from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the Stone Lake area for a report of a deceased female. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a 42-year-old female in the residence deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.A death investigation is currently underway by the Sawyer and Washburn County Sheriff’s Offices with the assistance of the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory and the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice. The investigation is ongoing

There can now be more people in the bar, the restaurant, church, or just about anywhere else in Eau Claire County. County public health director Lieske Giese yesterday eliminated the strict limit on crowds. Instead, she said the limit will now be 50 percent of capacity. Giese says her office will review crowd limits once a month, and decide if the coronavirus numbers are low enough to allow for more changes. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ADJUSTED

There’s another option for baseball fans in Eau Claire. UW-Eau Claire yesterday said fans will be allowed in the stands at Carson Park for the school’s home baseball games. The first game for fans is today against UW-Oshkosh. All fans will be required to wear masks at all times, and to sit six feet apart from other groups. Admission is free.

No one is saying just how many visitors will be at the World Dairy Expo in Madison this fall. Expo managers yesterday said they are keeping the show in Madison. They had originally said they were looking at other cities because Madison’s coronavirus restrictions would have made hosting the show, and the 70 thousand visitors it draws, impossible. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi was mum on those restrictions yesterday. Last month Parisi offered to cover the Expo’s costs for the

Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services is looking to focus on cultural relevance and the coronavirus vaccine. The department yesterday announced just over six million-dollars in grants to help get people in the state’s minority communities vaccinated. Community groups, tribal health organizations, local schools, and local health systems will all share in the money. Most of the people who’ve gotten the vaccine in Wisconsin are over 65 and white. When it comes to the statewide snapshot, more than 30 percent of people in Wisconsin have

Some budget reformers in Madison want to see Wisconsin’s share of the stimulus money spent on summer school and extra classes. The Institute for Reforming Government yesterday suggested the state use one-point-five billion-dollars in stimulus money to get kids caught-up after a year of hybrid or virtual learning. The Institute’s CJ Szafir says kids are being left behind because of the coronavirus, he says the stimulus gives Wisconsin a chance to help get them back to where they should be. The money would

Two of Wisconsin’s Republican congressmen don’t want to see the state’s former public health boss join the Biden Administration. Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany and southeast Wisconsin Congressman Scott Fitzgerald yesterday urged the U.S. Senate to vote against Andrea Palm’s nomination to the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Palm led the state’s health services department during most of the state’s coronavirus outbreak, and the congressmen said she did a horrible job. They said in a letter to the Senate that Palm’s high-point

Railroad supporters in Eau Claire are excited about Amtrak’s new 15-year plan because the city is a part of it. Amtrak this week released what it is calling an ‘aspirational’ new plan. It would add 160 new routes across the country, including routes to Eau Claire. Economic Development Manager Aaron White says train service would boost the local economy. Amtrak is tempering expectations, saying there’s a lot of money that needs to be found before any of the new routes