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Wisconsin’s unemployment office is promising this next round of federal unemployment benefits will be easier to get. The Department of Workforce Development yesterday said 26-thousand people in the state qualify for up to 600 dollars-a-week in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. DWD is promising a new internet portal to make it easier for people to apply and track their claims. That portal opens next week. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Republican lawmakers in Madison want to use a billion-dollars of the state’s stimulus money to cut property taxes. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said one-billion of the three-point-two billion dollars that Governor Tony Evers has to spend should go back to homeowners across the state. Vos wants to spend the rest of the money on long-term care facilities in the state, and on an investment in rural broadband internet. Republicans approved legislation to give themselves some say in how the

Eau Claire is close to the top of the latest list of the most livable cities in America. SmartAsset this week ranked Eau Claire fifth on its 2021 Most Livable list. Eau Claire gets good marks for the cost of living, the number of bars, restaurants, and things to do, and for its short commutes. Eau Claire was third on SmartAset’s list last year. Oshkosh is ranked second, and Waukesha makes the list at number 31. O’Fallon, Missouri is SmartAsset’s

Current UW-Eau Claire students are getting ready to stick future UW-Eau Claire students with part of the bill for the to-be renovated Sonnentag Center. Students will vote in two weeks on a proposed 90-dollar per-semester maintenance fee for the center. The Sonnentag is years away from being finished, and the fee won’t begin until it is. That means the students who are voting next month will never pay the fee, or use the center that they are being asked to

The NFL says it expects all of the fans back in the stands next season, but Green Bay isn’t saying what that means for Lambeau Field. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he expects teams to return to full capacity. Goodell said The NFL had just one-point-two-million fans last season, and some teams didn’t have any fans in the stands. The Packers, which only allowed a few fans for a few games last year, have not said anything about their plans

 The Department of Health Services is reporting 588 new COVID-19 cases statewide.  That boosts the total number of cases to more than 576-thousand-600.  There are eleven additional deaths confirmed today, which raises the death toll past 66-hundred. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Nearly 600 more pharmacies across the state will be able to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Serviced today said pharmacies at Hyvee, CVS, Costco, Walgreens, Kroger, Meijer and other locations will be able to order the vaccine as soon as this week.  The DHS has tweeted a link showing all the different pharmacies offering the shots. The general public will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday.  Governor Tony Evers today announced everyone 16-years-old and older

A teacher, children’s education specialist and national advocate will be the keynote speaker at the 42ndannual Early Childhood Education Conference hosted by University of Wisconsin-Stout. Rachel Giannini, of Chicago, heads a list of more than 30 presenters. She will discuss the importance of proper early child care, which lays the foundation for brain development, and the importance of equality in child care. The conference will be held virtually, with content available online from May 1 to May 31. Registration is open. CLICK HERE

On March 19, 2021 the Eau Claire Police Department took a report from a victim who was sexually assaulted by an unknown male on March 17th. This male was later identified as Larry Young. The victim reported Young contacted her on Water Street and offered her a ride to her hotel. Young then drove the victim to a secluded location where he choked and sexually assaulted her. Officers reviewed video and were able to identify a possible vehicle driven by

Locals say scammers are calling to say the Chippewa County Sheriff has a warrant for their arrest.  The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says the caller is also telling locals to settle their warrant with a payment over the phone or a gift card.  They say the sheriff’s office will never call about a warrant, or ask for money over the phone.  They say this is despite the caller’s ability to disguise the number as the sheriff’s office.