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There could be an uptick in the common cold as students return back to the classroom. The Centers for Disease Control says cases went up among students meeting in-person, even when students and staff wore masks. They say kids can keep from being sick by washing their hands, staying socially distant and staying home from school when they’re sick. Eau Claire is bringing its earliest learners back to class and hopes to bring the rest of its student population back

Winter parking restrictions are suspended in Chippewa Falls until further notice. Chippewa Falls police say it was a mutual agreement between the city and the police department to suspend winter parking rules as warmer weather is expected in the next few weeks. They say the rules will resume when there is a lasting snow event, or when winter parking officially ends by ordinance on March 30th.

Some Eau Claire County Jail inmates are now registered to vote. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office says the jail worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and Chippewa Valley Votes to register willing and eligible inmates yesterday. They say this was the second event of its kind.

Baby animals are being born in Menomonie and a local farm is eager to share them with visitors. Govin’s Farm plans to open later this month and allow people to feed and pet it’s farm animals. Visitors are being asked to wear masks. The Govin’s say they’ll open March 20th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

A high speed chase leads to an arrest. It was just before 2:30 Thursday afternoon when the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a report of a driver displaying and pointing a handgun at a motorist. The vehicle was described as a silver Dodge caravan. The vehicle was located traveling on I94 at mile marker 8 in St Croix County, near Hudson. Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle and initiate a high-risk stop at the USH 12 exit. The driver initially

It’s going to be another drunk driving charge for an Eau Claire man. The Highway Patrol says it arrested 35-year-old Tyler Smith yesterday afternoon in Dunn County. Troopers say it’s his fifth OWI arrest. Troopers also say that Smith tried to speed away after they stopped him. He didn’t get far and was taken straight to the Dunn County Jail.

The man charged with killing two brothers from Shawano is in trouble again. Prosecutors in Missouri filed new charges against Joey Nelson this week. They say he tried to convince someone to steal a trailer. Nelson is in jail, awaiting murder charges that could end with the death penalty for the murders of Nicholas and Justin Diemel. No one is saying why Nelson wanted the trailer stolen.

Two of Eau Claire County’s coronavirus testing sites are closing. The Wisconsin National Guard yesterday said it is closing the testing clinics at Peace Church and the Augusta Community Center. The Guard says there are not enough people looking to get tested. The county will still offer tests of its own at several spots. You can find them at the county’s website.When it comes to the shots being administered, Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccine efforts are expected to end the week strong. The state’s

There is an arrest in a decades-old cold case with a tie to southeast Wisconsin. Deputies in Colorado arrested 70-year-old Alan Lee Phillips on Wednesday for the murder of two young woman back in 1982. One of those young women, Barbara “Bobbie Jo” Oberholtzer, is from Racine. Her family says they are happy to finally see justice in the case. Investigators linked Phillips to Oberholtzer’s murder through DNA and a genealogy website.

Eau Claire schools say just 13 elementary school kids will continue to learn from home this year. The school district yesterday all of the rest of the parents who filled-out their return to learn survey said their kids will be back in in-person classes. Eau Claire is bringing younger kids back, and the hope is to be back full time by this time next month. The district’s Jim Schmitt says the few kids learning from home will likely watch a