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The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the residence at 1013 Bradley Avenue. On arrival, fire crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the garage area. Fire crews made an aggressive fire attack on the garage and were able to knock down the fire as secondary crews checked for fire extension inside the residence. Moderate smoke and heat conditions were noted inside the residence and hot spots were quickly extinguished. Red Cross was contacted to

Whether you are interested in getting the Coronavirus vaccine or not, there is currently a lot of information circulating about the availability of it in the first place. We will look as some of that and what is planned in the weeks and months ahead as far as rolling out the vaccine here in Wisconsin. As of now, a big expansion for Wisconsin’s coronavirus effort could begin April 1st. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said it is looking to

Dunn County is slowly lifting some of its coronavirus restrictions. The county yesterday lifted its cap on crowds and will now allow 25 people inside and 50 people outside. The county’s health department says its weekly positivity rate is just over five-percent.

The tally of animals pulled out of a hoarding situation in Jefferson is now 42. Rescuers yesterday said they found more animals in a hoarder’s home. So far, 41 cats and one dog have been found. Animal rescuers hope to be able to offer the cats for adoption in the next couple of weeks. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has condemned the home.

Businesses who got PPP loans in Wisconsin will not have to pay taxes on the money. Governor Tony Evers yesterday signed a law that guarantees the loans to businesses in the state will remain tax free. It is a reversal for the governor. His office said back in January that it would tax the money from the federal government. The loans are already tax deductible under federal law, this new law makes them so under state tax code. The bill passed with

Governor Tony Evers is all but guaranteeing that he will sign a new law ordering an overhaul at the state’s unemployment office. The Wisconsin Senate overwhelmingly approved a plan to hire an outside company to update the computers at the Department of Workforce Development, as well as a few other tweaks. The governor says he would have preferred lawmakers just given him more money, but he said in a statement yesterday he wants to get to work at DWD. Republicans in

The plan is to have the University of Wisconsin’s campuses get as close to back-to-normal as they can. UW President Tommy Thompson yesterday said he wants to reopen the school this fall. That means at least 75-percent of students back on campus, and a return to fans in the stands for Badger football games. Thompson says they will reopen the school as safely as they can. Locally, campuses should come back to life like we’ve been accustomed to in the past.

The astroturf is no longer inside Eau Claire’s turf house, but there’s plenty on the outside. The home on the city’s east side, known as the Turf House, is for sale. The home was last sold in 2019 for 190-thousand dollars. Since that price tag, there has been some work done, because now it’s being listed at 525-thousand-dollars. Locally, VOLUME ONE has done a great article about this local “hot spot” in real estate. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

The plan is to have fans back at American Family Field this spring. The Milwaukee Brewers yesterday unveiled its plan to return to normal. The team is asking the city to allow as many as 16-thousand fans into the ballpark. The Brewers are also asking for tailgating at Am Fam Field, but you’d need to stay in your car. The city of Milwaukee has yet to approve the plan. Milwaukee’s first game this year will be on April 1st.

Wisconsin businesses that accepted loans from the federal government during the pandemic can now deduct those loans under the state’s tax code.  Governor Tony Evers signed the bill into law today.  The loans are part of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program and have been deductible under federal law.  The new state law will cut those businesses’ taxes by nearly 500-million-dollars.