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 The CDC is relaxing its COVID restriction guidance for schools.  CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the recommendations are based on evidence and facts. She said middle and high school students in high COVID transmission areas should continue to remain six feet apart.  Dr. Walensky also stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.  The federal agency says most students with facemasks can be three feet from others.  That’s a reduction from six feet.  The CDC says teachers and other adult staff members should continue to abide by the

The Department of Health is reporting 390 COVID-19 cases statewide today.  The total number of cases now exceeds 571-thousand-600.  There are still nearly 64-hundred active cases in the state.  There were six additional deaths reported today raising the death toll to 65-hundred-and-62. The distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is expanding into more pharmacies statewide.  The health department announced today that Managed Healthcare Associates, Hometown Pharmacies and Meijer Walmart started receiving the vaccine this week.  Kroger and Walgreens pharmacies are also

The average price for a gallon of regular gas is the same statewide as a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price at the pump in Wisconsin is 2.69 a gallon today.  The national average is 2.88.  The highest average prices are posted in Pierce-St. Croix County at two-87 a gallon and Eau Claire at 2.80.  Drivers are paying two-77 in La Crosse, 2.65 in Green Bay, Janesville, Sheboygan and Madison and 2.59 in Appleton. 

Finland is the World’s happiest country for the fourth straight year.  According to the World Happiness Report, the Nordic country came out on top in a year dominated by depressing news about the COVID-19 pandemic.  Denmark was second and Switzerland third.  Iceland and the Netherlands round out the top five with the U.S. ranking 19th overall.  The annual happiness rankings are based on how people of each country evaluate their lives and mental well-being.  The report also uses data from

The Eau Claire Area School District along with the School Board has adopted an official Equity Statement, reflecting its commitment to policies and practices that promote an equitable and inclusive school community. The statement, approved at the school board’s March 1 meeting, emphasizes the district’s efforts to eliminate the systemic racism present in society and schools—understanding that oppression is manifested in racism, sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, transphobia, ageism, ableism and other forms of exclusion. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE

In a time when many people are struggling to make ends meet, this week we meet a woman who is feeling the love after a couple of generous customers. Click to hear the story with Morgan McCarthy: There is a single mom at a restaurant in Florida who recently got not just one, but two big tips on the same day.  First, someone left her $1,300.  Then one of her regulars heard about it . . . got competitive .

33 year old Evelyn L Baron, from Menomonie has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 2nd offense, with three children in the vehicle under the age of 16. A a phone call from a concerned citizen came in advising that Evelyn Baron was intoxicated and driving with three children in a motor vehicle. Troopers were dispatched in an attempt to locate the vehicle. Shortly after the concerned citizen

The judge in the Derek Chauvin murder case is rejecting a request for a change of venue.  Judge Peter Cahill said he doubts the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd can find any place in Minnesota that has not heard about this case.  He admitted there was pre-trial coverage that was biased against the defendant.  Cahill is also rejecting a delay of the trial.  He said they’ve been able to seat 12 jurors so far, and they

Two men are facing charges in Chippewa County for allegedly breaking into someone’s home with a gun. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Quinnten Schug and 25-year-old Antonio O’Brien of Dunn County broke into the home intentionally in connection to illegal drug use. Both men have previously been found guilty of theft in separate cases.

Eau Claire police are training to help people with mental health crises. This week officers went through hours of classroom instruction and event training to help them when these situations happen. Police say they respond to calls for mental health every day. They say the training helps them deescalate situations.