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Students who go to charter schools outside of their home district will continue to miss-out on football, basketball, and volleyball. Governor Tony Evers last week vetoed a plan that would have allowed some school choice students to play sports or enroll in other extracurriculars at their home school district. The governor says lawmakers should not be deciding things for local school boards. State Rep. Barb Dittrich, who sponsored the plan, says there could be a lawsuit in the works to

 An attorney for the family of George Floyd says the trial of Floyd’s accused killer is a referendum on the United States.  Benjamin Crump spoke in Minneapolis before the trial of ex-cop Derek Chauvin got underway and said it will show how far America has made it on the journey toward equality.  He also said it’ll prove how far along the nation is when it comes to achieving justice for everybody.  Crump added the trial will show whether America truly

 Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day.  More than 58-thousand U.S. veterans lost their lives during the country’s involvement in the war from early the 1960s to the mid-1970s.  More than 57-thousand Wisconsin soldiers served in Southeast Asia.  According to the Wisconsin Historical Society more than 12-hundred were killed and another 40 were either Missing In Action or were taken prisoner. Today is a special day for those who served in the Vietnam War.  One of those soldiers being honored is Jupiter resident Bill

State health officials are reporting nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours.  That pushes a total number of cases statewide to over 576-thousand.  There were three additional deaths reported today, raising the death toll to more than six-thousand-600. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. Wisconsin is celebrating a milestone in COVID-19 vaccinations.  The Department of Health Services reported today that more than one-million people in the state have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. That is over 17-percent

Governor Tony Evers is vetoing a bill that would have given the Republican legislature power over coronavirus relief funds.  The governor announced the veto of Senate Bill 183 today saying the state can’t afford for the legislature to play politics with funds under the American Rescue Plan.  The governor also announced how he intends to spend the federal funding Wisconsin has received in the latest COVID bill, including 600-million-dollars to help support businesses and 200-million-dollars for infrastructure projects.

Our local Police Department has issued a statement in regards to a recent spike in hate crimes. Read the statement from the Eau Claire Police Department below: Dear Eau Claire Community Members: This past year communities across the United States have experienced drastic increases in hate crimestargeted towards the Asian American Pacific Islander Desi (AAPID) communities. A study releasedearlier this month by the California State University Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism foundhate crimes against AAPID Americans rose

Chippewa Falls police are encouraging residents to lock up after several reports of stolen items out of cars. Police say several cars were broken into on the West Hill near Pearl Street. They say the cars weren’t damaged. Police are investigating.

You can sign up for a free beer with your COVID shot. Leinenkugel’s is offering one-thousand-867 people who bring a COVID vaccine card to the Leinie Lodge a free beer. Bookings can be requested online. CLICK HERE TO POUR MORE DETAILS.

Hope Gospel is hopping into action and offering an Easter meal for those that are in need of encouragement and food. Because of the coronavirus and social distancing constraints, we are only able to offer the meal as a curb side pick-up.The Easter community meal will be held on Saturday, April 3rd from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. This special free community event will be held at the Hope Renewal Center for Men located at 2650 Mercantile Drive (Across from

The busy year for the Wisconsin National Guard continues. About 50 members of the 135th Medical Company based in Waukesha are heading to the Middle East. The soldiers will assist with the medical mission for U.S. and coalition forces. The troops first head to Texas, then will deploy to the Middle East. Many of the same soldiers spent a good chunk of the past year heading-up Wisconsin’s coronavirus testing effort across the state.