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A local charity is calling on the community to reach an important goal. Feed My People has recently announced that they are close to meeting the goal to provide 200,000 meals to families, seniors, and children experiencing food insecurity across west central Wisconsin and are asking for your help through a bowl purchases alone.  Each Traditional and Signature ticket includes one bowl and a booklet containing recipes from local chefs and coupons from area food vendors so you can take

The Altoona and Eau Claire Fire Departments are better equipped to keep all community members safe thanks to grants from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, which was showcased at a recent event. Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awarded a grant of $13,450 for a PortaCount respirator fit tester to Altoona Fire Department and $9,585 for nine sections of rope and nine multi-purpose devices to Eau Claire Fire Rescue. Below are photo’s from the event.

Chippewa County health leaders are concerned about a new more contagious strain of COVID-19 detected this week. Health Director Angie Weideman says everyone should be extra cautious and continue wearing masks, washing hands, and getting tested for COVID-19. The U.K. variant was first detected in November and December. It was first detected in Eau Claire County in January. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS.

Some University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire nursing students are vaccinating people for the first time as faculty become eligible for the COVID-19 shots. About 100-staff members got their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination clinic yesterday. Students will help administer another 200-vaccines to campus staff next week.

In-person hunting education classes are set to resume in April. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says classes require masks and social distancing. Only 50-people will be permitted per class. People interested in becoming an instructor can register online beginning March 15th.

As temperatures rise, you may feel more inclined to spend time outdoors. The Eau Claire County Health Department is warning people to be aware of ticks that could latch onto your skin or your pets and cause disease. They say people should check for ticks after spending time outside and remove them with tweezers.

A judge is not allowing the young man who ran down three Lake Hallie Girl Scouts to change his plea. Colten Treu wanted to change his guilty plea and possibly go back to trial for the girls’ 2018 deaths. A judge yesterday refused Treu’s request. He is serving 54 years in prison for running the girls down while they were picking-up trash along the side of the road. Police say Treu was high at the time of the crash.

A West Allis man’s face mask has him looking at homicide charges. Investigators in Columbia County say the used DNA from Jason Kijewski’s mask to tie him to a 2019 murder. Kijewski had come in to answer questions about Keith Wolf’s death.  Prosecutors say when Kijewski tossed the mask in the trash, they picked it up and had it tested. The D.A. says Kijewski broke into Wolf’s home in September of 2019 and killed him. Prosecutors say it was a

Madison could be losing the world’s largest cow and cheese show. Planners for the World Dairy Expo say they are looking at other cities to host this year’s show. Madison’s restrictions on crowds would limit how many people could attend this year’s show at the end of September. Over 60-thousand people from 100 different countries came to the Expo in 2019. Planners say they need a space that can accommodate such a large crowd, as well as hotels and restaurants

A man who used to live in Chippewa Falls is trying to convince Leinenkugel to keep the indian maiden on its label. Chad Haas has a Change.org petition to stop the company from removing the Native American woman who’s been a part of the brand for years. Haas says the maiden is a work of art and should be preserved. Leinenkugel announced last year that it is moving toward a new design. Haas’ petition has over three-thousand signatures.