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A nurse and nursing-student at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire want to educate young people about the effects of vaping, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. The faculty-student research team plans to coordinate with local youth clubs to share virtual presentations about the short and long-term effects vaping has on the body. They’re offering presentations in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, and Jackson counties.

Eau Claire County Fair is going to take place, but it’s unknown how big it will be.  The Eau Claire County Fair Committee says they’re not sure which portions of the fair will be held, but they plan to at least provide 4-H youth exhibitions with all required COVID-19 precautions to make the events safe for everyone. They say exhibitors whose last year would have been 2020 will be allowed to show this year.  Fair entry is May 1st through

Tax filing season is right around the corner.  NBC’s Dan Scheneman talks to H&R Block chief Tax expert Kathy Pickering about how things might be different this year.  And while the official start of tax filing season isn’t until February 12th, IRS Free File is already up and running.  The site provides access to private companies that offer free tax preparation to millions of Americans making less than 72-thousand dollars.  That means about 70-percent of all tax filers are eligible to use the service. NBC’s Dan Scheneman and H&R

Two house fires in Wisconsin over the weekend claimed four lives. Three of the people who died in fires in Fort Atkinson and Blue River were children. An adult man also died in the Blue River fire. Firefighters are not saying what caused either fire. Both communities are rallying to support the families of those who died. With more 715 Newsroom coverage on a fire that started in a chimney and spread, here is Jon DeMaster:

The town of Cadott is about to lose over 100 years of history when a building comes down. Crews are ready to tear down St. Joseph’s school. The building was built in 1919 and served as a school for years. The building has been closed since 2013. Once the building is gone, the plan is to use the land for parking for the nearby St. Rose of Lima church.

It was a busy Sunday for rescue crews in La Crosse. Team members had to rappel down the bluff to rescue someone who’d gotten stuck. It happened yesterday afternoon. There is no word on how the person got stuck. Firefighters are not reporting any injuries.

Kyle Rittenhouse has to stop drinking and stay away from anyone who is a ‘known white supremacist’ if he wants to stay out of jail. The judge in his case changed the terms of Rittenhouse’s bond. He is out of jail on two-million dollars bond for shooting and killing two men in Kenosha last summer and wounding a third. The modification came because Rittenhouse was seen in a bar earlier this month posing for pictures with Proud Boys. The judge

President Biden is putting COVID-19 travel restrictions rescinded by former President Trump back in place.  Trump dropped restrictions on travelers from Europe, the United Kingdom and Brazil in the days before he left office, but Biden will reverse that today.  He’s also adding South Africa to the travel ban list because of a particularly contagious coronavirus strain.  Health officials worry the South African variant could be resistant against the vaccines currently being given. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY WITH

Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers are continuing their slide. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just 11-hundred new positives. The state’s seven-day positive average is now down to just above six-percent, though it was over 11-percent to start the month. DHS says 761 people are in the hospital with the virus, that is down from nearly a thousand people in early January. EASY CLICK TO WI DHS IS RIGHT HERE.

Eau Claire’s hospitals are asking for patience as more people 65 and older now become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dyke cautioned that doesn’t mean everyone in that age group will be able to get vaccinated right away: Officials at Marshfield Clinic say they’ve already started vaccinating people 65 and over, but it’s by appointment only.  HSHS Sacred Heart is also vaccinating people 65-plus. The Mayo Clinic is not. All three