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Donald Trump is coming out on top despite the most bipartisan vote to convict a one-time President in an impeachment trial in the nation’s history.  President pro tempore Patrick Leahy announced the final vote tally. Seven Republicans voted with all 50 members of the Democratic caucus to convict Trump for inciting the riot inside the Capitol building on January 6th.  Even some of the Republicans who voted to acquit Trump said he was guilty, but decided against voting for conviction

Hello. It’s cold out. That much we know! But what about the things we may not know? That’s what this is for. It’s our “scroll down memory lane.” The news of the week can get heavy and we like to take each Saturday morning to just take a lighter look back at events that have happened along the way before we take steps ahead into our new day. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and lets take an easy scroll

We can expect for information from Eau Claire Police on a deadly shooting that happened last night in Eau Claire on the east side of the city. As the evening went on the charges in the case were updated and the suspect, Selwyn Smith, is now facing First Degree Intentional Homicide Charges in the case. More details are expected next week as the investigation continues. Click to read more from the ECPD.

Opps! A college apologizes for a glitch that allowed hundreds of college acceptance letters be sent by mistake.  The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh says last weekend around four hundred acceptance letters were mailed out by error to prospective students.  WKOW reported last night that during the course of the week college entrance officials have been contacting all those who were affected to apologize for the system error.

The Brewers can have fans at Spring Training games.  Team Business Operations President Rick Schlesinger says they got permission from Phoenix officials to have just over 22-hundred fans at American Family Field.  Face masks will be required and social distancing will have to be enforced.  Brewers fans haven’t been at games since March 9th of last year.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wants to increase the sales tax.  Evers proposed his budget today saying it will give counties more control over their own budgets.  The governor says taxpayers should have more say in how the local government spends money.  The sales tax is currently five-percent.

On Thursday, Febuary 11th around 11:55 PM the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a one vehicle accident on STH 37 near CTH D in the Town of Gilmanton. The caller reported that there were three occupants in the vehicle and muliple people were injured. Based on the initial investigation, the driver, 20 year old Ashley-Ann Jailite was traveling southbound on State Highway 37 when her vehicle hit a icy spot in the road she she lost

Eau Claire couple recovers quickly from COVID-19 after receiving experimental monoclonal antibody therapy One of the most remarkable things about COVID-19 is how quickly physicians and scientists were able to respond and develop effective treatment for the disease in less than one year. This is something that Eau Claire couple Bob and Joyce Wachsmuth knows firsthand. In early January, Bob Wachsmuth felt like a winter cold was coming on. “I didn’t pay much attention to it. I just felt that

The Flying Eagles Ski Club will host their 89th Annual Invitational on February 20 and 21, 2021 at the Mt. Washington Ski  Complex and Silver Mine Hill.  The tournament is set to start at 12:00 PM on Saturday after  the opening ceremonies. A Nordic Combined race with 7, 15,  and 30 meter hills will be held immediately following the ski  jumping in the afternoon with awards to follow. The Junior  National Qualifier for Nordic Combined for the 55 meter class 

Buffalo County Public Health is checking in with their weekly Coronavirus snapshot. You can find data on the Buffalo County vaccination efforts WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. You can also fill out a vaccine interest form if you are 65 and older and would like to be vaccinated, or help your parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors sign up! COVID-19 interest form YOU CAN FIND BY CLICKING HERE.