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Today, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has adopted the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) options for reducing quarantine. These options will be implemented by the Eau Claire City-County Health Department beginning Monday, December 7, 2020, as recommended by DHS. The CDC, as well as Wisconsin DHS, both still recommend a 14-day quarantine as the safest option following exposure to COVID-19, as symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure. However, DHS is also providing these options

If your “good news tank” is close to empty, we have a story today that will fill you back up! A gas station attendant in Oregon named Bradley Row was filling a guy’s tank last month, and mentioned that he’s been struggling to get a $2,000 car loan to buy a 1998 Ford Explorer.  So the guy drove off . . . went straight to a dealership . . . wrote a huge check . . . and told a salesman

A local hotel that is commonly linked to legal troubles could soon be erased from the community. Eau Claire Police have recently issued a statement in reagard to Regency Inn and Suites. It has been determined that the location contributes to the criminal victimization of community members, particularly our vulnerable populations. Therefore, the Eau Claire City Attorney’s Office has filed suit in Eau Claire County Court asking for the ordered closure of this business and sale of the property. Read

An apartment building was partially evacuated after it was discovered that resident had pipe bombs. It was on Thursday December 3rd at approximately 6:00pm the Marshfield Police Department responded to the 800 block of E Harrison St after a family member found suspected explosive devices in the apartment of a 70-year-old Marshfield male.  The preliminary investigation indicated the presence of suspected pipe bombs. Approximately one third of an apartment building was evacuated for all or part of the six hour

Health officials in Eau Claire County are getting ready for coronavirus vaccine distribution. Health Director Lieske Giese  says distribution plans are being assessed at all levels right now, but says health care workers and long-term care facility staff will likely be the first to receive a vaccine.  Giese says it’ll still be a while before vaccines are widely distributed.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The residents of an Eau Claire home locked themselves in their bathroom and called the police when they found an unknown person in their living room.  Eau Claire police say officers arrived at the home on the west side of town sometime yesterday to find a heavily intoxicated person lying on the living room floor, talking to themselves. Police say they took the person to the hospital for detox.  They were cited for public excessive intoxication. 

The winners of the Clearwater Parade of Lights put on by the Eau Claire Parks and Recreation department will be announced Monday. The department says all 25-entries are in and ready for viewing.  A list of participating homes and businesses can be found BY OPENING THE DOOR WITH A CLICK HERE!

Santa may need the help of Eau Claire residents to round up his reindeer before Christmas. The City of Eau Claire Parks and Recreation Department posted signs in the city’s parks with riddles that lead participants to each clue. The department has the link to clues, signs, and other details posted on its Facebook page AND YOU CAN HITCH UP TO THE DETAILS HERE. 

The woman who admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from Eau Claire’s Humane Society is heading to prison for five years. A judge sentenced 48-year-old Nicolle Wilson yesterday. She pleaded no contest to theft charges. Prosecutors say Wilson has a history of theft, including a scheme that stole 71-thousand-dollars over a decade from another employer. Wilson was caught when she tried to cash a 60-thousand-dollar check from the Humane Society’s account. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

Nothing has changed in the case against Kyle Rittenhouse. A judge yesterday, as expected, ruled there is enough evidence in the case to send it to trial.  Rittenhouse is accused of shooting and killing two people in Kenosha during the city’s night of violence in late August. He’s accused of wounding a third. Rittenhouse’s lawyer yesterday made the case for self defense, but the judge said that argument is best left for a jury.