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Senator Tammy Baldwin says it is time for President Trump to step up and take action to help the Wisconsin National Guard.  The Wisconsin Democrat says federal funding for the guard will expire at the end of the month unless the President acts.  She says guard members have answered the call to help the state with the COVID-19 response effort including facilitating coronavirus testing across the state.  Baldwin says Wisconsin cannot afford to have a gap between when the funding runs out at the end of

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #96 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of Cpt. Kelly Lynn Raether of the Town of Ixonia Fire & EMS. Raether passed away on Nov. 26, 2020 after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty as she responded to the emergency medical needs of a COVID-19 patient.  Executive order #96 is effective immediately and ends at sunset on Sat., Dec. 5, 2020.

Visit Eau Claire, along with CORBA and the Eau Claire Sports Commission, announced that the 2021 US National Snowshoe Championships will be postponed until 2022 due to the impact of COVID-19. The event is still set to take place in Eau Claire at Lowes Creek County Park with a date yet to be announced. Earlier this year, the Eau Claire Sports Commission & Visit Eau Claire teamed up with CORBA to bid for the championships. The United States Snowshoe Association

Three more of Wisconsin’s prison inmates have died from COVID-19. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections announced the new deaths Wednesday bringing the total across the state to 14. Prisoner deaths are recorded as coronavirus related if a coroner confirms the virus was an underlying cause or significant contributor to the death. 

The Eau Claire Police Department is looking for the owner of a diamond ring set found in August 2019. They say it’s a white gold ring set with three bands and the ring may have been lost in a surrounding community. If you think this could be your ring, please contact the Eau Claire Property Room at 715-839-5072 and describe your ring. Proof of ownership will be required to claim the ring.

It’s the season for snowy owls in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the first snowy owl was spotted and photographed in Dane County in early November, but the Dane County Humane Society says they found the bird sick, and it passed away unexpectedly. At the end of the month, the Department of Natural Resources reported three more snowy owls in Chippewa, Lincoln, and Bayfield counties. The department says the birds can be found anywhere in the state and say they’re

If you are planning to do some online shopping, but haven’t yet made it to the virtual cart, we have a hand link for you. Especially if you might tend to procrastinate, but would still like a Christmas delivery. A click HERE will show you a list of retailers and delivery information will let you know exactly how much time you have until you really, REALLY have to start the shopping. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON RETAILERS AND THEIR

The number of jobless claims filed last week are dropping well below expectations.  About 712-thousand Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week.  Analysts were expecting the claims to reach about 780-thousand.  About five-and-a-half-million Americans continue to make unemployment claims.  Earlier this week a government watchdog reported the Department of Labor was undercounting the number of people receiving unemployment benefits.  It also said they were underpaying them from a special program Congress authorized to address the economic fallout from the pandemic.

Lace up your Elf shoes and get ready to be a sidekick for Santa! You can be part of the spirit of the season as our own FESTIVAL OF TOYS is underway. Just bring unwrapped toys to Festival stores. The Mall Drive location in our headquarters and you can drop of new, unwrapped toys, or cash to help families in our area this holiday season. All of the toys go to kids on our area and the help stays local

 The teenager charged with killing two people during a protest this summer over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin is due back in court today.  Kyle Rittenhouse is scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing.  The 17-year-old is accused of shooting and killing two people and wounding a third during civil unrest in Kenosha in August.  He is facing six criminal counts including first degree reckless homicide.  A defense attorney for Rittenhouse filed a motion this week to dismiss