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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA is investigating the death of an employee. Ashley Furniture in Arcadia says a long-time employee died Wednesday while on the job. The company says they’re offering counseling and optional leave for grieving staff.

It’s the last weekend the National Guard is in Eau Claire facilitating COVID-19 tests. The testing site is open today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Eau Claire City-County Health Department has a local COVID-19 Testing Site schedule up on its Facebook page and COVID-19 response website.

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approves raises for chancellors and employees system-wide.  If you were reading The Chippewa Herald, you likely saw the reports a legislative committee signing off on two-percent raises for chancellors that takes effect the first of the year.  The Regents also approved two-and-two-and-a-half-percent raises for System employees by 2023.  Employee raises still need approval from the state legislature.

The Wisconsin Air National Guard says the worst fears about Tuesday’s F-16 crash have come true. The guard yesterday said the pilot of the plane died. Commanders are not naming the pilot, but say he was attached to Madison’s 115th Fighter Wing. The fighter wing was conducting night training flights when the plane went down in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Tuesday night. There is no word on what caused the crash.

Prosecutors in Washburn County are considering drunk driving charges against the man who they say smashed into the back of a horse and buggy earlier this week. It happened Monday on Highway M just west of Birchwood. Deputies say 67-year-old Robert Dulian hit a buggy that was carrying five kids at the time. All five had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. Deputies say the horse had to be put down.

As the election discussions continue long after Novembers Election Day, it can get confusing to understand what is going on and where. We will split up the basic pieces and make it easy to understand. Starting with a look at the National stage, then shrink to our state, and then closer to our own back yard. On the national level, more than 100 House Republicans are signing a legal brief supporting the lawsuit to throw out the votes of four

With the fast changing climate for a Coronavirus vaccine, we will look at the latest from all levels. Starting with national, then here in our state, and finally what the current scene is in our own back yard. An FDA panel is recommending emergency use authorization for a coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech (bye-ON-tek. It’s now up to the FDA to issue its formal decision.  The first people to be vaccinated will be health care workers and those

UW-Eau Claire is not on the list of UW campuses where it is free to apply. The university yesterday said it is waiving filing fees at 10 campuses. UW-Madison, UW-Eau Claire, and UW-LaCrosse are not taking part in the program, though they can waive fees for some students based on financial need. It usually costs 25 dollars to apply to a UW school. University leaders hope by dropping the fee, they can get more students to apply.

Faculty and staff members at UW-Madison are looking at more unpaid days off in the new year. Chancellor Rebecca Blank yesterday announced a second round of furloughs that’ll run between January and June. How many unpaid days depends on how much each professor, administrator, or staffer makes. The higher the salary, the more unpaid days off. Blank says they need to make cuts in order to deal with a 320 million-dollar shortfall at the school.