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The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is seekingassistance in locating a dog that bit a woman, Sunday, September 13th, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m. The bite occurred at the Otter Creek Dog Park in Eau Claire, WI.The dog owner was described as a white female about 5’ 9” tall, blonde curly hair and in her late 40’s. The dog was described to be a large black and white Husky type breed with medium length hair. The owner also was with

On September 16 th a bit after 10PM. The Buffalo County Dispatch received a 911 call advising of a one vehicle accident along STH 35 in which a 2016 Jeep Cherokee was upside down just north of the US Corps of Engineers Boatyard in Fountain City. Upon arrival of deputies and first responders, a white colored 2016 Üeep Cherokee was located upside down and the lone occupant 32 year old Williarn Daubs wag found trapped underneath the vehicle . All

Locally our weather may be Septemberiffic, but that is not the case everywhere and we will take a peek into Mother Nature as she dishes out disaster across the U.S. On our national scene….Alabama and Florida are cleaning up after Hurricane Sally.  The former Category 2 hurricane is now a tropical depression as it continues to dump heavy rain over the Southeast.  The storm left a trail of destruction in Florida and Alabama, where Sally made landfall Wednesday morning.  Videos from the coast

Compared to years past, political sign theft and damage is down in Eau Claire County. Sheriff Ron Cramer yesterday said most people are being respectful of their neighbors, even if they do support different candidates. The sheriff says many people are turning to trail cameras to catch would-be thieves or vandals. Many communities across Wisconsin are reporting an uptick in political sign thefts as the election draws near.

You may be getting used to wearing a mask now, and could be extending that habit into winter months in Menomonie. City leaders are considering their own mask requirement that would last through the end of the year. Governor Evers’ mask requirement is set to end at the end of the month. Menomonie Mayor Randy Knaack yesterday said they want to be ready in case the governor does not extend that mask mandate.

The principal at Regis Catholic Schools is telling parents about two positive coronavirus tests. No one is saying who tested positive, but the school said the positives came from Immaculate Conception Elementary School and the girls’ middle school tennis team. Both of the people who tested positive are quarantining for at least two weeks.

You can ignore the texts, calls, and postcards you may be getting about re-registering to vote before November. The Wisconsin Election Commission this week said those reminders are not coming from them. Meagan Wolfe with the commission said third party groups are calling and texting voters, telling them they need to re-register or that they’ve been left off the voter rolls. Wolfe says that’s usually not true. Wolfe says what the groups are doing is not illegal, but she says plenty of

Wisconsin Badger fans around the state are celebrating the return of Big Ten football.  The conference made it official this morning that the teams will kick-off their season the weekend of October 23rd.   The conference had postponed the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but changed course in recent days.  Among the new protocols in place are a cardiac evaluation for any athlete testing COVID positive and a 21 day waiting period to return to play following a positive diagnosis.

The damage from protests in Kenosha is estimated at over eleven-million-dollars.  Fire chief Charles Leipzig says that amounts to about three years of fire loss in just a week.  The demonstrations were in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake late last month.  During those protest two demonstrators were killed and another wounded in an alleged attack by a 17-year-old boy from Antioch, Illinois.

UW-Madison students are getting some extra time to decide if they want to withdraw from the semester. Students have until this Friday, September 18th to withdraw and still claim a full refund on their tuition.  Students are encouraged to talk to their academic Dean if they are considering withdrawing.  The deadline for withdrawing and still receiving a partial refund is September 25th.