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Students of all kinds are facing challenges that previous classes haven’t faced, which is why showcasing the successes of students today is a nice reminder of all the good things that our local students are up to. On that note, six Eau Claire Area School District seniors were notified recently that they have qualified as semifinalists for National Merit Scholarships. These students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit ScholarshipQualifying Test last fall and represent the highest scoring entrants inWisconsin out of

Below is the letter from our Eau Claire Police Department updating the public on their ongoing mission to remain transparent and connect with the community. Dear Eau Claire Community Members: The tragic death of George Floyd has focused the world’s attention on policing in the United States. The shooting of Jacob Blake has deepened these concerns. Essential questions are being asked about the role of systemic racism in perpetuating a cycle of violence, law enforcement policies, and more broadly the

City election officials are making it easier for Eau Claire residents to submit absentee ballots. The city installed three new ballot boxes yesterday around the city. Ballots can be requested until October 29th. The boxes will be closed at 7 a.m. on election day, November 4th.

City Manager Dale Peters is retiring. Peters was supposed to retire in May, but stayed on to help the city manage the coronavirus pandemic. His last day is October 21st.  He says the city council will soon review applications to fill the position. 

Eau Claire County Recycling is offering discounted recycling fees for electronic waste collection during tomorrow’s Clean Sweep event. First Choice Computer and Electronic Recycling and W-R-R Environmental Services are also helping with the clean-up effort. It starts at 8 a.m. and ends at noon. Waste can be taken to 52-hundred Ryder Road.

In case you thought it was a little TOO cold, too early…you were right. Eau Claire set a new temperature record this week. Tuesday, it was 54-degrees, the lowest high temperature the city has had since 1946. On that date, the lowest high temperature recorded was 60-degrees. 

There is a 500 dollar reward for a stolen cat sculpture in Eau Claire. The city’s Sculpture Tour yesterday said it wants the cat returned, and wants whoever took it to be charged. Eau Claire Police say the sculpture was taken from the corner of Water Street and Third Avenue Wednesday night. It’s worth almost nine thousand dollars.

An Eau Claire man is already out of jail for a shooting last December that left a man and a dog wounded. Judge Emily Long on Tuesday sentenced Antonio Wilson to two days in jail and a fine for the armed robbery and shooting during a drug deal. Wilson pleaded no contest in the case. The other man charged in the case, Xavier Gentry, was placed on probation earlier this summer.

Bars, restaurants, and shops in Eau Claire don’t want to get shut down again. Business owners say they are watching the city’s coronavirus numbers very carefully. At least half of the 200 positive coronavirus tests this week are from UW-Eau Claire. Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce CEO David Minor says the best thing local businesses can do is to clean, and ask customers to wear their masks.

As we look at the bigger picture, the latest coronavirus count in Wisconsin shows that college students are driving the spike in positive tests. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported over 15 hundred new positive tests. DHS also reported that one-quarter of all positive tests in the state are in people between 18 and 24. In fact, DHS’s numbers show that all other age groups are seeing fewer people test positive. The jump in positives among college students is not