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High school football can be played in Eau Claire this fall. Eau Claire’s city attorney yesterday said the county’s public health order does not stop high schools from offering so-called high risk sports like football, soccer, and volleyball. City-County Health Director Lieske Giese this week said she is recommending that people not play, but she said she is not banning sports. Some parents were worried the county’s health order would mean no season. Eau Claire’s attorney says it’s up to

It’s been a while since kids in the Chippewa Valley have been in school. Police in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls are reminding drivers that kids will be back in school next week. That means slowing down in school zones, and keeping focus on the road. Local schools are also reminding drivers to never pass a school bus with its stop sign out. Private schools will not get a share of the coronavirus stimulus money ear-marked for education. A judge

On Wednesday August 26, 2020 at approximately 9: 16am, the Buffalo County Sheriff’ s Office took a 911 call reporting a 2 vehicle crash on State Road 35 at Lincoln St. in the Village of Nelson. 21 year old Mary Craner was operating a 2013 Volkswagon Tiguan and 83 year old Richard Burmester was the lone occupant of a 1997 Honda Moped. Initial investigation at the crash scene showed Burmester was northbound on Hwy 35 at Lincoln St. when Mary

A suspect is being held on $10,000 cash bond after an incident involving a gun. It was just before 10:30 on the night of Wednesday, August 26th, when the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received reports of multiple gunshots on Broadway Street in the Village of Rib Lake, Taylor County. The caller reported that a male suspect had fired multiple shots while inside the residence and again fired more shots while outside on the street. The suspect’s whereabouts were

The U.S. Department of Justice is opening a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake.  Blake was critically wounded after being shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha Police officer during a confrontation over the weekend.  Officials say the FBI will be working with the State Department of Justice on the investigation which will be coordinated by the U.S. Attorney for Eastern Wisconsin and the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department Civil Rights Division. Democratic vice

A Milwaukee liberal arts college is dropping Vice President Mike Pence as a speaker for an upcoming commencement.   Wisconsin Lutheran College released a statement today saying the escalating events in Kenosha led them to choose a different speaker.  Reverend Mark Jeske of St. Marcus Lutheran Church will serve as the speaker for Saturday’s ceremony.  The decision to invite Pence to speak was opposed by many students.

Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur says the decision to cancel practice came after hearing players talk during a morning meeting.  The players didn’t say they didn’t want to practice, but the meeting addressed racial injustices and LaFluer felt canceling practice was the right thing to do.  Several other teams including the Jets, the Titans, Bears and Cardinals also canceled practices in solidarity with the protests for racial justice.   Mayor de Blasio applauds professional athletes for protesting. Yesterday, the

 A protest in solidarity with a Kenosha man shot by police is happening in Eau Claire this weekend. The Justice for Jacob Blake Solidarity Protest is happening Saturday in Randall Park, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Organizers say they’ll march from Randall Park to the County Government Center at 5 p.m. They are asking people to wear a mask. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

A new online dashboard from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire shows how many people test positive for COVID-19 on campus. The dashboard launched yesterday shows total tests and how many positive results reported through on-and-off-campus testing. The school says the dashboard is a way to share the information publicly without disclosing the names or other information about the people who test positive at the school. Anyone who tests positive will be directed to self-isolate and seek medical care.

More people are going back to work in the Chippewa Valley. New numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development show a decrease in continuing claims in Eau Claire County. Continuing claims, which reflect the actual unemployment rate, are also down in Chippewa County.