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A Lake Hallie bar is severely damaged after a fire.  The Chippewa Fire District said flames and heavy smoke were coming from the top of the building yesterday evening.  They say the fire is under investigation and is not considered suspicious. 

The members of a new state justice department task force are working to get an accurate count of missing and murdered indigenous women.  The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force includes representatives from each of Wisconsin’s tribal nations, state Attorney General Josh Kaul, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, and others.  Kaul says the task force will also address the problems that lead to the creation of the task force and how they can improve and propose legislation.  The task force will

Xcel Energy says Eau Claire residents using natural gas to heat their homes will see their bills go up this winter.  Xcel says residents can expect up to a nine-percent rise from increasing natural gas costs and colder weather than last year.  Xcel says you can save money by letting in sunlight and covering drafts. 

Tickets are now on sale for Rock Fest 2021.  The festival announced their concert line-up for next July 15th through 17th featuring artists like Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Snoop Dog, Chevelle and more. The 2020 concert was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the new lineup retains most of the same acts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO FROM OUR ROCK HEADQUARTERS 929 THE X

The number of coronavirus positives and coronavirus hospitalizations are up in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just over 37 hundred new positive tests. The seven day positive test average is now over 10 percent. DHS is also reporting more hospitalizations. There are now over one thousand people in the hospital with the virus. DHS is not saying who is testing positive or who is driving the spike in hospitalizations. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM DHS From our

Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk yesterday said the body found in the county Wednesday night is tied to a homicide case. The sheriff is not offering any details about the case, or identifying the victim yet. Deputies found the body Wednesday in an area south of 29 Pines on County Highway T. There is a person of interest in the case, but no arrests as of yet.

The latest man to be charged in the plot to kidnap and potentially kill Michigan’s governor is from the Wisconsin Dells. Michigan’s attorney general yesterday charged 51-year-old Brian Higgins with material support of an act of terrorism. The A-G says Higgins allowed members of the Wolverine Watchmen to use his night vision goggles to do surveillance on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s cottage, and that he used his dash camera to do some recon work himself. Higgins faces 20 years in prison on

The owner of Loopy’s High Shore says the government restrictions on eating-out have hurt his business, but he says the fear that people have of going out to eat is pushing him to close. Loopy Kleich yesterday said he is closing his supper club, Loopy’s High Shore, next week because business is slow. Kleich says he will keep his bar and grille in Chippewa Falls open. Kleich says people are scared to go out and grab a bite because they

The people who were supposed to bring the Democratic National Convention to Milwaukee will end-up losing money. The DNC Host Committee yesterday said it raised nearly 43-million-dollars for what was supposed to be a four-day extravaganza in July. The coronavirus turned the convention into an IT hub for speeches from other states. The committee is expected to lose money on the convention, though no one knows what the final price tag will be. Host Committee organizers say they will not

The head of Wisconsin’s Election Commission hopes not to need the National Guard to pull-off next month’s election. Election Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe yesterday said about 50 communities are short poll workers, but most are short just a few. She said local election managers should be able to handle the flood of voters on Election Day. Wolfe also said there shouldn’t be long lines in Milwaukee and Green Bay like there were on Election Day in April. She said most cities