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One of the Dell’s most well-known water parks will not reopen after a positive coronavirus test. Managers at Noah’s Ark yesterday said they are closing for the season. Two people who work at the park tested positive for the coronavirus this week. Anyone with single day passes can use them in 2021, anyone with season passes will get a free ‘buddy ticket’ for next year.

There’s no headcount of how many people at the University of Wisconsin Madison have the coronavirus because there is no testing. The school earlier this week said the plan is to begin testing students, faculty members, and university workers this fall. The UW System is promising a dashboard where people can track the school’s data. As you would expect, university workers and professors are not happy with the lack of testing. Students are due back on campus at the end of the

The folks in charge of economic development in Wisconsin are trying to build some support for the best practices to fight the coronavirus. The WEDC yesterday launched the We’re All In campaign. The idea, WEDC CEO Missy Hughes said, is to build a community of communities that support local public health departments, and the state’s orders to wear a mask and keep some social distance. Hughes traveled to western Wisconsin yesterday to launch the effort, she’ll be in the northwoods and Green Bay later

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department issuedan updated order that will go into effect at 12:00 am on Thursday, August 6th and it will be pretty much what we are used to right now. Eau Claire County is remaining in Step D of the Respond Together Eau Claire Plan, with a few modifications. YOU CAN CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF THE DETAILS

The University of Wisconsin football team is preparing to have their season without fans.  Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said they have been playing close attention to the case numbers in the community and are preparing for the reality that it will not be appropriate for thousands of fans to gather in Camp Randall this fall.  For season ticket holders who will no longer be able to attend the games they can reinvest their tickets to support scholarships for academic and athletic support

Wisconsin child care facilities are having a difficult time facing the uncertain future as the fall school year approaches.  Macy Buhler is the owner and director of Yahara River Learning Center in DeForest and has been serving the children of essential workers throughout the pandemic.  Buhler has asked other children to stay home in order to comply with countywide mandates to have a smaller group of children in daycare.  With smaller groups of kids and rising expenses the owner is uncertain

The plan for campus was announced and gives students and staff at UWEC a peek into what the return will look like in fall of 2020. Chancellor James Schmidt unveiled the Blugold Flight Plan, the product of months of careful planning and preparation and includes 4 main steps for safety. Wear your mask: All campus members will be provided with two reusable cloth face masks to be worn at all times in classroom settings, campus buildings, communal spaces within residence halls and

A new apartment complex could be coming to downtown Eau Claire. The city Planning Commission passed a vote to recommend the development to the City Council last night. The proposal is met with opposition from the owners of two downtown bar owners who say their patio and parking space will be taken over by the new development and cause the businesses financial harm. The proposed complex is a five-story building with commercial space and a patio.

Kanye West’s presidential campaign is reaching Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Elections Commission confirmed yesterday that the rapper’s campaign staff dropped off signature papers at the state office in Madison. The commission says the West campaign must now get at least two-thousand valid signatures from Wisconsin electors and a declaration of candidacy form for both the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

A Chippewa Falls man will serve two years in jail for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old over a five-month period. A criminal complaint shows 28-year-old Joshua Terrazas admitted to forcing the girl into sexual acts with him between May and September 2018. Police said Terrazas told them he molested her.