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Eau Claire police say two people accused of using a stolen credit card at a few local businesses are identified, and one is arrested. Police say they’re accused of using the stolen card to purchase items at Menard’s West, Big Lots, Rogan’s and Walmart. They say there’s no need to call the communications center with tips on the case anymore.

No one is hurt or without a place to live after a Chippewa Falls apartment fire early this morning. Fire and rescue crews are estimating around eight-thousand dollars in damages. The fire department says garbage containers were found in flames outside the building, and crews quickly put them out. The cause is still under investigation.

Eau Claire Transit buses aren’t running on Labor Day. The city posted to Facebook saying the buses will resume a normal schedule tomorrow. All city administrative buildings are also closed today.

Kick back and enjoy today’s Labor Day.  Just a little tidbit of History 101 for you: The holiday is observed on the first Monday in September pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers.  It also symbolizes the end of summer and is typically celebrated with parties and street parades across the country, although this one in 2020 will undoubtedly look different than celebrations in the past. Labor Day was first created at the height of the Industrial

Mike Pence’s latest campaign stop in Wisconsin will be in western Wisconsin. The vice president is due in La Crosse later today. It is Pence’s latest visit to Wisconsin. While the VP will be in La Crosse, Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee. She’s set to meet with union workers there. Kamala Harris will spend part of her Labor Day in Milwaukee. Harris is due to tour an IBEW training facility and speak with union workers later today. While Harris

Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyer is still on the case but is no longer in charge of a growing legal defense fund. Attorney John Pierce on Friday stepped away from the hashtag-FightBack Foundation fund to avoid any appearance of impropriety. Pierce is accused of not paying donors at his firm. The fund has raised over 700-thousand-dollars so far. Pierce will continue to represent Rittenhouse against charges that he shot and killed two people during Kenosha’s nights of violence that followed Jacob Blake’s

The latest day of protests in Kenosha saw Jacob Blake’s family back out in the streets. Blake’s uncle, Justin, spoke with members of the Legislative Black Caucus, and demanded that lawmakers in Madison do something. Blake said lawmakers need to “get out here and serve” and need to “feed the people,” but he didn’t have any thoughts as to what new laws could have prevented his nephew’s shooting.

Western Wisconsin’s second human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis has become deadly. Public health managers in Chippewa Falls say a Chippewa County woman in her 60s passed away from the virus. She is the second person this year to be confirmed with EEE as a young woman from Eau Claire County was the first. EEE is spread to humans from horses by mosquitoes, and it is a rare disease. This year’s cases are the first since 2017, and only the third

The coronavirus quarantine dorm at UW-Eau Claire is filling-up, but not everyone who’s being quarantined has tested positive. The university yesterday said 69 students have tested positive for the virus since arriving on campus last week. Positive students are being sent to Putnam Hall for a two-week quarantine. But UW-Eau Claire says over 150 students have been quarantined in all. Many of them were exposed to people who tested positive. Those students quarantined in their dorms. The return of students

The Columbus statue in Columbus, Wisconsin will soon have a new home. City leaders say they are sifting through proposals for the future of the nine-foot fiberglass statue. Columbus moved the statue back in July, so the city is now looking to find a new owner and a new home. A decision on who gets the statue could come later this week, with another move for the statue in late November.