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The first look at enrollment at UW Eau Claire is mostly good news. The school’s enrollment director, Billy Felz, says incoming-student enrollment for the fall is down about two percent. The better news is that the vast majority of returning students are set to come back to the school this fall. Felz says things could change, however, as more students make their final decision.

More than 200 thousand households in Wisconsin are getting more help with their groceries because of Governor Evers’ latest coronavirus order. The state’s Department of Health Services says the governor’s order from last month restarts the program that expands FoodShare benefits across the state. There is no word on just how many people will get expanded benefits, or just how much they will get. DHS’s Julie Willems Van Dijk says benefits for July should have appeared on people’s FoodShare cards over the

Today is National Spirit of ’45 Day.  It is held annually on the second Sunday in August to honor those affected by World War Two.  It also celebrates the anniversary of August 14th, 1945, when it was announced the great conflict was coming to an end.  Communities around the nation hold events and memorials to remember the sacrifices of those who served.  Department of Veterans Affairs numbers show under 400-thousand of the roughly 16-million Americans who served in the war

 A group of people opposed to the mandatory mask order are making their voices heard at the state capitol. The Wisconsin Freedom Rally happened yesterday featuring several speakers, signs and flags.  The protesters are calling for the mask mandate to end. There were no reports of violence or looting.

As you start your Saturday, sometimes it’s fun to take a little stroll down memory lane to see what this date was like in past years. So, grab that coffee and let’s sip and stroll. Today is Saturday, August 8th, the 221st day of the year.  There are 146 days until the end of the year. On this day: In 1876, inventor Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph machine.  Most people consider the machine the forerunner of the

 A six-year-old is giving out gift baskets to classmates from low-income families for her birthday.  Brynlee Simler asked for donations of school supplies instead of personal gifts and boxes just kept showing up on her family’s doorstep.  She filled 22 backpacks with pencils, notebooks, folders and 50-dollar gift cards so kids could get new clothes and shoes.   She even wrote notes, like “You’re awesome, you are amazing, you have a good heart,” and stuck them inside.  She’s giving them to

  Badgers football’s fall camp starts Monday.  University of Wisconsin Health Quality Officer Doctor Jeff Pothof says there will be COVID-19 testing of all participants twice a week at minimum.  He says those who are found to be positive even if they are asymptomatic will be pulled for quarantine leaving those who are negative to continue with camp activities.  Home opener against Indiana is September fourth. Athletic Director Barry Alvarez says no season tickets will be offered but so far has not

Eau Claire Fire Department crews responded to a rescue call in the 600 Block of Germania St. early this morning. One person was found down an embankment as a result of a motorcycle accident. ECFD and ECPD personnel worked to rescue the individual who was then transported by ambulance to an area hospital. The incident remains under investigation.

 Monroe County couple are facing four years in prison for keeping their children in homemade cages.  Travis and Amy Headrick of Melvina were sentenced today to a prison term as well as seven years under supervision.  They pled guilty in February to felony charges of neglecting a child and false imprisonment.  The Headricks had been arrested in 2018 after police responded to a complaint at their residence where they found multiple children age ten and older locked in double-stacked cages. 

The University of Wisconsin is experimenting with a new COVID-19 test.  Researchers at the university say it would be quicker, cheaper and easier to use than a nasal swab test most people have used to diagnose the virus.  The test has been used on three volunteers at the U-W site and a local elementary school. The test involves spitting into a tube and produces results in hours.  The researchers are studying whether the test can be used frequently and efficiently.