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Wisconsin’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit to make sure that private schools in the state don’t get any coronavirus stimulus money. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday said Wisconsin’s share of the 13 billion-dollars in CARES money is at risk. The U.S. Department of Education is asking local schools to set aside some of the money for private schools in an effort to be fair to all students. Kaul says spending government money on private schools only hurts Wisconsin’s public schools.

The algae bloom at Lake Eau Claire Beach is not good for people, but could be deadly for dogs. The City- County Health Department yesterday put-out a warning about the algae bloom. Algae like the kind at the beach can be harmful to children, and is deadly for pets. The health department says do not swim, touch, or especially swallow any of the algae.

There will soon be no Sunday morning paper in Eau Claire. Publishers of the Eau Claire Leader Telegram yesterday said they are dropping weekend editions of the paper. There will be a paper Monday through Friday. Publisher Randy Rickman says the coronavirus shutdown hurt the paper’s bottom line, and is forcing the move.

None of Wisconsin’s state fairs are happening this year. Organizers of the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield yesterday pulled the plug on this year’s event. Fair manager Dale Christiansen said he is heartbroken to have to cancel. He says small businesses, family farmers, and the community count on the fair each year. Christiansen said the coronavirus is making it impossible to host the fair safely this summer. The State Fair in West Allis and the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls have also

Dane County is the first in Wisconsin to require the wearing of masks or face coverings.  Public Health Madison and Dane County announced the order today which will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 13th.  The order applies to everyone over the age of five.  Masks must be worn covering the nose and mouth in public settings like healthcare offices, while waiting on line, on public transportation and in businesses. The Wisconsin Health Department is reporting the first COVID-19 deaths in

Police in Baraboo are confirming the body recovered earlier today is that of a missing Baraboo girl.  An AMBER Alert was sent out last night for ten-year-old Kodie Dutcher.  She was reported missing yesterday afternoon.  Police believed the young girl was in danger and may have ingested some medications.  Her body was found around 11:00 this morning not far from her home.  An official cause of death has not been released.

Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that another individual has been charged with sexual assault after a victim’s sexual assault kit was tested as part of the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. 36 year old Hank W. Elmore of La Crosse, was charged June 19, 2020 with an alleged sexual assault by use of force that occurred in 2010. Elmore’s initial appearance was July 6, 2020. The complaint alleges the defendant had sexual intercourse with another person without their consent

A family’s incident on the water serves as a reminder to make safety a priority while trying to beat the heat. It was just after 11:30 on Tuesday, July 7th when the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of several people in the water and a boat out of control on Prairie Lake just outside Chetek. Initial investigation shows that 2 adults and 3 kids were tubing on the water; dad and 2 kids in the boat and

The Eau Claire Area Chamber recently released a statement about wearing a mask. The Chamber is asking all businesses – as well as all community members – to follow the guidelines from the CDC, WEDC and local health officials regarding social distancing and the use of masks to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.   The Chippewa Valley has seen a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the past week and in the coming days you will likely

We now know the names of those involved in a deadly home explosion. It was just after 11 on Monday, morning when the Chippewa County Communications Center as well as the Eau Claire Emergency Center received numerous calls about an explosion on the north side of Eau Claire. It was discovered that a home located at  7336 10 th Ave., Eau Claire, in the County of Chippewa, Town of Wheaton, had exploded. The home owner, 66 year old Dale Lambert,