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Presidential candidate Joe Biden will be in the Badger State to visit Kenosha and also defending his limited travel schedule. Biden told reporters that includes practicing social distancing.  A day before heading to troubled Kenosha, Wisconsin, Biden said he is consulting with health experts to ensure that his campaign trips are safe and won’t spread the coronavirus.  Biden said he will bring community and civic leaders together in Kenosha to promote healing amid the unrest over the police shooting of Jacob

The first human case of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus in three years is confirmed in Eau Claire County.  The Wisconsin Department of Health and Eau Claire County health officials confirmed today the virus was found in a female under the age of 18 who lives in Eau Claire County.  The virus generally affects horses and this is the first case in a human in Wisconsin since 2017.  EEE can be spread to humans through a bite of an infected mosquito but is not

The ATF is looking for multiple persons of interest in connection with arsons set in Kenosha last week.  The ATF has seven people they would like to speak with and have posted videos of those people HERE ONLINE. More than 20 businesses and a dozen government vehicles were set on fire between August 24th and 25th in Kenosha.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is creating a school safety program to make it easier to report threats of school violence.  Attorney General Josh Kaul today said the Speak Up Speak Out Resource Center offers 24/7 reporting, threat assessment consultation, incident response and school safety guidance.  Students, parents, community members, teachers and school staff can submit a safety concern or threat through the website, phone app or toll-free number. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Police are warning parents to be careful about what they post on social media as their kids return to school. Chippewa Falls School Resource Officer Brian Flug says the information becomes public as soon as it’s posted, and predators can more easily find where kids attend school, where they live, and who they’re associated with. He recommends thinking twice before posting information like that, including the school’s logo or images. He says it’s good to check social media privacy settings,

Chippewa Valley Technical College students at risk of dropping out are getting some extra support thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The one-point-three-million-dollar grant will be used to provide advising services to students more likely to drop out. The federal government has offered funding for programs in career and technical education for high-needs students before. The department defines these students as those living in poverty, who attend high-minority schools, who have disabilities, or who are first

A-M-C Theater is reopening in Eau Claire this week. The theater will reopen this Thursday. A-M-C is showing the new action film Tenet directed by Christopher Nolan. Tickets are now available online.

It’s national suicide prevention awareness month. Mental Health professionals recognize September as a month for bringing attention to signs to watch out for if a loved one seems to be struggling. There are several resources for struggling Wisconsin residents including the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, Wisconsin Suicide Hotlines, Wisconsin Suicide Prevention, and many more.

An Eau Claire woman is looking at charges that she spent over 30 thousand dollars in PTA and Girl Scout money on herself. The D.A. filed formal charges yesterday against Christine Busse. She’s accused of keeping 33 thousand-dollars that was supposed to go to the Sam Davey PTA, the local Boy Scouts, and the local Girl Scouts. Busse was treasurer for all three. Eau Claire Police first started looking into the money back in February. Investigators say Busse said she

President Trump used his visit to Kenosha to talk about law and order. President Trump says violence in major cities across the country is “domestic terror.” Mark Mayfield reports. The president toured parts of the city that were burned in last week’s nights of violence. He then told local leaders that it was the overwhelming show of force that brought the protests under control, and brought the riots to an end. The president yesterday took credit for the swell of