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Just about everyone has their power back after the latest round of storms in the Chippewa Valley, but the same can’t be said about their trees. Yesterday’s storms knocked out the power and knocked down some trees across the area. In Augusta, high winds knocked a large tree into a house. There are no reports of any injuries because of the storms.

The numbers in Wisconsin’s latest coronavirus tally are bigger than we have been seeing in days past.  The Department of Health Services yesterday said a one-day record 964 people tested positive for the virus, and a one-day record 13-thousand-716 people tested negative. Those numbers actually drove the state’s positive test rate down by almost a full point to just over six-and-a-half percent.

It’s not a rule, but it IS a recommendation. Eau Claire City Council unanimously passed a resolution recommending and encouraging the use of masks when out in the community. CDC recommends wearing them and local health officials urge the same, saying a face covering is one of the ways to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. As it stands now, it is not a mandate. However, City Council does have the authority to make it one. In other local changes,

Tony Evers is creating a governor’s task force to improve broadband access.  With so many school districts depending on virtual learning in recent months and the possibility of starting the school year online, access to broadband is paramount for children.  The governor says broadband access is also critical to the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Wisconsin State Patrol says it is conducting aerial missions to catch speeders.  The effort gets underway this week with the patrol focusing on Fond du Lac and Outagamie counties.  The aerial surveillance will target Wisconsin 26 in Fond du Lac County on Thursday and I-41 in Outagamie County on Saturday, August 1st.

It was just after 10:30 on Sunday night, July12th when officials responded to a single vehicle crash on US Highway 63 in the Town of Lenroot. The initial report advised a witness observed a vehicle leave the road and crash through a fence.  Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the witness who directed them to the location of the accident. Deputies followed tire tracks across a field and located the vehicle over a small embankment that had come to a rest

An tractor accident leaves a Dunn County man dead. It was just after 6 on Monday evening when the Dunn County 911 Center received a report of a male pinned under a tractor on CTH A in the Town of Colfax. A 73 year old James Kiesow was found pinned under the tire of a small older tractor. He had been using the tractor and a rotary mower on his property. He was extricated from under the tractor and was

City Council members are thinking about how voters can safely cast their ballots this fall. The Eau Claire City Council will meet tonight and vote on a resolution to plan for both August and November elections. They’re considering safe voting practices like drive-through voting and mail-in ballots.  The Eau Claire City Council will also vote on the final plan for Boyd Park tonight. If approved, the city will construct a community pavilion, hammock lounge, and skate park. The renovations are

Homelessness is going up around Chippewa County. County officials say at least 176-people requested help for homelessness in June, and they expect that number to go up.  A program director at the L.E. Phillips Career Development Center said summertime is easier for homeless people to get by, but winter can be scary for those without shelter in northern Wisconsin. 

Concert and performance venues are asking for government assistance. The Pablo Center at the Confluence is pushing for the federal government to support legislation providing funding to struggling venues. The RESTART Act is currently being reviewed in the House and Senate. If passed, it would provide up to six-months of funding.