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Rap artist and gospel preacher Kanye West is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission.  The commission voted a week ago to keep West off the ballot in November.  West wants a reversal of the decision.  The commission claims his campaign missed a 5:00-p.m. deadline by seconds when turning in the two-thousand signatures on the petition to be eligible to go on the ballot.  West’s camp contends the deadline is 5:01-p.m. and they didn’t miss it.

As the Eau Claire Area School District prepares to deliver instruction to students this school year, district leaders have decided to push back the start of virtual learning programming by one week. As a result, the first day for virtual learning will be Tuesday, September 8.By making this adjustment, the district will give teachers and staff a little more time to prepare. This change will apply to all ECASD students, including those in Cohorts A, B, C and D, along

On Thursday, August 27, a bit before 1 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a UTV crash on 11 1⁄4 Street south of County Road B, east of the City of Cumberland with multiple injuries. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Wisconsin State Patrol, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Cumberland Fire Department, Cumberland Ambulance, LMC Ambulance, Mayo Ambulance, and 2 Life Link Helicopters all responded to the scene.Initial investigation shows four

On August 21, 2020, at approximately 2:10am, Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted traffic stops on two vehicles traveling together east on County Highway B in the City of Hayward. Sawyer County deputies stopped a 2006 Nissan Maxima for an equipment violation and a 2020 Kia Optima due to the vehicle reported as stolen from the Madison area. As a result of the traffic stop, deputies arrested the operator of the 2006 Nissan, 24 year old Billie D. John of Green

The Department of Health Services says there are two more COVID-19 deaths and 52 hospitalizations since yesterday.  The DHS says the positivity rate is high at nine-point-two-percent.  There were two more deaths reported in today’s data, bringing the death toll to one-thousand-113.

Census workers will be back in the field to collect as many responses as possible for the count of the country’s population.  Field operations have been on hold for the Census Bureau during the coronavirus pandemic.  If a census worker cannot reach you at home or on the phone, there are other places like some grocery stores, food pantries and retail businesses where census workers are available.  The census numbers influence the amount of federal dollars available to communities as

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin is up a nickel a gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is two-dollars-and-eleven-cents today.  Fond du Lac is one of the only areas where gas is under $2.00 at $1.87.  Drivers are paying about 2.16 in Eau Claire, 2.26 in La Crosse, and 2.06 a gallon in Madison. 

Eau Claire schools are starting classes next week. The Eau Claire Area School District is requiring that everyone on district property wears a mask or face covering. The school board approved the proposal earlier this month. September is the earliest schools can start classes in Wisconsin.

The first woman to make Lieutenant at the Eau Claire Fire Department is making history. The department announced yesterday Natasha Myre was promoted after 12-years with the department. The fire department says she’s the first female officer.