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A Shawano County man pays nearly 500-dollars in fines for illegally killing a protected wild animal.  Ronald Erdmann was cited for killing a mother black bear in the town of Richmond earlier this month.  Her cubs were captured and relocated to a licensed rehabilitation facility.

It’s a big day for the LGBTQ community with an historic win at the Supreme Court.  The high court said federal law prohibits workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender persons.  In other words, workers cannot be fired over sexual orientation and gender identity.  The ruling was 6-3.  Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch ruled with the high court’s four liberals in the majority.  Gorsuch was President Trump’s first Supreme Court’s appointee in 2017.

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department is notifying the public of a sex offender being released into the community. 54 year old Romain Quinn will be released on June 23rd and and living at a residence in Rice Lake. More information about his crimes are listed below. QUINN Romaine A Quinn will be residing at 2285 20 1/8 St Rice Lake WI 54868.   Conviction date: 03/16/2015 Conviction: Third Degree Sexual Assault 940.225(3) 2 counts (13 Year Old Victim) Conditions of Supervision,

The nation and world continues to protest police brutality, marches for peace, and demonstrates with the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd. Today, the wife of an Atlanta shooting victim, Rayshard Brooks, wants those involved in her husband’s death to serve time behind bars. Locally, our local police department speaks out about their commitment to our community. THE FULL STATEMENT APPEARS BELOW: Dear Eau Claire Community Members: The tragic death of George

This year’s fourth of July fireworks will be set off from Plank Hill in Eau Claire. The City Council said Plank Hill was chosen for its elevation, so people all over the city could see the show, but some residents say it’s a dangerous spot for area homes and businesses. A Change-dot-org petition is going around urging the City Council to move the fireworks show from the East Hill neighborhood to its traditional Carson Park location. 

A new emergency relief program for small business owners in Chippewa Falls is available. City leaders and the Chippewa Falls Redevelopment Authority created a one-time grant program to help small businesses operate and reopen businesses downtown. The grant program will help cover commercial property mortgage payments, loans, and leases that were due after March 17th. CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUR MORE DETAILS

The Elk Mound Review Board meeting is tonight at 6 p.m. The meeting is open to the public through Zoom or dial-in-by-phone. The Zoom meeting I-D and password can be found in the June 2020 Newsletter. Agendas are posted at the Elk Mound Village Hall, Post Office, Independence State Bank, and YOU CAN CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

Wisconsin’s latest coronavirus count shows a dip in the number of people being treated for the virus in the hospital. The state’s Department of Health Services says there are fewer people being treated in the hospital than last week. As of yesterday, 289 people were in the hospital because of the coronavirus, 101 of them were in the ICU. That is down from over 300 last week, and over 400 two weeks ago. FOR STATE AND COUNTY CASE NUMBERS CLICK

A family of three is okay after a fire at their apartment in Chippewa Falls. Firefighters say neighbors helped rescue them from the roof of their apartment after the fire started early yesterday morning. No one was hurt, but the fire did extensive damage to the apartment building. Investigators are looking for a cause of the fire.

UW President Ray Cross said students will return for in-person classes at every UW campus this fall. The University of Wisconsin System is getting back to business. The university over the weekend said it will open its 13 campuses to students for the fall semester. The plan is to have in-person classes and have students living on campus. Just what that will look like will depend on which campus. And here in our area, we know what that will be for UW