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Eau Claire’s Fourth of July fireworks are being moved. Community Services Director Jeff Pippenger yesterday said the fireworks will now be launched from a park next to the Forest Hill Cemetery. Pippenger said the idea is to move the show away from Carson Park to give the entire city a better view of the fireworks. There is also a hope that letting people watch from home will cut down on crowd sizes.

A man was arrested in the case involving damages to a memorial that honors a fallen officer in our area. On Tuesday, June 9th The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 38 year old Jason V. Desecki, of Ladysmith for allegedly setting the June 2nd, fire to the Memorial of Sawyer County Deputy Michael Villiard. The memorial is located on State Highway 27/70 near the Village of Couderay.  During an investigation into a domestic abuse incident in Rusk County, the Ladysmith

After a successful match challenge in April, Pablo Foundation issued an additional match challenge for the Solar on Eau Claire Schools Fund for theend of the school year. Recently, the community again came together, and raised $26,464 to meet the match. In celebration of Earth Day, the Pablo Foundation offered the same match for gifts made in April to the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation’s Solar on Eau Claire Schools Fund, which is supporting the installation of solar arrays on

A body was recovered from a local river. It was just before 10 on Tuesday morning, June 9th when the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a body in the Chippewa River upstream of the old railroad bridge in the Town of Dunn. Dunn County Deputies responded to the scene. The body was determined to be that of a white male and the individual was deceased. The Dunn County Medical examiner responded to the scene and assisted with

Local businesses are starting to benefit from thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief grants. Yesterday, Downtown Eau Claire Inc., gave 31 applicants 15-hundred dollars to help their businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. Vice President Disa Wahlstrand said the board is considering giving another round of grants including those that help nonprofits like churches and theaters.

Micon Cinema is reopening in downtown Eau Claire this weekend. In a social media post yesterday, the theater group announced they will reopen with three-dollar tickets, social distancing and other safety measures in place. The theater will show Forrest Gump, the 1978 Superman movie, Midway, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. You are encouraged to purchase tickets online. 

Chippewa County Emergency Management is recommending residents clear leaves and other debris from their storm drains to help keep properties dry. What’s left of tropical storm Cristobal  is still moving through the Midwest and more rain is expected this week. Officials also said covering basement windows with plastic covers or plywood could help keep extra water out. 

Law enforcement in Rusk County are investigating the deaths of two individuals in the town of Sheldon. On June 7th the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home in Sheldon after family visited the home and discovered the two residents deceased. The victims are a married couple who live at the home, 73 year old Robert Rosolowski and 70 year old Bonnie Mae Rosolowski. Investigators have ruled this case a double homicide, and law enforcement have arrested and booked

A man with the tools to steal dozens of identities and bank accounts was arrested in Menomonie. Police arrested Ronald Jenkins on Sunday. Officers found dozens of different ID cards, dozens of debit or credit cards, another 65 personal checks, as well as ten payroll checks in his car. The checks and cards all had different names. In addition to that, police say Jenkins had a printer and the tools needed to make fake checks or ID cards. Jenkins left

There is once again a conversation about getting body cameras for Eau Claire police officers. A petition is making the rounds that urges the city to get officers the cameras as soon as possible. Eau Claire is planning to equip officers with body cams in either 2022 or 2023. The petition wants that moved-up to no later than 2021. Eau Claire is looking to spend 800 thousand-dollars on police body cameras.