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Parents and students in Eau Claire should know a little bit more about the plan to return to school by this time tomorrow. The city’s school board is set to talk about how to get back to class tonight. There are still questions about whether there will be in-person or online classes. Eau Claire Superintendent Michael Johnson says whatever happens, it must be safe.

Wisconsin’s utility watchdog is asking for more time to let people to pay their bills. The Citizens Utility Board on Friday asked power companies across the state to delay any disconnections. Utilities in Wisconsin have been banned from turning-off people’s power because of the coronavirus, but that moratorium ends Saturday. CUB’s Tom Content says the recent uptick in coronavirus numbers shows that this is not the time to cut-off people’s electricity. CUB is urging anyone facing a disconnection to apply for state

An accident on the train tracks leaves a Minnesota woman dead. It happened on Saturday afternoon just before 12:30. Buffalo County Communications Center received a report of a pedestrian struck by a train in the City of Alma at a crossing near the 300 block of South Main Street which people commonly use for fishing. Emergency services responded and located 70 year old Linda Sanden, of Albert Lea, MN along the railroad tracks near the crossing with fatal injuries. Initial

Welcome to your weekend! We are expecting a hot one today here in our area, so whether it’s ice cream, splashing in the water, or a camp out in air-conditioning, hopefully you find ways to stay cool while Summer turns up the thermometer today. Here is a trip down memory lane on this day in years past… Today is Saturday, July 18th, the 200th day of the year.  There are 167 days until the end of the year. On this

Police in Madison say two suspected rioters face charges for their actions in the May 30 night of vandalism.  WMTV reports that Martin Englehart and Brandon Encarnacion face several charges for their involvement in rioting, breaking and entering, theft and battery on the first of several nights of riots that broke out after the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis.  Englehart faces substantial battery charges for beating up an employee of a store he was robbing.  Encarnacion faces burglary charges after

Festival Food Stores now require shoppers to wear a mask.  The grocery chain announced the measure yesterday.  The new rule officially goes into effect next Friday July 24 but those who can are asked to wear a masK.

Authorities in Wood County are searching for a missing Marshfield man.  Zack Vasa was last seen in the area of the Town of Lincoln and the Town of Rock on June 13th.  Police say it is out of character for him be out of touch with family and friends.  Vasa is a white male, 32-years-old, about five-foot-six and 130 pounds.  He has brown hair and brown hair.  Officials are asking people to check their outbuildings and trail cameras that might

Vice President Mike Pence says Joe Biden wants to steer the United States toward socialism.  Speaking in Ripon today, Pence said the Republican ticket would provide freedom and opportunity to the nation while the Democratic agenda is based on government control.  Pence says Biden has joined the radical left and compared him to Bernie Sanders.  He said Biden would transform the country into something unrecognizable.

Today is National Lottery Day.   Wisconsin has had lottery games since 1988 and has generated over 15-billion-dollars in revenue in that time.  The law requires at least 50-percent of total revenue go to winners.  Last year, about 57-percent of revenue was dedicated to prize winnings.  Thirty-percent of revenue goes to fund property tax credits.

The price of regular gas in Wisconsin is down three-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is $2.14 while the national average is 2.20 today.  Drivers are paying 2.11 a gallon in Madison and Milwaukee, 2.13 in Kenosha County, 1.99 a gallon in Appleton and Fond du Lac.