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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.

Eau Claire is not going to require that people wear masks, but city leaders are looking to recommend them. City Council president Terry Weld is asking the council to vote tonight on a resolution that supports masks. Weld says wearing a mask could help slow the resurgence of the coronavirus. Council members are trying to be clear, anything they approve tonight will not require masks. When it comes to the most recent coronavirus counts, more people continue to test positive

The head of the University of Wisconsin is lending his support to a lawsuit aimed at keeping foreign students inside the U.S. Tommy Thompson yesterday said the lawsuit, which Wisconsin joined, would spare international students from having to go home if they are not taking in-person classes. UW is planning for in-person classes this fall, but online classes after Thanksgiving. The question about international students is not just about learning. International students paid 161 million-dollars in tuition at UW Madison alone last year. FOR

A familiar statue in La Crosse’s Riverside Park could be the next statue to go. La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat yesterday started the process to remove the Hiawatha statue from the park. The family of the artist who carved the statue say they want it back. Kabat also said that given the mood of the country, it is time to remove the statue. The huge wooden carving has been in Riverside Park since the 1960s. La Crosse’s park board will

The doors at Eau Claire’s Children’s Museum are back open, but you may want to wait before heading back and plan ahead. Museum managers reopened yesterday. There is a mask requirement for anyone over six. There is also a cap of just 12 people inside the museum at a time. Museum Director Michael McHorney says they are trying to keep everyone safe. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

 The state reports fewer than 500 new cases of the coronavirus today, but the number of patients in hospitals rises.  Nineteen more people were admitted yesterday bringing the current number of hospitalized patients to 283.  There were no new deaths reported today so that toll remains at 820.  The are nearly 37, 000 COVID-19 cases confirmed in the state. FOR MORE LOCAL UPDATES CLICK HERE

Officials with the Oneida Nation say their minds and hearts are full of hope that change for the better is coming to their nations.  Chairman Tahassi Hill says the Oneida Nation has been fighting against stereotypes and disrespect for decades especially when it comes to sports’ team names and mascots.  Chairman Hill says the tribe supports the decision announced officially today by the Washington football team to change its Redskins name and logo.  The Oneida Nation and other tribes have

 Wednesday is Tax Day, delayed until July 15th this year because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus.  The IRS had also put collection on delinquent accounts on hold, but that hold also ends Wednesday.  Taxpayers can file Form 4868 by Wednesday to get an extension to October 15th, but that only gives people more time to file, not pay. Here is more converage on tax day in our state with Jon Demaster: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION