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The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to an early morning fire on Garden St. It was a bit before 3 on Sunday morning when crews arrived to find fire throughout the attached garage and a portion of the house. The fire was under control within the hour, however, fire crews and investigators currently remained on scene after that and the fire is still under investigation.

It’s Mother’s Day. A day to celebrate those good ol’ moms in our lives. How about a quick little history lesson about WHY we take a day to make sure that happens? The history of celebrating grandmothers and mothers can be traced back to the ancient Greeks who honored the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele.  In 1600s England, the celebration fell on the fourth Sunday during Lent and represented faithful followers returning to “mother church” for a special service.  Over time, Mothering Sunday

Governor Tony Evers is sharing the state’s recommended best practices for the reopening from the coronavirus shutdown. The Governor released the best practices document Friday which was compiled by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.  They have stipulations and recommendations that apply to all sorts of businesses from hair salons and gyms to white collar offices and manufacturing sites.  The state reopens May 26.  The complete list of reopen guidelines can be found online HERE. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION

A decontamination system for N-95 surgical masks is now up and running in Wisconsin.  Governor Tony Evers’ office announced yesterday that the Battelle Memorial Institute Critical Care Decontamination System cleans the N-95 masks such that they can then be reused up to 20 times before needing to be decontaminated again.  The statement says the Battelle systems will be given out at no cost to healthcare organizations, hospitals, nursing homes, first responder agencies, doctor and dentist offices and many other front

Hello, Saturday! On this Mothers Day weekend, it seems Mother Nature is feeling a little temperamental. A freeze warning is in effect until 8:00-a.m. this morning for most of the state.  If you have spring flowers or other vegetation just getting started, you might want to cover it or bring plants indoors if possible. The overnight temperature is expected to drop into the mid-20s.  By this afternoon the high should be back into the mid 50s. Oh, Wisconsin weather….Always an

The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing plans a flyover in honor of healthcare workers and first responders. The event will happen May 12th in the skies over several communities including Madison, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Tomah and others.  Four F-16s will execute the flyover as part an ongoing nationwide campaign called Operation American Resolve.  The Department of Military Affairs has the details including a complete list of flyover locations HERE.

With nothing in our world looking quite the same as we are used to, this week’s Friday Feel Good story reminds us that the role of mothers remain as important as ever-and looks the same as it always has-full of love. A Connecticut teacher has stepped up to be more than just a teacher, and care for a student’s newborn brother for a month while the student, and her family recover from COVID-19.  Here’s the teacher explaining why she did

 The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is up nearly 30-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is a-dollar-66 today.  The national average is one-82.  Drivers in Appleton are paying 35-cents more at a-dollar-57-a-gallon, while the price at the pump is one-67 in Eau Claire, a-dollar-76 in Racine, one-74 in Milwaukee and a-dollar-61 in Madison.

Local health departments are hosting free COVID-19 testing this weekend. Testing sites are available today and tomorrow for Pierce and Saint Croix Counties. Testing is at Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin today (Friday, May 8th) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and tomorrow (Saturday, May 9th) at the Saint Croix Valley Business Innovation Center in River Falls from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Testing for Dunn and Eau Claire Counties is also happening Sunday and Monday at Prevea Health on Clairemont Avenue

An Eau Claire woman is found guilty of stealing from an Eau Claire animal shelter. Court records show Nicolle Wilson pleaded no contest to two counts of theft and one count of fraud. A criminal complaint shows Wilson was the bookkeeper for the humane society. She was accused of trying to cash a 60-thousand-dollar check.