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It could be a bit before everything is back to normal in downtown Eau Claire. Xcel Energy says construction workers clipped a gas line at 1st and Water yesterday, that prompted an evacuation. Most businesses in the area have power back, but about 50 people didn’t have any gas service as of late yesterday.

Friends and family members are remembering the two people killed in this week’s house explosion in Chippewa County as happy and people who loved to smile. Funeral arrangements are set for Dale Lambert and Belinda Wedemeyer. They died when their home near the Chippewa County-Eau Claire County line exploded on Monday. There is still no word on what caused the explosion.

Wisconsin’s governor is starting the process to draw what he called the ‘people’s’ political map, even though it’s likely all for not. The governor yesterday started taking applications for his People’s Map Commission. That commission, the governor hopes, will draw the state’s new political map. The map largely controls who gets elected to the state legislature and Congress. Governor Evers says the map should be drawn by voters. Top lawmakers in Madison however say the state’s constitution is clear, lawmakers

The new head of the University of Wisconsin System says he needs more than 100 million-dollars to get face masks and coronavirus tests for students this fall. UW System President Tommy Thompson yesterday asked Governor Evers for 110 million-dollars for the next school year. That’s on top of the 100 million that the university already got in coronavirus stimulus money. Thompson says the school needs the cash to pay for testing and PPE. Thompson says students will be required to wear masks

The shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season is not underway, but fans already know their team’s schedule for next year.  Major League Baseball released the 2021 schedule today and every team will open the season next year on April 1st.  The Brewers will host the Minnesota Twins at Miller Park.  Earlier this week, the Brewers announced the 60 game 2020 schedule which will open with a three-game series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 24th.

Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul are both expressing disappointment in the State Supreme Court ruling regarding lame duck laws passed in late 2018.  The court today upheld the laws passed by the Republican dominated legislature that reigned in the powers of the incoming Democratic Attorney General.  Kaul says the decision undermines the authority of the Attorney General.

The community rallies to support our business during the Coronavirus pandemic and Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. announced a new digital content and marketing campaign to support the safe re-opening of downtown businesses: #Root4EC! The campaign invites the community and visitors back to their favorite, Downtown Eau Claire establishments and recreation activities. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM

A boating incident serves as a reminder for water safety as we try to beat the heat. It was on July 7th, 2020 at approximately 6:30pm when the Sawyer County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a boat fire with injuries at the Black Lake Campground in the Town of Draper. Upon arrival, deputies observed an unoccupied boat in the water near the shore that contained visible flames. The operator of the boat, 46 year old David J. Wiacek,

After cleanup efforts that included area evacuations and work most of the day, traffic is again flowing after an early morning chemical spill. A portion of Highway 53 north at Interstate 94 West was temporarily closed.  The online alerts map at 5-1-1-Wisconsin showed there was a crash on north bound Highway 53 this morning.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northwest Region tweeted the north and southbound lanes were closed because of a semi-rollover and clean up efforts began shorty after responders discovered the

The Chippewa County Health Department is encouraging businesses to require masks as COVID-19 cases go up in the county. Health Department Director Angela Weideman says testing has increased in the county, but the number of positive cases is going up, too, meaning the ratio between testing and positive cases is continuing to go up.  The health department encourages masks but says they’re not mandatory. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM CHIPPEWA CO.