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The air quality in Eau Claire is getting good grades. The American Lung Association is out with its latest air quality report card, and Eau Claire gets a ‘B’ for ozone pollution and an ‘A’ for small particulate pollution. The Lung Association’s Dr. Malcolm DeCamp says those are much better grades than cities in southeast Wisconsin got. But DeCamp says there’s always room for improvement.

There is a new search for a school superintendent in western Wisconsin. Chippewa Falls schools are looking for a new boss after Superintendent Heidi Taylor-Eliopoulos took the superintendent’s job in Altoona this week. Chippewa Falls School Board President David Czech says they will start their search immediately, but says they are in no rush.

There are a lot fewer people on Wisconsin’s roads because of the coronavirus. A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum says traffic across the state has fallen nearly 40 percent during the outbreak. The biggest drops are in the areas where there are the most drivers, meaning in and around Milwaukee and Madison. The report says the steep drop in driving will hurt Wisconsin. The state uses gas tax money to pay for roads, and the report says with fewer people driving fewer

The hat toss might be a little different, but the stage is set for grads. The new plan is to have prerecorded speeches from Chancellor Katherine P. Frank, the college deans and student speakers. The students’ names will be read, and photos submitted by the students will be shown. The recorded video will be linked to the commencement website at 10 a.m. on May 9 to be viewed by students and families. While students are watching, they and other members of the

Last night, the City of Menomonie became the latest Wisconsin community to set a goal of 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050 by a unanimous vote of the city council. The meeting was held via virtual discussion, and the city council expressed their support for clean energy and now move ahead with plans to make this goal a reality.

Buffalo County Public Health is following up on a possibility of communityspread of Coronavirus in that county. Many Buffalo County Residents are getting tested outside of Buffalo County and when this happens, it takes time for those results to be passed on for further follow-up. At this time, they are looking for proactive information from the public. If you are a resident of Buffalo County, WI, and know you have been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed

The state Department of Health Services says there are over 120 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since yesterday.  There were 12 deaths announced today bringing the total to nearly 250.  There are over 46-hundred COVID cases statewide.

Contact tracing leads health officials to link seven cases of COVID-19 in Milwaukee to primary Election Day in Wisconsin.  Milwaukee’s health commissioner Jeanette Kowalik says officials have linked at least those seven cases to in-person voting earlier this month.  Wisconsin’s Health Secretary, Andrea Palm says she has not seen a statewide jump in coronavirus cases tied to Election Day.

A state of emergency is in effect in response to wildfire risk.  Governor Tony Evers today signed an executive order directing state agencies to help with wildfire prevention, response and recovery efforts.  Members of the National Guard have been called up to assist.  There were nearly 50 wildfires across the state last week and there have been 150 wildfires in the state this year. 

Our Community continues to shine and Pablo is the star of the stage today as Together Chippewa Valley announced that Pablo Foundation, a local philanthropic group, has stepped forward with a grant totaling up to $50,000 in response to the urgent need from local nonprofits due to COVID-19. The grant will match dollar-for-dollar all donations to Together Chippewa Valley up to a total of $50,000 through April 30th. To date, Together Chippewa Valley has raised $23,195 which will now be