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Two people killed in an accident in Wood County are identified. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office said 48-year-old Tia Garcia and 59-year-old Kenneth Szaflarski were killed near the Township of Auburndale yesterday afternoon when their car hit a truck on Highway 10.  Sheriff’s deputies said two people in the truck suffered minor injuries. 

As long as you can maintain social distance, you are free to go out in Eau Claire. That seems to be the overarching approach, but beyond that there are specific guidelines and most people will be taking it day by day as we inch back to business. The best bet so far seems to be checking on an individual basis as counties and businesses make their own decisions about when and how to open doors again. City-County Health director Lieske

For the second time in two weeks more than five thousand people tested negative for the coronavirus in one day. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said the latest round of testing produced 393 positive tests and five-thousand-487 negative tests. That is the largest single daily number of negative tests since Wisconsin started testing for the coronavirus in March.

Former University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Vice Chancellor Albert Colom is being cleared of accusations that he discriminated against a former co-worker or was hostile at the school. The university yesterday announced that it has dismissed the case involving Colom for a lack of evidence. The school said it did not find enough proof that Colom violated any school policy. Colom resigned from his post as Vice Chancellor, though that resignation does not take effect until September.

Wisconsin is inching closer to a billion-dollars in unemployment payments. The state’s Department of Workforce Development this week said that as of last week, the state has paid 941 million-dollars in unemployment benefits. That includes the extra 600 dollars per-week enhancer from the federal government. More than a half-million people in the state have applied for unemployment since the coronavirus outbreak began in March.

The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office continues to ask for the public’s assistance in locating 89 year-old Norbert “Tony” Dantzman who went missing from the Winter, WI area Labor Day Weekend 2019. Tony was last seen walking north out of Winter on County Rd W. He was wearing a black jacket, a black and white checkered shirt, black pants, black shoes and a gray hat. Tony suffers from dementia and may not realize he was lost.  Sheriff Doug Mrotek asks that

Governor Tony Evers is turning to the Republican-led legislature to develop a plan to fight the coronavirus outbreak.  The governor’s Safer at Home plan was struck down by the state Supreme Court yesterday, opening the door for businesses statewide to reopen.  The governor says he’s disappointed in the court’s decision but leaders have to step up to do what they can to protect the health and safety of the state. In the meantime, several counties and cities in Northeast Wisconsin have extended

Coronavirus cases in Wisconsin are now above eleven-thousand.  Numbers released today show 373 new cases statewide and 13 more deaths in the last 24 hours.  Officials say 434 Wisconsinites have been killed by the virus.

After the Supreme Court Ruling striking down the extension of Governer Evers Safer at Home order, a lot of people are wondering what that means for us locally. The following statement was issued by Angela Weideman, Health Officer and Director of the Chippewa County Department of Public Health: “This has been a time of uncertainty, and I appreciate the cooperation from Chippewa County residents and community partners thus far. In the wake of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling regarding the

The state-funded ATV/UTV trails and routes in Eau Claire County are in good condition and will open on Friday, May 15. Off trail riding is strictly prohibited. Any questions can be directed to the EC County Parks and Forest Department. CLICK HERE FOR MORE