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Help fill our shelves with empty bowls. It’s back! Empty Bowls will be held on Thursday, March 5 at The Florian Gardens from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The popular event helps Feed My Peopl good bank provide food to families in our community. Guests dine on locally made soup, specialty breads and desserts. Those who purchase a bowl ticket are invited to choose a handcrafted bowl to take home as well. Around 2,000 of these bowls have been donated

An Altoona man will avoid prison after trying to kidnap his ex-wife.  Nathan Homme pleaded guilty to burglary in January and was sentenced Monday to ten years of supervised probation and a 21-month stayed prison sentence.  A criminal complaint says Homme broke into his ex-wife’s house in Shoreview, Minnesota about a year ago.  Police say they found syringes, vials, cash, multiple guns, and what they’ve called a kidnapping kit in his Altoona apartment.

The expansion of virtual classrooms in the Eau Claire School District passes through the school board.  The board voted last night to add 14 students to the program and add a combined fourth and fifth grade section.  The Eau Claire director of teaching and learning says the expanded program will cost around 340-thousand dollars.

Today marks the beginning of the Eau Claire Farm Show.  The event features top-of-the-line agriculture and manufacturing products and information on insurance and health concerns.  The event’s free to the public.  It takes place at the Chippewa Valley Expo Center until 3:30 p.m. today and tomorrow. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FARM SHOW AND FIELD NEWS ON WAXX 104.5

The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire is the latest UW campus to cancel study abroad programs. The school yesterday said it will not send students to China or Italy to study this summer. Both countries are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. On Friday, UWEC officials announced they were canceling a study abroad program in South Korea as well. As of now, here in Wisconsin, the state’s Department of Health Services confirmed that it is now handling coronavirus tests. There are two new possible

No one is saying how much the city of Eau Claire will be kicking-in to pay for upgrades at Carson Park’s baseball stadium. The city’s planning commission last night voted to help the private foundation that is looking to improve the historic baseball stadium. The plan is to upgrade the bleachers and the restrooms. The foundation has said it is about 700 thousand-dollars short of its three million-dollar goal.

All of the snow that fell across the Chippewa Valley throughout the winter now needs somewhere to go. Forecasters say there are reasons to be worried about flooding this spring. The National Weather Service has already said that the Mississippi River will likely see serious flooding this spring and summer. That means chances are good that the Chippewa River in Eau Claire could flood as well.

Western Wisconsin’s congressman says he worries about the future of Obamacare. Congressman Ron Kind yesterday said he fears that the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down the Affordable Care Act and leave thousands of people in Wisconsin without health insurance. The high court is set to hear a challenge to the ACA which could undo President Obama’s signature healthcare policy. Kind says without the rules under Obamacare, millions of people could lose protections against preexisting conditions and thousands in Wisconsin could lose their health insurance.

On Saturday night around 8:30pm numerous ECPD Officers, ECSO Deputies, and UWEC Officers responded to the 2800 block of Thomas Dr. for a man with a gun call. While enroute Officers learned the suspect had a rifle, was wearing a bulletproof vest, and was threatening the caller. Prior to the Officers arriving they learned the suspect was trying to hide the weapon. When Officers arrived, they encountered three individuals on the sidewalk: All three individuals were safely detained without incident.

The investigation continues into the death of a worker at a Wisconsin Rapids paper mill.  Authorities say a serious accident occurred at Verso Corporation Saturday afternoon.  The cause or nature of the accident has not been released nor has the victim’s identity.