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La Crosse schools are adding three new hires to the district. The Board of Education approved the hiring of two new elementary school principals and a new school nutrition supervisor yesterday. Eric Check is the new principal for Emerson Elementary School, Kari Huth is the new principal for Spence Elementary School, and Marilyn Volden is the district’s new school nutrition supervisor. Check, Huth, and Volden will start in their new roles July 1st. 

The Eau Claire Children’s Theatre is getting ready for a new play this summer. Yesterday, the theatre held drive-up auditions at the theatre on Oxford Avenue to cast actors for a new production called “Disenchanted, and they lived happily ever after. Well, not exactly.” Actors wishing to try-out stopped by and auditioned from their cars. A spokesperson for the children’s theatre says four performances are tentatively scheduled for June 11th through the 14th. 

Wisconsin State Patrol Troopers and Rusk County Deputies responded to a one-vehicle rollover with two occupants. Upon arrival law enforcement found the driver, 49 year old Andrew Bentley from Sheldon was trapped inside the vehicle was deceased. The passenger stated the driver went unconscious before entering the ditch and striking the tree causing the vehicle to rollover. The initial investigation appears a medical event may have been a contributing factor prior to the crash. The crash remains under investigation by

For the first time, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) invites communities to celebrate firefighters by lighting their homes in “red” on May 4, 2020. The idea is to change your porch light and share your #ShineYourLight4Firefighters story with us on social media as a thank you to all of the firefighters who are on the front lines every day, keeping us safe. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

Non-essential businesses now have a little wiggle room during the COVID-19 crisis, BUT what exactly does that mean? A lot of people are scratching their heads trying to make sense of WHAT changes we can expect tomorrow morning as we inch toward reopening while staying safe in our state. Governor Tony Evers is allowing expanded operations for non-essential businesses like dog groomers and small auto repair shops.  The new order allows businesses to do curbside drop-off of goods and animals. 

The happy homecomings for western Wisconsin’s citizen soldiers were a bit smaller this time around. The Wisconsin National Guard says 150 troops with the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry returned home yesterday. Because of coronavirus restrictions, the troops’ families were not allowed to meet them at the airfield. The soldiers from Eau Claire, Abbotsford, Menomonie, New Richmond, Rice Lake, Arcadia, Onalaska, and River Falls all deployed to Afghanistan last July.

Almost all of the people in Eau Claire County who caught the coronavirus are cleared to go back to work. City-county health director Lieske Giese yesterday said 20 of the 25 people who caught the virus are completely recovered. She said they all stayed at home for two weeks and have been cleared. Giese didn’t say anything about the other five people who are infected.

A Cadott man is looking at a 15-year sentence for stabbing a Chippewa County deputy back in 2018. A judge sentenced Travis Abbiehl to 15-years in a state mental hospital for stabbing Sergeant Andrew Clark back in August of 2018. Clark was looking for Abbiehl’s brother at the time. Abbiehl was found not guilty by reason of insanity last December.  

The coronavirus could cost Eau Claire County a million-dollars in lost taxes. County Finance Director Norbert Kirk yesterday said people are spending less money, and that will have an impact. He said the losses could be as high as a million-and-a-half dollars by the time it’s all said and done. Kirk says it will take a few months to see just how bad the virus has hurt the county’s finances.

Non-essential businesses now have a little wiggle room during the COVID-19 crisis.  Governor Tony Evers is allowing expanded operations for non-essential businesses like dog groomers and small auto repair shops.  The new order allows businesses to do curbside drop-off of goods and animals.  The governor says allowing deliveries and drop-offs is an important step to make sure that while people are staying home they can also support small businesses across the state.