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June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. The World Health Organization defines elder abuse as sexual, emotional, physical, or financial abuse and neglect. Signs of elder abuse can include changes in behavior, anxiety, and bruises in unusual places. Recently, the Wisconsin Department of Justice started an Elder Abuse Hotline to help people report their own abuse, or observations of someone being abused. More information can be FOUND BY CLICKING HERE, or by calling 833-586-0107.

Another night, saw another vigil for George Floyd here locally. Dozens of people turned out in Eau Claire’s Phoenix Park last night for another gathering to demand justice. There were no police officers and there were no problems. Many in the crowd say they are upset and want to see someone do something. Jon Demaster brings us the scene from Madison as there were more protests: In, Milwaukee it stayed a little calmer. The latest night of protests saw large

The suspect in Eau Claire’s Memorial Day shooting is sitting in jail on 50 thousand-dollars bond. Prosecutors yesterday filed formal charges against Kyle Baker. Police say he shot someone he knew during a fight on Memorial Day. Baker is facing weapons and reckless injury charges. He was supposed to be in jail in Rusk County, but was let out because of the coronavirus earlier this spring.

The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Wisconsin is falling. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just 140 positive tests and just over three thousand negative tests. Both are two-week lows. The number of people in the hospital in the state is holding steady at just over 400, with 136 people in the ICU.

State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor shares a congratulatory message to Wisconsin’s class of 2020, a group that has demonstrated compassion and resiliency through the conclusion of the 2019-20 school year.  CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE

More than a dozen people are added to the list of those arrested during a protest in Madison.  Authorities say stores along State Street were looted last night, property was damaged and graffiti was spray-painted on a number of buildings.  The demonstration started to get unruly around 10 p.m. when people started throwing things at police and an officer was hit in the face.  Fifteen people were taken into custody.  Meanwhile, a curfew will be in place tonight in Green

Instead of pumping up for Jam, we are going to have to tuck our hats and boots away until next year. Country Jam USA announced today that the 2020 festival has been postponed until July 15-17, 2021. “We hung in there as long as we could,” said Kathy Wright, General Manager of Country Jam USA. “The safety of our guests, artists, staff and community is of the utmost importance.” Festival organizers are working on the 2021 line up and hope

Mid-State Technical College is giving its students a variety of ways to attend class.  School officials said today students can take courses solely online, they can attend small in-person classes or a combination of both.  The school says it wants to give students a feeling of safety, flexibility and also connection with their campus community.

The arrival of June means people across Wisconsin can expect hotter temperatures across the state in the months ahead. To help encourage everyone to be prepared, Gov. Tony Evers has declared this Wednesday, June 3 Heat Awareness Day in Wisconsin. In 2019, preliminary figures from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services show five people died in Wisconsin due to heat-related causes. In the last five years, at least 17 people have died in Wisconsin and thousands of residents have fallen

For the first time in its nearly 123-year history, the Northern Wisconsin State Fair will not go on as planned. Essential to this year’s preparations are the directives of county, state, national and international health agencies, and the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic we find ourselves in. Due to the limitations placed on large public gatherings in terms of logistics, size, and first and foremost, the health and safety of our staff, volunteers, vendors, fair-goers, exhibitors and their families, a decision was made