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The nation and world continues to protest police brutality, marches for peace, and demonstrates with the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd. Today, the wife of an Atlanta shooting victim, Rayshard Brooks, wants those involved in her husband’s death to serve time behind bars. Locally, our local police department speaks out about their commitment to our community. THE FULL STATEMENT APPEARS BELOW: Dear Eau Claire Community Members: The tragic death of George

This year’s fourth of July fireworks will be set off from Plank Hill in Eau Claire. The City Council said Plank Hill was chosen for its elevation, so people all over the city could see the show, but some residents say it’s a dangerous spot for area homes and businesses. A Change-dot-org petition is going around urging the City Council to move the fireworks show from the East Hill neighborhood to its traditional Carson Park location. 

A new emergency relief program for small business owners in Chippewa Falls is available. City leaders and the Chippewa Falls Redevelopment Authority created a one-time grant program to help small businesses operate and reopen businesses downtown. The grant program will help cover commercial property mortgage payments, loans, and leases that were due after March 17th. CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUR MORE DETAILS

The Elk Mound Review Board meeting is tonight at 6 p.m. The meeting is open to the public through Zoom or dial-in-by-phone. The Zoom meeting I-D and password can be found in the June 2020 Newsletter. Agendas are posted at the Elk Mound Village Hall, Post Office, Independence State Bank, and YOU CAN CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

Wisconsin’s latest coronavirus count shows a dip in the number of people being treated for the virus in the hospital. The state’s Department of Health Services says there are fewer people being treated in the hospital than last week. As of yesterday, 289 people were in the hospital because of the coronavirus, 101 of them were in the ICU. That is down from over 300 last week, and over 400 two weeks ago. FOR STATE AND COUNTY CASE NUMBERS CLICK

A family of three is okay after a fire at their apartment in Chippewa Falls. Firefighters say neighbors helped rescue them from the roof of their apartment after the fire started early yesterday morning. No one was hurt, but the fire did extensive damage to the apartment building. Investigators are looking for a cause of the fire.

UW President Ray Cross said students will return for in-person classes at every UW campus this fall. The University of Wisconsin System is getting back to business. The university over the weekend said it will open its 13 campuses to students for the fall semester. The plan is to have in-person classes and have students living on campus. Just what that will look like will depend on which campus. And here in our area, we know what that will be for UW

There was some tension, but nothing much else at the latest protest in Menomonie which saw different views exercising the same right. A group of protesters were met yesterday with a group of people who flew the American flag and stood across the street from them. The protesters were bothered that the other group had some rifles, those people said they wanted to protect their business from violence. Menomonie Police were called, they stayed and watched the protest, but didn’t

The Green Bay Packers Pro Shop is set to reopen its doors for customer in-store shopping this week.  Only the Lombardi Avenue doors will be used for both entrance and exit.  Hand sanitizer will be available and plexiglass barriers will be set up at counters.

Some medical students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are expressing solidarity with the White Coats For Black Lives movement.  Yesterday, physicians joined with students to commemorate the start of a Madison chapter of the White Coats For Black Lives movement.  The national group’s objectives include bringing an end to what it calls racism in the practice of medicine as well as recognizing racism is a threat to the health of people of color.”