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No one is hurt after a chemical fire at WRR Environmental Services in Eau Claire.  Fire officials say the fire broke out around noon Monday inside a 35-gallon barrel holding chemical pellets used to treat pools.  WRR’s fire brigade put out the fire before firefighters arrived.

A new park could be built in Eau Claire’s Princeton Valley neighborhood. The plan commission approved plans for the park on West Princeton Avenue Monday night.  The land where the park would be built was donated to Eau Claire last year.  The plan will now be considered by the city council.

No one is saying why a man from Chicago was driving so fast through Eau Claire. Police arrested 27-year-old Anthony Harris yesterday after chasing him on I-94 and into the city of Eau Claire. That chase hit speeds of 120 miles-per-hour.  Police had to eventually chase Harris down by foot after he ran from his car. Harris is booked into Eau Claire County jail, he could see a judge as early as today.

A woman who temporarily worked for Eau Claire County is looking at jail time after investigators say she stole 20 thousand-dollars. A judge recently sentenced Susan O’Connor to seven months in jail. Investigators say back in 2018, O’Connor wrote herself a check for 15 thousand-dollars and wrote her landlord another check for five grand. Prosecutors say O’Connor paid her bills and even took a trip with the stolen money. She pleaded guilty to the charges back in November.

Eau Claire will soon need a new city manager. Dale Peters yesterday announced his retirement. Peters’ last day will be in May, he’s worked for the city of Eau Claire for 30 years. There is no word on when the city will appoint a new city manager, or where the city will find their next candidates.

The area behind the Target on Eau Claire’s southeast side is about to change. The city council last night approved a proposal to build 80 new apartments behind the store. The hope is to add 66 more apartments if the first round is rented quickly. There’s no word just when crews will break ground.

A number of farm groups in Wisconsin want to see some changes to the federal hemp law. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Hemp Alliance, Wisconsin Hemp Farmers and Manufacturers Association, and Wisconsin Farmers Union yesterday all wrote a letter to the USDA asking for changes in the law. Specifically the groups want to see more than one lab in Wisconsin that can test their hemp crop, they want more time to harvest their crop, and they are worried that the federal government wants to destroy an entire field of hemp if

There is a shake-up and an investigation into the people in charge of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. You may have seen this in the pages of The Journal Sentinel. as they broke the story that Host Committee president Liz Gilbert and committee chief of staff Adam Alonso have been placed on leave. Former committee workers say the two helped create a toxic work environment. The biggest complaints center on in-fighting and back-biting among staffers. There are also complaints

State DOT officials want voters to be ready to cast their ballot in the upcoming 2020 primaries.  Officials say a state driver’s license or ID is accepted as are student and military identifications.  Many municipalities will be holding local primaries on February 18th with the spring election primaries slated for April 7th. 

The University of Wisconsin Veterinary School is the recipient of a 250-thousand-dollar donation.  The Petco Foundation announced over the weekend it’s donation is an honor of seven-year-old golden retriever Scout, who has been treated at the school for cancer.  Scout was featured in a Super Bowl ad yesterday.  He is a part of a national effort to raise funds for pet cancer research.