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The Eau Claire City County Health Department is urging residents to stopusing any vaping and/or e-cigarette devices immediately. If you’ve never vaped or used e-cigarette devices, don’t start. As of September 5, there are 34 confirmed cases of Wisconsin residents hospitalized for severe lung disease and damage from vaping. Most of the affected people are adolescents and young adults. Nationally, over 450 possible cases are being investigated with 5 deaths confirmed. Vaping nicotine products may be harmful because of their

An Eau Claire man is accused of breaking into a woman’s home and calling 9-1-1.  Reports say the woman got a call from the police last week who said she called 9-1-1 then hung up.  She says Leander Gregg broke into her home and called 9-1-1 because he claimed he was a neighbor and his phone battery was dead.  Gregg also reportedly claimed people were chasing him and that’s why he broke into the house.  Police say Gregg was on

Chippewa Falls police are looking for a counterfeit money suspect.  Police say someone used a fake 50 dollar bill at a Holiday gas station in the city sometime last week.  If the suspect is caught they could be charged with theft by fraud.  Pictures are posted and if you have any information you are asked to take it to authorities.

The Eau Claire school board is considering over two-million dollars in security upgrades to Roosevelt Elementary.  The board debated the upgrades last night, which include a secured entrance, electrical upgrades, new paving, and new roofing.  The board could vote on the upgrades as soon as September 23rd.

Some parents expressed frustration over a lack of communication yesterday while trying to get a handle on a safety issue at North High School. But, school leaders in Eau Claire say it was better to wait for details and keep kids in class while police investigated the latest online threat at North High School.  Superintendent Mary Ann Hardebeck yesterday said the Eau Claire police found the threat yesterday to not be credible.  Police say there was some chatter about a

Students will soon be returning to Eau Claire’s Little Red School.  But they won’t be elementary school kids. The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 434 last night agreed to buy the empty school for a half-million dollars.  The plan is to turn the building into an apprenticeship center.  The Little Red School has been empty for about a decade. 

The Republican race to replace Sean Duffy in Congress could soon get its first official candidate.  State Senator Tom Tiffany says he will make a ‘special announcement’ later today.  Tiffany also plans to travel the 7th Congressional District, which covers pretty much all of northwestern Wisconsin, over the next couple of days.  Tiffany’s announcement comes after state Senator Jerry Petrowski said yesterday that he won’t run. There is still no word when the special election to replace Duffy will be.

A La Crosse woman is looking at charges after police say she tried to set her apartment on fire.  Firefighters found a pile of burning magazines and a rolling pin on top of a hot stove in 46-year-old Rachel Page’s apartment last week.  Police say Page was having problems with her landlord.  Page is facing arson and bail jumping charges, but she was released from jail yesterday on a signature bond.

Today, Governor Evers issued Executive Order # 44, relating to a proclamation that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin be flown at half-staff in honor of State Day of Service and Remembrance. Please ensure that the flag of the United State and the flag of the State of Wisconsin are flown at half-staff at all state facilities beginning at sunrise on September 11, 2019, and ending at sunset on the same date.

A fire in the town of Modena leaves a home a total loss and one occupant with injuries. It was about 8:30 Monday morning when a call came in about a fire at a home on County Road J. When crews arrived the house was fully engulfed in flames and all of the occupant were out and accounted for. Inside the home there were several oxygen tanks causing small explosions which lead to two nearby homes also being evacuated. The