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The ice is gone and the swimmers aren’t too far away.  The  Eau Claire County Parks and Forest Department said it will start to raise the water levels at Lake Altoona over the next few days.  Parks managers say they will close the dam and allow the lake to fill-up to its summer depths. 

About four months into the job, Governor Tony Evers is set to sign his first law.  The governor is expected to sign a law today that removes the words mental retardation from state statute.  Lawmakers unanimously agreed to the change earlier this spring.  It’s one of just three plans that lawmakers have sent to the governor for his signature.

The Milwaukee Brewers are a home run hitting team, with or without Christian Yelich.  The reigning NL MVP sat-out last night’s game against the Colorado Rockies.  But the Brewers didn’t need him.  Jesus Aguilar hit two home runs to help the Crew to a 5-2 victory.  Yelich could be back in the lineup any day, the team says he is day-to-day. 

Senator Tammy Baldwin says President Trump has been all been all talk and tweets while Wisconsin is losing dairy farms.  Baldwin said today that the state has lost nearly 14-hundred dairy farms since Trump took office.  She says farmers need a president fighting for them and Trump hasn’t delivered results.  The president was in Green Bay over the weekend for a rally. 

34 year old Demetrius Allen has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 2nd offense, with two children in the vehicle under the age of 16. It was on Monday, at 12:16AM a Wisconsin State Trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding on I-94 west bound at MM 88. Upon approach the Trooper detected the odor of burnt marijuana emanating from within the vehicle. The driver, Demetrius C. Allen age

The steady rise in Wisconsin gas prices may be slowing.  The state-wide average for regular unleaded is up about 14 cents from this time last month but is up only one cent from this time last week.  The average price is about five cents below the national average at two-dollars and 83-cents per gallon.  However, Eau Claire County has some of the most expensive gas in the state at two-dollars and 91-cents per gallon.

The 2019 NFL Draft is in the books and a handful of University of Wisconsin players are heading to play at the next level.  Offensive lineman Michael Deiter was drafted in the third round and linebackers Ryan Connelly and Andrew Van Ginkel and offensive lineman David Edwards went in the fifth round.  Fullback Alec Ingold and linebacker T.J. Edwards both signed undrafted free agent deals after the draft and running back Chris James signed a rookie camp deal. 

Students at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are learning about the importance of controlled prairie burns after the city’s first of the year was held yesterday.  The students joined Prairie Restoration from the Twin Cities to set fire to invasive grass along the Little Niagara Creek.  The students will learn about the burn by watching prairie grass grow in the area throughout the summer.

The City of Eau Claire is looking nicer after a weekend clean-up effort.  Reports say dozens of volunteers gathered on Saturday to participate in the Amazing EC Clean-Up where they picked up trash, fixed flower beds, and swept up streets.  The Eau Claire communications director says the event was a great way for the community to come together and take pride in the city.

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would give more protections to people volunteering to clean up roads.  The Adopt-A-Highway Bill would double fines for traffic violations near volunteers working on roads just like in work zones and highway maintenance areas.  The bill is inspired by the November death of three Girl Scouts and a mother who were picking up trash on the side of a highway in Lake Hallie-and on that note, keep your eyes out in our community