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State law changes that would allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control are getting the go-ahead from the Wisconsin Assembly.  AB 176 was approved yesterday, with only eleven Republican lawmakers voting against it.  Current state rules allow only doctors to prescribe hormonal contraceptive pills and patches.  Representatives passed legislation to make the same changes last year, but, that bill did not make the public hearing stage in the Senate.

The Eau Claire Area School District will be able to pay off its school lunch debts thanks to the generosity of an area church and a food pantry. Yesterday the district was presented with a 29-hundred-dollar check from The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd and a seven-hundred-dollar check from Ruby’s Pantry, which is a foodbank hosted by the church. Normally the district uses funds from the general operating budget to pay off school lunch debts. Abby Johnson, the district’s

The 9th annual Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire kicks off today. The three-day camping festival at The Pines Music Park features Bluegrass, Roots, and Americana music. The musical lineup includes The Avett Brothers, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Yasmin Williams.

The annual Rock The River fundraiser will be held this Saturday at Eau Claire’s Phoenix Park. The event offers a 10 K and 2 K walk/run and two youth races. Proceeds from the event will benefit three workforce development organizations: Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Northwest Area, L.E. Phillips Career Development Center, and Workforce Resource, Inc.

Health experts are urging Wisconsin residents to be aware of heat-related illness as temps head toward record highs this week.  Doctor Michael Halberg with SSM Health says construction workers and others who do physical labor outdoors are the most at-risk of overheating.  Symptoms like fatigue, headache, and in more extreme cases, confusion and vision changes, are all signs that someone needs to cool down and may need immediate medical attention.  Temperatures in the high 80’s and into the 90’s are possible across

Air quality alerts are in effect for all of Wisconsin the rest of the work week.  The National Weather Service says there will be enhanced ozone production through Friday night, mostly from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day.  The air quality is expected to become unhealthy for sensitive groups, and could become unhealthy for everyone in isolated places.

Fire crews are successful in containing multiple wildfires in Adams County.  The main fire broke out west of Friendship Tuesday afternoon and two smaller fires broke off from it.  The fires were contained last night and no buildings were damaged.  The cause is unclear.

It’s Make Music Day and southern Wisconsin cities like are celebrating.  All day you can find free musical performances at places like coffee shops and parks.  There’s even a map of all the events in Madison and Beloit online.  Make Music Day is held nationwide on the first day of summer every year.

The Madison Common Council passes a resolution designating the city as a transgender and nonbinary sanctuary.  It passed late last night.  Common council members say the goal of the resolution is to make Madison a safer place for the trans community.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says nearly 100 people across the state visited an emergency room with a fireworks-related injury in 2019; Twenty five percent of those injuries involved children. Additionally, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission finds a 50 percent increase in injuries and deaths from fireworks-related incidents in 2020 compared to 2019. HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals want to remind community members to always make safety a priority when using or watching fireworks. “The majority of