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The state of Wisconsin is finally ending its coronavirus emergency. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said it will ‘transition’ away from emergency footing as the Biden Administration prepares to end the national emergency declaration in about two weeks. DHS boss Kirsten Johnson says just because Wisconsin is ending its coronavirus emergency, that doesn’t mean the coronavirus is going away.

Eau Claire’s marathon will kick-off this weekend, even if the Chippewa River doesn’t cooperate. Race director Emi Uelmen says they’ve been watching the flood for some time, and are ready to move the race’s path if need be. Uelmen says the goal is always to make the marathon a Boston Marathon-qualifier. Runners can start with a 5k and 10k on Saturday, then the full marathon kicks off at 7 a.m. Sunday morning.

The Chippewa Falls YMCA invites the entire community to attend their free Healthy Kids Day event on Saturday, April 29 from 9:00 AM–Noon. Healthy Kids Day allows families to gather and share information on nutrition, health, exercise, health care services, chiropractic care, dental hygiene, fire safety, and much more. This event will be spaced throughout the YMCA and outside, weather permitting. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

The Parks and Recreation Department, and Forestry Committee announced Kathi Hartle, a Marshfield resident, as the 2022 Volunteer of the Year. “I’m lucky that my home life allows me to have this extra time to come in early and stay late….” Each year the Parks and Recreation Department is fortunate to have a large number of volunteers who help with everything from coaching youth programs; and organizing senior citizen activities to maintaining landscape beds, picking up trash & litter, removing

The following update was provided by the Chippewa County County Highway Department regarding the County Highway M Bridge: The County Highway M Bridge over the Chippewa River will have a 20-ton weight limit placed ineffect immediately. The bridge’s weight limit went from 40 tons down to 30 tons back on February 6, 2023 due to distortion in several of the bridge’s steel connection plates. At that time, Chippewa County contracted with a structural engineering consultant for a detailed structural analysis

Madison Police believe their person of interest in a Monday murder has fled the country. Police yesterday said 37-year-old Jose Duenas-Quinonez made it out of the country with his six-year-old daughter. Investigators say Duenas-Quinonez may have killed the little girl’s mother at a shopping center on Madison’s southwest side Monday afternoon. Police quickly identified Duenas-Quinonez as a person of interest, but say they never caught-up with him. It’s not clear just where Duenas-Quinonez fled to.

 Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress want answers about two, years-old reported lab leaks at UW-Madison. Congressman Bryan Stiel, along with U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and other Republicans this week sent a letter to HHS, the NIH, and the CDC asking for details about reported exposures to a genetically modified form of the H5N1 virus. One happened back in 2013, and the other happened in 2019. Gallagher and the others say it appears the Department of Health and Human Services played

There’s some worry that a wet weekend will only make western Wisconsin’s flooding worse. Forecasters say there’s at least a chance for rain tomorrow, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday across the western part of the state. The Chippewa River in Eau Claire and the Mississippi River in La Crosse are already flooded, and the National Weather Service says the new rain could push them even higher. The Chippewa River has been falling since last weekend, while the Mississippi in La Crosse is

 Eau Claire’s Fourth of July Fireworks aren’t moving, but at least one member of the city council isn’t sure the city needs fireworks this year. The council on Tuesday deadlocked over whether to move the fireworks show from Carson Park. Firefighters and other city leaders say the show at Carson Park could be dangerous, and is expensive. They want to move the fireworks show to the High Bridge. Some say there are some ‘downsides’ to having a fireworks show at

Supporters of a flat tax in Wisconsin are willing to play the long game. A Senate panel heard from lawmakers, budget reformers, and small business owners yesterday on the plan to tax Wisconsin to a flat, three-and-a-quarter percent income tax. The idea is to make Wisconsin a standout in the Midwest, and a competitor to zero-income-tax states like Tennessee and Florida. Governor Evers has promised to veto any flat tax proposal the legislature sends him. Chris Reader with the Institute for Reforming Government says it is