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Local Efforts Collect Donations for Storm Victims

By Morgan McCarthy | December 20, 2021

The needs of storm victims are not over. The folks at Anderson Moving just arrived back after taking a load of donations to the storm zone in Kentucky last week, and are now raising money and collecting donations for storm victims in western Wisconsin. Jake and Mary Anderson are hosting a donation drive through Wednesday. They’re asking for everything from blankets and toys to toothbrushes. You can drop-off donations at the  Citizens State Bank of Cadott or at the U-Haul Moving

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State Senator Calls for End to Election Probe

By Morgan McCarthy | December 20, 2021

The Republican state senator who wants an end to the investigation into last year’s election in the state is making the rounds. Senator Kathy Bernier was on UPFRONT over the weekend, she once again said it’s time for former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman to end his investigation into last year’s vote. Bernier, who is from Chippewa Falls, says a lot of other Republicans agree with her, they just won’t say it out loud. Bernier says instead of looking backward, Republicans

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Speaker Address Staffing Shortages in Hospitals

By Morgan McCarthy | December 20, 2021

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says hospitals across the state didn’t help themselves by firing nurses who didn’t want to get the coronavirus vaccine. Speaker Robin Vos told Capital City Sunday that hospitals are seeing staffing and bed shortages right now, and said that firing people who didn’t get their shots didn’t help.  We’ll show you different sides so you can decide. Wisconsin’s Hospital Association says hospitals across the state fired less than two percent of their staff because of

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Senator Johnson Pushes for Information

By Morgan McCarthy | December 20, 2021

Wisconsin’s Republican U,S. Senator wants answers about the Biden Administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal. Senator Ron Johnson last week sent a letter to the secretary of state and the head of the Department of Homeland Security, asking for information about how many Americans are still in Afghanistan and how many Afghans are in this country. Johnson says Americans deserve to know just who came to this country when we pulled-out of Afghanistan, and who was left behind. Johnson also wants to know

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WI Coronavirus Cases Holding Steady

By Morgan McCarthy | December 20, 2021

Wisconsin’s coronavirus count is holding steady. The state’s Department of Health Services on Friday said doctors and nurses are averaging 26 thousand vaccine doses and 18 thousand booster shots per-day. That’s about where the state has been for weeks, though there was a spike in reported doses last month when kids under 12 first became eligible for the shots. So far, DHS says over three-and-a-half million people have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, and over one-point-three million

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Nail Biter…But A Win

By Morgan McCarthy | December 20, 2021

 The Packers did just enough to grab the win and seal-up another NFC North title. Green Bay beat the Baltimore Ravens last night, 31-30. The Packers won the game by denying Baltimore a two-point conversion with just 42 seconds left in the game. The win not only gives the Packers another divisional title, it puts them in first place in the NFC and sets them up for a first round bye in the playoffs.

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Deadly Crash in Chippewa Co.

By Morgan McCarthy | December 19, 2021

UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office has updated information and we now know the names of those involved: Deceased: Curtis C Wright age 56 of Eau Claire, WI. Other Driver: Andrew J Lomprey age 32 of Chippewa Falls, WI. The preliminary investigation shows evidence that Lomprey was traveling west bound on CTH S, he then entered into the east bound lane of traffic and struck the Wright vehicle head on as he was traveling east bound on CTH S. The accident investigation

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They’re Champs! WI Badgers ACE Tournament

By Morgan McCarthy | December 19, 2021

The Wisconsin Badgers are the NCAA volleyball champions.  The Badgers took the crown last night in Columbus.  It is the school’s first NCAA volleyball championship.  The Badgers defeated Nebraska in five sets in the tournament final. 

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Badger Heads Home to Help

By Morgan McCarthy | December 19, 2021

Badgers center Chris Vogt is back in Kentucky to help his home town of Mayfield recover after getting destroyed by tornadoes. Vogt’s GoFundMe relief assistance fundraising page has gathered nearly a hundred-60-thousand dollars so far.  Vogt is working with the American Red Cross in Mayfield in food distribution for those left homeless by the storms.

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Crews Battle Fire in Abandon Building

By Morgan McCarthy | December 19, 2021

Fire crews battle a blaze in an abandoned building in Sun Prairie.  A bunch of oil and paint stained rags caught fire yesterday morning in the building on Terra Court.  Fire investigators say the rags were discarded next to some construction materials.  Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the area where the materials combusted.  The fire caused 15-thousand dollars in damages.  There are no reports of injuries.

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