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The Chippewa County Department of Public Health has confirmed two cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 in Chippewa County. The children are between three and twelve years old. To protect privacy, and out of respect for the families, no other patient information will be disclosed. “Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare, but serious condition that is seen with COVID infection in children. It is related to severe inflammation and can affect many

Lake Hallie Police say they caught a pair of catalytic converter thieves from Eau Claire. Officers say they found a freshly-stolen converter in the pair’s Jeep. Officers arrested Ryan Deveau and Timothy Cox shortly after the two left Wisconsin Auto Auction on Sunday night. Police say they found other car parts in their Jeep as well, police believe all of the parts were stolen. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LAKE HALLIE AUTHORITIES

We are waiting on a ‘why’ in an arson fire at a Milwaukee apartment building. Everyone made it out of Sunday’s fire at the building not far from Marquette’s campus. A 19-year-old suspect is in custody. Yesterday, the Red Cross said most of the 140 people who live in the apartment complex have found a place to stay temporarily.  Volunteers say about 20 people remain without a place to stay.  Firefighters say the fire was contained to just one apartment,

If the particulars are right, and if everyone agrees, then Wisconsin’s governor could agree to bail changes in the state. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said in one of his many year-end interviews that he is open to talking about bail changes following the attack at Waukesha’s Christmas Parade last month. The suspect in that case was given a thousand-dollar bail, despite a lengthy and violent criminal history, just days before police say he ran down more than 60 people in the

Wisconsin’s State of the State speech is returning to the Capitol in 2022. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said he will once again deliver the speech in-person, and in the statehouse. The governor moved his speech to the governor’s mansion earlier this year. Governor Evers is due to deliver his speech on February 15th.

While some communities across Wisconsin are booked solid, Eau Claire has plenty of open coronavirus appointments. Public health managers say tests are available at the Pablo Center downtown. The city/county health department says there is PCR testing from noon until 5 p.m. on weekdays, and antigen testing from noon until 8 p.m. every day of the week. The Pablo Center will be closed for the New Year’s holiday weekend. There has been a change in guidelines as well. The CDC is cutting

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers are holding steady. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said there are 16-hundred people in the hospital with the virus. That is exactly the count the Hospital Association reported at the end of last week. The Hospital Association says there are just over 400 people in ICUs in the state. The Hospital Association does not track who is hospitalized with the virus and who is hospitalized because of it.

Oshkosh is extending its mask requirement.  The city yesterday said everyone, regardless of their vaccination status, must wear a face mask in city hall or other city buildings til at least the end of January.  City leaders say Winnebago County is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases this month.

Investigators say the Milwaukee County employee fired for taking bribes admitted that she took money to erase people’s child support debts. The county agreed to fire 45-year-old Daneen Pope following her arrest back in September. Prosecutors in Milwaukee are currently mulling charges. Investigators say she took hundreds of 50 dollar bribes to erase thousands of dollars in child support liens. Pope says her county salary of nearly 40 thousand-dollars wasn’t enough.

The city’s health department reopened its testing sites yesterday, and people were in line all day. The health department’s Nick Tomaro says thousands of people turned-out yesterday to get tested. Milwaukee will be able to test everyone, but it won’t happen quickly. The city is offering free tests at some sites just three days a week, meaning the long lines will get even longer. Milwaukee’s health department says anyone who wants to speed-up their wait should pre-register before heading out