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The coronavirus spread is slowing a bit in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said 17 of the state’s 72 counties have critically high coronavirus activity. That’s down from over 20 just last week. DHS says the other 55 counties are reporting very high coronavirus activity. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

The Wisconsin DNR issues a drinking water advisory for residents on French Island near La Crosse.  The advisory will remain in effect indefinitely and stems from concern over chemical contamination of the drinking water linked to an increased risk of a variety of cancers and diseases.  There are plans for the state to spend more than a half-a-million-dollars a year for bottled water for the over four-thousand French Island residents.

The search continues by Madison Police for a suspect wanted in connection to a deadly shooting on Labor Day.  Cops have released photos of Jeremiah Cain who is considered armed and dangerous.  He is wanted for the death of Nicholas Cooke who was found shot in a car that crashed on Acewood Boulevard.  Police say Cain has ties to the Chicago area but may still be in Madison.

Local authorties are notifying the public of a sex offender being released. Upon release he does not have a residence and is listed as homeless. Release Date: October 19th 2021 Offense(s): July 10th 2012: 3rd Degree Sexual Assault-Chippewa County Conviction March 12th 2013: 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child-Trempealeau County Conviction The Chippewa County Sex Offender Notification Committee has determined that a Level III notification would be undertaken in regard to the community placement of convicted sex offender Gerald R. Obernberger who will be

When it comes to companies allowing workers to work from home, there is reason for employers to tread lightly.  Mike Bower reports.

Weekly jobless numbers are way down.  The Labor Department reports 326-thousand Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week.  That’s 38-thousand fewer than the previous week’s revised total and well below analysts’ estimate of 345-thousand.  The biggest jumps in initial claims were in California, Michigan, Texas, Washington, DC, and Minnesota.  The sharpest declines were in Virginia, Maryland, Arizona, Louisiana, and Ohio.

It’s a million dollars bond for the woman charged in Fitchburg’s deadly stabbing. Prosecutors filed formal charges against 33-year-old Kania Quinn yesterday. Fitchburg Police say she stabbed and killed 62-year-old Fred Edwards Jr. on Saturday. The two lived together. This is not the first time Quinn stabbed Edwards. She went to prison for stabbing him in Illinois. She was released from prison just last year.

Investigators in Racine say it looks like the suspect who shot a federal agent during a raid yesterday took his own life. Officers found the male suspect dead inside a home not long after they tried to serve a search warrant there yesterday morning. Local authorities say the agent was wounded as they walked to the door. It’s not clear if the agent is with the FBI, and no one is saying who the target of the warrant was. Several

They are looking to start a new Crime Stoppers chapter in Chippewa County. The county’s Rose Baier says they want to have a way for people to report crimes and help keep the community safe. The first step is to nominate a Crime Stoppers board, then create the program that pays cash for tips that lead to convictions.

Eau Claire County is looking at nearly twice the debt load as other counties in Wisconsin. County Administrator Kathryn Schauf on Tuesday said the county is on track to spend about a third of its tax levy on debt alone next year. That works-out to nearly 840 dollars of debt per-person. Wisconsin’s statewide average is almost 450 dollars per-person. But debt isn’t the only budget pressure for Eau Claire County. Schauf says the decision to give all county employees a two-and-a-half-percent raise