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There are no ICU beds immediately available in Northwestern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Hospital association reports there are zero ICU beds available out of 26 hospitals in the region.  They say many of the beds are taken by COVID-19 patients.  Nine COVID patients were hospitalized in the region at the end of July, but the number is now at 112. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI WHA.

The Eau Claire Plan Commission has voted to recommend the rezoning of a motel and adopt a plan to turn it into an apartment.  The motel has been reported as a problematic property in the area.  A new owner of the motel says he wants to turn the image of the motel around and create apartments to make it a desirable place to live.  The city council will make its final decision at their meeting on September 27th. 

The Chippewa Falls Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is looking to add more programs.  The department director says there’s been a decline in participation of the programs they currently offer.  He says they want the public’s feedback on what programs they want to see.  The Chippewa Falls Parks and Rec department is already looking at implementing a new hiking program for the fall.

Investigators in Dunn County’s quadruple murder say the four people found dead in an SUV two weeks ago were dead when they arrived in our area. Detectives yesterday said the four were killed in St. Paul, then left in a cornfield in rural Dunn County. The news means that St. Paul Police will take the lead on the case, and it means that the trials of the two suspects will be held in Minnesota and not in Menomonie.

The National Weather Service will be in Trempealeau County today to see if a tornado caused yesterday’s storm damage. A line of severe storms cut across western Wisconsin yesterday afternoon. Folks south of Strum saw the worst of the damage. Forecasters say they saw rotation on the radar, but they’re not sure if a tornado actually touched-down. There are no reports of any serious injuries, though there are plenty of reports of storm damage.

Eau Claire’s school board says its next meeting will be online because some people didn’t want to wear masks to last night’s meeting. School board president Tim Nordin almost immediately canceled last night’s meeting after a few people showed-up without masks. Nordin says he refuses to meet with people who are going to make the school board less safe. The school board meeting will now be held online, next week.

More than a quarter million people in Wisconsin could be getting 100 bucks for getting their coronavirus shot. The state’s Department of Health Services updated its vaccine numbers yesterday. Governor Evers announced plans to give people 100-dollar gift cards for getting vaccinated back on August 22nd. Since then, over 250-thousand people got their shots. That comes to just over 25-million-dollars in gift cards. It’s unclear how many people have gotten paid. Everyone who got their shot had to also register with the

The Congressman from the Northwoods wants answers about child brides at Fort McCoy. Republican Tom Tiffany yesterday wrote Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers about just who has been allowed to come to Wisconsin as part of the Afghan evacuation. Tiffany says there are several reports of child brides, men with more than one wife, and sexual assaults at the fort. Tiffany has asked the Biden Administration for answers before, yesterday he said he’s

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman says he is not trying to overturn the 2020 election, he is simply trying to figure out what happened. Gableman released a video yesterday that explains what he is doing, and what he is trying to accomplish. Gableman says the focus of his investigation is to find out what went right on Election Day last year, and to find out if anything went wrong. He did say that he will “compel” election clerks around the