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The State Department of Health confirms the number of COVID-19 cases statewide has topped 700-thousand.  The 7-Day average continues to rise and has increased by 13-hundred cases a day in just the last week.  Health Services reported 15-hundred-and-18 cases yesterday with a test positivity rate over eight-percent.  Two deaths were reported yesterday boosting the death toll to seven-thousand-837. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. Meanwhile, a new COVID-19 testing site is opening in Appleton.  The site is at the

Spencer-Columbus is in search of a football opponent for this Friday.  The team was scheduled to play Nekoosa which had to cancel because of COVID-19 protocols.  The game would be played in Spencer as part of the Spencer-Columbus joint homecoming.  An interested school can contact the athletic department at Spencer.

Serve Wisconsin announced that Wisconsin has received nearly $8.1 million in grant funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and community volunteerism. Included within those funds are $410,813 in AmeriCorps funding for two AmeriCorps programs specifically centered in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, with several other statewide programs also having members serving in the region. “This funding will put 888 AmeriCorps members, including over 90 members from Eau Claireand Chippewa counties, on the ground to help our local

Pfizer is out with big news for parents about its COVID vaccine.  The company says a low dose is safe and effective for children ages five to 11.  Those tested showed antibody responses after the second shot.  They also reported that the levels were just as strong as vaccinated teenagers and young adults.  Pfizer’s CEO says they plans to ask the FDA to approve this age group soon.  The vaccine is already available for anyone 12 and older.

Milwaukee Police are closing the chapter on another violence weekend in the city. Police say eight people were shot between Friday and late last night, two people died in those shootings. A 48-year-old man and a 31-year-old both died in separate shootings on Saturday. Police say no one has been arrested for either of the deadly shootings yet.

During National Preparedness month, the Eau Claire City-County Health Department encourages you and your family to prepare for and protect against disasters and severe weather events by learning essential life-saving skills. “As we’re seeing more natural disasters, like flooding and tornados, it’s important that our community builds a culture of preparedness,” says Joe Kalscheur, Emergency Preparedness Specialist. Get involved with emergency preparedness and response WITH A CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

A Saturday on the water turned into a rescue situation for five people in La Crosse. Firefighters had to use their inflatable boats to rescue the group who got stuck while on a canoe trip down the La Crosse River. Firefighters say the canoe got stuck in a tree. No one was injured.

There’s no word on when the second suspect in Dunn County’s quadruple murder will be back in the state to face charges. Police in Gilbert, Arizona say 38-year-old Antoine Suggs turned himself in on Friday. He’s wanted for the deaths of four people found in an abandoned SUV last weekend. The other suspect, 56-year-old Darren McWright, was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota last week. Investigators say all six people were together in a Minneapolis bar before the killings. No one

Folks in Wisconsin may soon need to be 21 in order to buy any tobacco products, but some anti-smoking advocates want more. Sara Sahli with the Cancer Action Network says the plan forwarded by lawmakers last week has too many holes in it. She says lawmakers are allowing a loophole for vape products to continue. The Senate’s judiciary committee last week voted to send the proposal to the full Senate for a vote. A plan two years ago made it through the