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Health officials are expected to issue new mask guidance today.  NBC News reports it has to do with masking up in areas where the spread of the virus is high.  The report says new data suggests those who are fully vaccinated could have higher virus levels than first believed.  The sources say they could infect others because of that.  The CDC said back in May that vaccinated people don’t need to mask up in many indoor places. We’ll show you

An hours-long standoff in Chippewa Falls ended with two arrests yesterday, but the man police went to capture is still on the loose. Chippewa Falls Police called out the SWAT team and used gas to force people out of a home where they thought 35-year-old Kane Berg was hiding. He’s wanted on a number of charges including disarming a police officer and having an illegal gun. Officers say Berg was not home. Chippewa Falls Police are continuing to search for

The three people killed in last week’s triple murder in La Crosse County were staying in a hotel in Onalaska before their deaths, and investigators say they likely knew whoever killed them. La Crosse County’s sheriff yesterday released pictures of the victims. All three pictures are mugshots. Several agencies are investigating the case, but no one is saying anything about a motive or how the three were killed. Investigators are asking anyone who knows anything to please reach out.

There’s no word when the lights will be back on for everyone in northern Wisconsin. A line of powerful storms cut across the state last night and into early this morning. About 12-thousand people lost power in Vilas County, another 75-hundred lost their lights in Oneida County, and a few thousand more in Lincoln County lost electricity as well. There are no reports of major damage or injuries from the storms.

Most of the people who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus in Wisconsin are young adults. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said nearly 20-percent of all coronavirus cases are among people between 20 and 29-years old. That’s the same trend Wisconsin has seen for months. DHS is not talking about the ages of the people who’ve most recently tested positive. Yesterday, the state reported 312 new cases, which brings the seven-day average to 351 new cases in Wisconsin. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM DHS.

UW-Eau Claire says vaccinated students will have a pretty normal fall. Vice Chancellor Grace Crickette yesterday said students who have gotten their coronavirus shot can expect a pretty typical fall semester. She said unvaccinated students will continue to have some rules to live by. Crickette said that means weekly testing and continuing to wear a mask while inside any campus building. Classes start in Eau Claire on September 2nd.

No one expects much from Governor Evers’ latest special session at the Capitol. The governor yesterday ordered the state Assembly back to Madison to add 550-million-dollars more to the state budget for schools. The governor says it’s the ‘right thing to do’ for kids. Republican lawmakers say it’s nothing more than politics. Lawmakers say Wisconsin schools have more money than ever before in the new budget, including two-and-a-half-billion-dollars in federal money. The special session is expected to last a matter of minutes

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to expand their investigation into last year’s election. State Rep. Janel Brandtjen yesterday said she wants a full forensic audit of the vote count, how counties collected ballots, and how election managers used the internet to handle votes both last fall and last April. Brandtjen said the forensic audit is the next step in her investigation in how the 2020 elections were managed. She says the investigation is meant to restore faith in the state’s electoral process,

It is a major coronavirus-vaccine milestone for Dane County. Public Health Madison and Dane County yesterday said 70- percent of people in the county have now gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Public Health director Janel Heinrich says 67- percent of people in the county are fully vaccinated. Heinrich says Dane County’s numbers are even better if you look only at the people who are eligible for the vaccine. Statewide in Wisconsin, just over 51-percent of people have

Ken Vance Automotive and Chippewa Valley Mazda announced that they will join forces in a new dealer group partnership. Through this merger both Chippewa Valley Mazda and Ken Vance Automotive will retain their names as well as their operating locations. Chris Vance plans to retire, and Jason Vance will pursue other ventures, but will maintain a public relations position with the merged brands. “We are proud of the connections we’ve made with the local community over the years at Chippewa