The state continues to add information to its COVID-19 dashboard. The Department of Health Services says new maps have been added to show the geographic breakdown of vaccination data statewide. Officials say they hope the information gives people more understanding about COVID-19 activity in their communities. Today the health department confirmed 125 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths over the last day. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.
Read MoreThe bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse has removed the pastor of St. James the Less Church effective immediately. Bishop William Callahan asked the Reverend James Altman to resign in May but the priest refused. The bishop made the decision to remove Altman as pastor after he continued to make divisive comments about the pandemic and politics.
Read MoreThe average price for regular gas is unchanged statewide compared to a week ago. Heading into the weekend Triple-A says the price at the pump in Wisconsin is two-dollars-and-97-cents a gallon while the national average is three-14. Drivers are paying two-94 in Green Bay, three-oh-eight in La Crosse and three-oh-one in Eau Claire. Milwaukee is posting an average price of two-98 today while in Wausau a gallon of gas is two-97 and in Madison it’s two-89.
Read MoreYou’re never too old to have fun, and if your idea of “fun” is blasting off into space, then stick around for this week’s Friday Feel Good! CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE STORY WITH MORGAN MCCARTHY: There is a woman who spent her life in aviation and has always dreamed of leaving Earth, and now into her golden years, that dream is coming true. Jeff Bezos has chosen 82-year-old Wally Funk to ride into space on the company’s first crewed flight this
Read MoreA Wisconsin woman’s original song is going viral on the internet after she sings it on America’s Got Talent. Wendy Wilde reports.
Read MoreMilwaukee’s beleaguered streetcar is in-line to get even more money as the city looks to expand its routes. Mayor Tom Barrett’s office yesterday said the plan is to spend 250 thousand-dollars for planning to eventually expand The Hop from the Third Ward down to Walker’s Point. A hearing on the plan is set for next week. The Hop is on pace to lose over three million-dollars this year, and it is mostly empty. The mayor’s office says Milwaukee cannot shut
Read MoreXcel Energy joins the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Edison Electric Institute in celebrating its more than 1,000 full-time line workers as part of National Lineworker Appreciation Day, which falls on Saturday, July 10. Xcel Energy lineworkers maintain over 200,000 miles of electricity lines across the eight states thecompany services, keeping the lights on for more than 3.5 million electricity customers.
Read MoreA crash involving multiple vehicles remains under investigation. It was on July 7th, at approximately 05:55 pm, the Buffalo County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a three vehicle crash in the City of Fountain City on State Highway 35 near Eagle St. Information that was provided to the Communications Center was indicated that there was a female party whom was in urgent need of an ambulance. Shortly after first responders arrived on scene, the female operator became pulseless
Read MoreThere is now a warrant out for a woman who prosecutors say stabbed her husband. Prosecutors say 67-year-old Karen Christenson didn’t show-up for her court date last week. Police and the sheriff’s office are now looking for her. Christenson is facing charges for a stabbing last summer, and her husband says she was acting paranoid before she turned a knife on him.
Read MoreA North Dakota woman is looking at charges for hitting 137 miles-per-hour as she tried to speed away from the police near La Crosse. An officer in the town of Campbell initially clocked Amy Torres driving 119 miles-per-hour along I-90. When he tried to pull her over, she sped-up to 137. Police say Torres ran out of gas on the bridge over the Mississippi River. She told police she was scared and lost. Torres is facing charges for the chase
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