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Camping World Holdings, America’s Recreation Dealer, announced the opening of its RV and outdoor dealership in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The SuperCenter located just off I-94 at 6440 Scully Drive in Eau Claire is now open for business and will operate under the Camping World brand. The company now has a total of five locations in Wisconsin. The grand opening celebration begins on Friday, April 16th and will run through Sunday, April 18th, featuring special deals on new 2021 RVs and

A key medical expert will take the witness stand today in the Derek Chauvin trial.  Chauvin is the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd last summer.  Today, Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker will be called on to testify.  It was Baker who ruled Floyd’s death a homicide.  Baker’s autopsy said Floyd’s heart and lungs stopped during “law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression.” The city of Minneapolis is doing what it can to ease tensions

Flags in Britain are being lowered to begin a period of national mourning over the death of Prince Philip.  Queen Elizabeth referred to him as her “strength and stay” for 73 years.  Michael Castner reports. Her husband’s health had been deteriorating for some time.  He stepped down from his public role in 2017 and just got out of the hospital last month where he was treated for an infection and preexisting heart condition.  The Duke of Edinburgh was 99-years-old.

Eau Claire Police think the drive-by shooting on Sessions Street yesterday had a target in mind. No one was hurt in the shooting yesterday afternoon. Police say they are now looking for suspects in the case. The shooting happened close enough to South Middle School and Meadowview Elementary School that students were kept inside yesterday out of precaution.

Managers at the Black Bear Supper Club in Augusta say the building is likely a total loss after a fire late Wednesday night. Firefighters battled flames at the club but were unable to save the building. They were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the owners’ home next door. No one is saying what started the fire.

 Investigators in Waukesha County say they still have no idea why a co-worker shot two people at the Roundy’s warehouse in Oconomowoc last month. Authorities yesterday asked the public for help in finding a motive in the case. Both the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office and the Oconomowoc Police Department say anyone who ‘saw something or knows something’ should come forward. Investigators say Fraron Cornelius shot and killed two co-workers back on St. Patrick’s Day, then later killed himself.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers continue to tick-up. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just over a thousand new positives. That is the largest number of new cases in one day since mid-February. DHS says hospitalizations are flat, for now. Yesterday, there were 268 people in the hospital with the virus, including 66 in the ICU. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. When it comes to the vaccination efforts, Wisconsin continues to cross thresholds. The state’s Department of Health Services

Almost all of Wisconsin is in near-drought conditions.   Trent Rice reports.

The race for Congress in western Wisconsin could be a rematch next fall. Republican Derrick Van Orden yesterday said he’s running again. Van Orden lost to longtime Democratic Congressman Ron Kind by 11-thousand votes last fall. Van Orden says hundreds of people across western Wisconsin have asked him to run again.

 Wisconsin’s attorney general wants more power to make cases against people who he says are discriminating against others. Sue Danielson reports. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday asked lawmakers to expand his power to cover discrimination in housing, employment, and education. Kaul doesn’t have any examples of cases where he was limited and couldn’t file charges. Democratic lawmakers in Madison say the new powers are needed to make up for the lack of equity in housing, schools, and healthcare.