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Chippewa Falls police are encouraging residents to lock up after several reports of stolen items out of cars. Police say several cars were broken into on the West Hill near Pearl Street. They say the cars weren’t damaged. Police are investigating.

You can sign up for a free beer with your COVID shot. Leinenkugel’s is offering one-thousand-867 people who bring a COVID vaccine card to the Leinie Lodge a free beer. Bookings can be requested online. CLICK HERE TO POUR MORE DETAILS.

Hope Gospel is hopping into action and offering an Easter meal for those that are in need of encouragement and food. Because of the coronavirus and social distancing constraints, we are only able to offer the meal as a curb side pick-up.The Easter community meal will be held on Saturday, April 3rd from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. This special free community event will be held at the Hope Renewal Center for Men located at 2650 Mercantile Drive (Across from

The busy year for the Wisconsin National Guard continues. About 50 members of the 135th Medical Company based in Waukesha are heading to the Middle East. The soldiers will assist with the medical mission for U.S. and coalition forces. The troops first head to Texas, then will deploy to the Middle East. Many of the same soldiers spent a good chunk of the past year heading-up Wisconsin’s coronavirus testing effort across the state.

Opening statements in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd start today.   Family attorney Benjamin Crump spoke Sunday, a day ahead of the trial. Floyd’s brother, Philonise, spoke at a vigil Sunday night, the day before Derek Chauvin’s trial.  Chauvin is facing murder charges after kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest last May.  Philonise said his brother didn’t deserve to die, adding “I need justice for George.  We need

A doctor will see if the Wausau man accused of killing his wife is fit enough to stand trial. A judge on Friday ordered a mental fitness examination for Umberto Lo. Police say he shot and killed his wife, 30-year-old Mai Rue Vang, last weekend. Investigators say he admitted to the crime. Lo is being held in the Marathon County Jail on a million-dollars bond.

Voters will pick the next state superintendent next week. One of the women in that race, Deb Kerr, came to Eau Claire yesterday to talk with parents. Kerr says she wants to return public schools in the state to what they used to be, which means dropping common core and re-teaching phonics. Kerr is also a big supporter of school choice. She will face Jill Underly next week.

You can now get an Old Fashioned to go in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers on Friday signed the law to allow bars and restaurants in the state to sell cocktails and wine to go. It went into effect yesterday. All drinks must be in sealed containers, so no to-go cups. Wisconsin’s Tavern League says the new law will help bars and restaurants replace some of the business they lost during the coronavirus outbreak.

Nearly one-in-three people in the state of Wisconsin have gotten a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported that nearly one-point-seven-million people have gotten one shot. That’s just under 30-percent of people in the state. Another 995-thousand have gotten both doses of the vaccine. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Park managers in Wisconsin expect another busy summer. The state’s Department of Natural Resources last week said attendance at the state’s park last year jumped 22-percent, mostly because the coronavirus closed a lot of other summer options. DNR’s Diane Bruscoe says they expect another busy summer this year. Bruscoe says they are already seeing an uptick in park pass sales and early reservations for camping.