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 Attorneys are making progress in picking a jury for the trial of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin.  He’s the one seen on video last year holding George Floyd down until he stopped breathing.  Five jurors have now been chosen and there’s still time left before day two of jury selection wrap up.  But the trial could be paused once an appeals court reveals it decision on a third-degree murder charge.  Opening statements begin March 29th.

The Department of Health Services says there are 516 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.  There were 463 reported yesterday.  The total number of cases is nearing 568-thousand statewide.  There were 14 additional deaths confirmed today, raising the death toll to 65-hundred-and-24. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

A Kenosha County Circuit Judge sets a new trial date in the case of accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse.  The teenager from Illinois was scheduled for trial at the end of this month but both the defense and prosecution lawyers told the judge today they needed more preparation time.  Now the trial is set to start on November 1st.  Rittenhouse is charged with killing two people and wounding another during a night of protests in Kenosha after the shooting of

 Senator Tammy Baldwin says the passage of the American Rescue Plan will do great things for Americans and families. In a tweet following the passage of the stimulus plan by the U.S. House today Baldwin says the bill will get more people vaccinated, deliver stimulus checks and tax credits to working families, extend unemployment insurance, support small businesses and help reopen schools.  Republican Senator Ron Johnson meanwhile thinks relief may be coming to Americans but at a great cost in

35 year old Jayme Jatasha Spears, from New Hope, MN has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with two children in the vehicle under the age of 16. At 3:00am on Wednesday, March 10th Jayme Spears was stopped for speeding on I94 eastbound near Menomonie, WI. During the initial contact with the driver a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper detected an odor of both burnt and raw

A new Mayo Clinic study finds that women are reporting loneliness at much higher levels than before the pandemic. The study also finds a decrease in friendships than before. Doctor Pravesh Sharma of Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire co-authored the study, and says there was also an increase in emotional support and a decrease in perceived hostility among people today than in the past. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL STUDY.

About 12-percent of Eau Claire County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. New data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services says more than 21-percent have received at least one dose. Chippewa County shows a similar picture with nearly 21-percent having received a first dose and 12-percent fully vaccinated there. The numbers in Dunn County are much lower, nearly half of Eau Claire and Chippewa counties combined. More than 10-percent of the state’s eligible population is vaccinated. 

The Altoona Fire Department is swearing in new public servicemen this morning. The department posted photos of the swearing in ceremony to Facebook. The city hired a new assistant fire chief, fire captain, and E-M-S captain.

We should have a better sense today of just when Kyle Rittenhouse will go to trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse’s lawyers are supposed to tell a judge at a hearing this morning if they are ready to take the case to a jury. Rittenhouse is facing homicide and weapons charges for killing two people and wounding a third during Kenosha’s night of violence back in August. Rittenhouse’s lawyer says he fired in self defense.

Prosecutors in Eau Claire are moving ahead with charges against a caregiver accused of taking advantage of one of his patients. The D.A. filed charges this week against Daniel King from Elk Mound. King owns Rising Sun and is supposed to be taking care of people with medical or mental health challenges. One of those people told authorities that King never helped with his medication or daily routine, but instead made him work for King’s lawn care service without pay.