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State health officials confirm 490 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.  That pushes the total number of cases above 571-thousand.  There were two additional deaths reported to raise the death toll to 65-hundred-and-56. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Authorities investigating the deadly shooting at Roundy’s Distribution Center have the answer to several questions but the why of the killings remains a mystery.  Authorities in Oconomowoc are still looking for the answer as to why Fraron Cornelius shot and killed co-workers Kevin Schneider and Kevin Kloth at the warehouse Tuesday night.  After a police chase and a crash Cornelius took his own life. 

We now have more information regarding a deadly crash earlier this year. Barron County Sheriff, Chris Fitzgerald, released the criminal complaint on an arrest made on Thursday, March 17th, in reference to the traffic fatality involving the Amish Buggy vs truck accident on Feb 18th 2021. Anderson was officially charged today in Barron County Circuit Court and received a signature bond. CLICK TO READ THE DIRECT CRIMINAL COMPLAINT

A farm accident claims the life of a man in Windsor.  The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says the 50-year-old victim died this morning when a grain bin auger fell on him.  He was working on property in the 77-hundred block of U.S. Highway 51.  The victim was taken to UW Hospital where he later died.  The incident remains under investigation.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tail deer herd at a Burnett County breeding farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 2020 was depopulated on March 3, 2021. None of the remaining 14 deer tested positive for the disease. In October 2020, a 4-year-old whitetail buck tested positive for CWD at the 5-acre farm. The farm owner will receive federal indemnity for the depopulated animals. As a condition of receiving

HSHS announced that Damond W. Boatwright, MHA, MHS, FACHE, has accepted an offer to serve as president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System. He will start in this role in June 2021, succeeding the current president and CEO of HSHS, Mary Starmann-Harrison, who retires in July after serving in this role for the past decade. Boatwright will be relocating to the Springfield area from Madison, Wisconsin. He currently serves as regional president for SSM Health Wisconsin, a role he

Drugs were the motivation behind a recent home invasion in Chippewa County. It was on Wednesday March, 17th at about 6:30 a.m., Deputies with the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the Town of Seigl for a reported home invasion. Upon arrival, deputies located two males in the immediate area matching the description of the intruders. Theindividuals were detained and provided information that they were responsible for the home invasion.Deputies recovered a loaded handgun, masks, and clothing.

Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls is getting some new restrooms and a new pavilion. That part of the project is estimated to cost the city about 700-thousand-dollars. The City Council voted Tuesday to approve the plans for improvements at the park which also include a new playground, new stairs to the Zoo, a new parking lot and new trail connections. The City hopes to finish constructing the four-season pavilion by September. Construction on the other projects hasn’t been decided.

Fully vaccinated students and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are not required to get a COVID test again. The university says all employees and students who have received either both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at least two weeks ago no longer need to test for COVID. They say proof of vaccination is required for the exemption.

If you see a miniature horse around town, feel free to say hello. Maybe you saw this on WEAU 13 News. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. Jack is a horse in training that’s helping local Rose Vincent with therapy. He has his own Facebook page, too (Of COURSE he does!)– Jack the Magnificent is on social media with an easy CLICK HERE.