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Two of Eau Claire County’s coronavirus testing sites are closing. The Wisconsin National Guard yesterday said it is closing the testing clinics at Peace Church and the Augusta Community Center. The Guard says there are not enough people looking to get tested. The county will still offer tests of its own at several spots. You can find them at the county’s website.When it comes to the shots being administered, Wisconsin’s coronavirus vaccine efforts are expected to end the week strong. The state’s

There is an arrest in a decades-old cold case with a tie to southeast Wisconsin. Deputies in Colorado arrested 70-year-old Alan Lee Phillips on Wednesday for the murder of two young woman back in 1982. One of those young women, Barbara “Bobbie Jo” Oberholtzer, is from Racine. Her family says they are happy to finally see justice in the case. Investigators linked Phillips to Oberholtzer’s murder through DNA and a genealogy website.

Eau Claire schools say just 13 elementary school kids will continue to learn from home this year. The school district yesterday all of the rest of the parents who filled-out their return to learn survey said their kids will be back in in-person classes. Eau Claire is bringing younger kids back, and the hope is to be back full time by this time next month. The district’s Jim Schmitt says the few kids learning from home will likely watch a

One of Wisconsin’s dairy farmer-lawmakers is warning Governor Evers that the state could be losing one of its biggest gems. CLICK HERE FOR MORE 715 NEWSROOM COVERAGE FROM JON DEMASTER: State Rep. Travis Tranel yesterday delivered a letter to Governor Evers that pleads with him not to lose the World Dairy Expo. The Expo is the world’s largest dairy show and draws nearly 70 thousand people from over 100 counties to Madison each year. But Expo managers say they may take

The top Democrat in the Wisconsin Assembly says the state has been played by Foxconn and is getting played again. State Rep. Gordon Hintz yesterday said he doesn’t believe anything that Foxconn says anymore. He especially doesn’t believe that Foxconn will make electric cars with Fisker here in Wisconsin. Democrats, including Governor Evers, have been skeptical and critical of Foxconn since the company signed a deal worth three-billion-dollars back in 2017.

 The Madison Department of Health Services is reporting  677 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.  The total number of cases is nearing 566-thousand.  There were 12 additional deaths confirmed today to raise the death toll to more than 64-hundred-and-70. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS A COVID-19 vaccine hotline is now available in Wisconsin.  The Department of Health Services says it wants to help people find vaccine locations, register and answer questions about the vaccine.  Governor Evers says

When the Milwaukee Brewers open their baseball season April 1st at home against the Minnesota Twins there will be fans in the stands.  The Milwaukee Health commissioner today approved a plan to allow 25-percent capacity at American Family Field.  Most players say they’ve missed the energy that fans bring to the game.  In addition there are many jobs that will be coming back to boost the game-day workforce.

Restoration of one of the most prominent landmarks in La Crosse is underway. St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral has served the people of the Coulee Region, and the Diocese of La Crosse, since its dedication on May 14, 1962. The past sixty years have taken their toll, so now is the time for an exterior and interior overhaul to bring the Cathedral back to its original magnificence. Join Bishop William Patrick Callahan on Friday, March 12, at 1:30 p.m., as

 Move over chocolate, it’s time for peanut butter to shine.  At least, when it comes to the ever popular Reese’s cups.  Hershey’s is honoring National peanut butter Day by leaving out the chocolate.  That means the entire cup is made out of and filled with peanut butter.  It’s a new take on what was released the past two years, when just an extra layer of peanut butter was added on top.  The new candy hits store shelves in April.

United Way of Dunn County will administer $14,495 of federal funds for Phase 38 of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) to supplement and expand on-going efforts of nonprofit and government agencies providing shelter, food, and supportive services throughout the county. Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds assist local organizations dedicated to feeding, sheltering, and providing critical resources to people with economic emergencies, including our nation’s hungry and homeless populations. These funds are for people with non-disaster