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Altoona Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce that Altoona’s River Prairie Park was awarded the Park Design Award (for projects over $1,000,000) by the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association. This award was based on the River Prairie’s overall innovation,functionalism, aesthetics, community benefits, environmental stewardship, and maintenance procedures. WPRA award recipients will be honored on Thursday, February 11th, 2021 at the WPRA Virtual Awards Ceremony. More on River Prairie Park: CLICK HERE.

The Wisconsin Department of Health reports nearly 28-hundred new COVID-19 cases over the last day.  The 27-hundred-and-90 new cases increases the total number of cases in the state to over 511-thousand.  There were 49 additional deaths confirmed today raising the death toll to more than five-thousand-200.  EASY CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

A 16-year-old father is facing a first degree murder charge in connection with the death of his newborn daughter. Authorities in Albany today say Logan Kruckenberg-Anderson told prosecutors he left the baby, who was born on January 5th, naked in a tree, covered her with snow and walked away.  Kruckenberg-Anderson told detectives he knew the baby would probably die from exposure.  Kruckenberg-Anderson was arrested on Sunday and is due in court this week.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the state budget will be the focus of the State of the State address by Governor Tony Evers.  The speech is set for tonight at 7:00.  The impact of the coronavirus crisis as well as school funding and the redistricting process are all expected to be addressed.  The governor will deliver his speech virtually.

It took only a couple of hours for the Packers playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field to sell out.  Because of COVID-19 and physical distancing only six-thousand tickets were made available to season ticket holders.  Fans will be screened for coronavirus symptoms prior to entering the stadium and anyone who feels ill or has been exposed to COVID-19 is asked not to attend.  Face masks are required.  Game time Saturday is 3:35.

The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight’s drawing is estimated at 625-million-dollars.  Retailers are reporting brisk sales across the state, not only for tonight’s Mega drawing but for tomorrow night’s Powerball drawing.  That jackpot stands at 550-million-dollars.

 Marshfield Clinic Health System is now scheduling community health care workers and emergency responders in north-central Wisconsin who qualify for COVID-19 vaccination based on the Wisconsin State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee’s definition of a health care worker. These individuals include health care personnel and emergency responders who provide direct patient care or engage in services that place them into contact with patients who are able to transmit SARS-CoV-2, and/or infectious material containing SARS-CoV-2. These workers include behavior health providers, chiropractors, dental services, emergency medical responders,

After investigation into a theft case, arrests have now been made in Barron County. Over the past week the Barron County Sheriff’s Department has been working on a theft of a construction trailer with over $40,000 worth of equipment inside of it from an address in the Chetek area. On Friday, January, 8, 2021 the trailer was recovered but the contents were not. Detectives from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department conducted interviews, which led to serving search warrants on three

A virtual celebration will involve the community in honoring an important figure in our history. The Chippewa Valley will honor the life and work of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18, with a virtual event that includes history, training and education, culminating in a virtual community concert. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THE EVENT