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The new President and First Lady are in their new home.  Joe and Jill Biden walked the last part of the inaugural parade route and then entered the main doors of the White House with members of the large Biden family.  Vice President Harris also walked the last part of the parade route with her husband Doug Emhoff and members of the extended Harris-Emhoff family.  This year’s inaugural parade has been a slimmed-down affair.  President Biden is tweeting from his

The Department of Health Services is reporting over 15-hundred new COVID-19 cases statewide.  Today marks one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the United States.  Since that time more than 55-hundred Wisconsinites have died from the virus.  Officials have confirmed a total of 526-thousand cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

At-home test kits for COVID-19 are now available at the Department of Health Services website.  Users submit a saliva sample and send the kit back to DHS.  Collection of the saliva is monitored on Zoom to ensure the process is completed properly.  Results are generally available within 48 to 72 hours. CLICK WI DHS FOR MORE

 Marshfield Clinic Health System has received thousands of requests for the COVID-19 vaccinations since the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Tuesday that people age 65 and older will be eligible beginning Jan. 25.  There are approximately 700,000 Wisconsinites who are 65 and older and Wisconsin currently receives around 70,000 first-dose vaccines per week from the federal government, according to DHS. The easiest way to sign up for the vaccine is to visit marshfieldclinic.org/CovidVaccine and complete the COVID-19 vaccine survey. You

Something shifty is happening at Carson Park! ECPRF is encouraging community members to venture outside and enjoy the winter wonderland of Carson Park. They have put together a Scavenger Hunt that will require participants to CRACK THE CODE and solve 16 clues that will lead them to various amenities within the park. Call all Super Sleuth’s of the community! You are encouraged to take part and CRACK THE CODE, starting with the first clue WITH A CLICK HERE.

Chippewa Valley Technical College is currently experiencing anunexpected system-wide network disruption that will affect operations. CVTC issued a statement today to let people know that as a result, many of the College’s core services have been affected including the website, e-mail, phones, and system access. This disruption has led to the postponement of some Winter term classes currently in session and general closure of campus buildings for the remainder of the week. At this time, there is no indication that

The Mega Millions jackpot is approaching billion with a B territory after no one won Tuesday night’s drawing.  The prize Friday currently stands at a mind-boggling 970-million dollars, with a cash option of more than 716-million bucks.  But ahead of that, tonight’s Powerball drawing could make someone 730-million dollars richer.

Prosecutors are asking for another delay in the trial involving the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.  The State of Minnesota submitted the request Tuesday.  Derek Chauvin’s trial is set to take place March 8th, but the state argues it will be dangerous due to the spread of the new coronavirus strain.  The state instead wants all four officers charged in the case to be tried in the summer.  The judge hasn’t made a ruling.

It’s misdemeanor charges against the Wisconsin pharmacist at the center of a coronavirus vaccine case.  Prosecutors yesterday filed attempted criminal damage to property charges against Steven Brandenburg.  Brandenburg allegedly damaged but did not destroy hundreds of doses of the coronavirus vaccine last month.  He reportedly admitted that he left the doses out to spoil, and told police he feared they would mutate peoples’ DNA.  Brandenburg is likely to lose his pharmacy license, but he is not likely to serve much if any