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Scammers Taking Shot at Vaccines

By Morgan McCarthy | December 26, 2020

Officials warn of COVID-19 vaccine scammers.  This week Middleton Police along with the Federal Trade Commission are among the government offices to issue vaccine scam warnings.  Middleton Police tweeted Wednesday for anyone to report calls requesting payment in exchange for being placed on a list or be bumped to the front of the line for a vaccination.  The report says real authorized vaccination sites don’t ask for personal information such as social security numbers or personal banking or credit information. 

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Madison Man Picks Up 10th OWI

By Morgan McCarthy | December 26, 2020

A man faces his tenth OWI charge.  The 77-year old was stopped late Thursday when he was found driving the wrong way on a interstate ramp in Madison.  State Troopers say Clarence Gage didn’t pass the field sobriety test.  He was arrested on what troopers discovered after a background check is his tenth operating a vehicle while under the influence charge.

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Friday Feel Good: HO! HO! HO!logram Takes Santa Virtual

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

A shopping center near Houston went bigger this year, as Texas is known to do! They launched a pretty cool virtual Santa experience where kids talk one-on-one with a Santa hologram.  A local reporter got to try it out.  (The guy who plays him is in another room watching a video feed, so his responses aren’t pre-loaded.) CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE STORY: YOU CAN HEAR THE FRIDAY FEEL GOOD EVERY FRIDAY AT 2:45pm ON GREATEST HITS 98.1

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WI Coronavirus Snapshot

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

Wisconsin Health officials confirm 15-hundred-and-six new COVID-19 cases in the last day.  The total number of positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic is nearly 468-thousand.  There were five additional deaths reported today, raising the statewide death toll to four-thousand-679.

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Bucky Gets Boost

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

The Badgers snap a ten-game losing streak at Michigan State with a Christmas win over the Spartans.  D’Mitrik Trice led the Badgers this afternoon with 29 points in the 85-to-76 victory.  It’s the first win for the Badgers in East Lansing since 2004.   Wisconsin improved to 8-and-1 overall and 2-and-0 in the Big Ten.

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WI Sees Bump At Pump

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin is up eleven-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is 2.05 while the national average is 2.21.  The price at the pump jumped 17-cents-a-gallon in Appleton today 2.02.  Drivers are paying 2.15-a-gallon in La Crosse, 2.02 in Madison and two-dollars in Milwaukee.

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It Came Just the Same…

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

It’s here! In a year where so many things look different, Christmas came just the same. If you are celebrating Christmas this year, we wish you the Merriest of days. Christmas is one the most significant holidays in Western Christianity as it commemorates the birth of Jesus.  The traditional Christmas narrative says that Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph.  Pope Francis is celebrating Christmas Eve in Rome with coronavirus restrictions in place. Midnight Mass started earlier than usual at

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WI Coronavirus Snapshot

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

The latest coronavirus numbers in Wisconsin show some good news. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported that nearly 92- percent of people who’ve ever tested positive for the virus have now recovered. DHS also reported that the state’s seven-day positive average fell below nine-percent. But DHS, however, is also reporting an uptick in deaths. The state’s death rate is now at one-percent. However, nationally the trend isn’t the same.   More than 120-thousand Americans spent Christmas Eve in

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Back The Blue Donations Used for Upgrades

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

Chippewa Falls Police are using 10-thousand-dollars from some former officers to upgrade their cameras. The Chippewa Falls Police Department Alumni Association donated the money this week. The department will use it to buy a new pole camera. Pole cameras are used to keep an eye on high crime areas. The money came from donations to Chippewa Falls’ Back the Blue campaign.

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Conditions a Factor in Multiple Vehicle Crash

By Morgan McCarthy | December 25, 2020

On Thursday, December 24th, at little past 9 in the morning, The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple crashes and slide-ins on HWY 53 northbound, near the Eau Claire County and Chippewa County line. The first call involved a vehicle that had spun out and was partially blocking the right lane. A subsequent chain reaction of crashes and slide-ins occurred from people attempting to avoid the initial vehicle on the snow/ice covered roadway. One vehicle, driven by a

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