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Wisconsin’s unemployment backlog continues to linger, though the new chief at the state’s Department of Workforce Development is promising to make some headway. Interim Secretary Amy Pechacek is not saying how long it will take to erase the list of people waiting for either their unemployment benefits or their unemployment claim to be processed. More than 70 thousand people in Wisconsin are waiting on a check, and Pechacek says there are over a half-million claims yet to be processed. CLICK HERE TO

The presidential recount in Milwaukee should be finished by the end of the day. Election managers say there are just 65 ballots yet to be counted, then there is all of the paperwork. It will likely be Monday before poll workers in Dane County wrap-up their recount. Wisconsin’s deadline to certify its vote is Tuesday.

The former West Allis police officer who admitted to killing two women and stuffing their bodies into suitcases can continue to fight his guilty plea. A judge this week said Steven Zelich can try and withdraw one of his pleas. Zelich pleaded guilty in 2016 to choking 19-year-old Jenny Gamez to death, then trying to hide her body. He agreed to a reckless homicide plea. He now wants to withdraw that plea. Zelich is also serving time for a similar

Get ready to hear a lot more about the opportunities in healthcare. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is launching an ad campaign to get people into the field. DHS Secretary Andrea Palm says the coronavirus has shown the need for and the importance of frontline healthcare workers. The campaign will tell that story and give people information about how they can find a job in healthcare. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

It’s that time of year for park lovers in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says 2021 park pass stickers go on sale next week. The stickers are 28 dollars for people who live in the state and get you into any of the state’s parks. DNR says the best bet is to go online and pick one up there and you can follow the trail to that with an easy click HERE.

Wisconsin health officials are reporting an additional five-thousand-95 coronavirus cases on Thursday.  This pushes the state’s total to over  374-thousand-500 cases.   The coronavirus killed 62 more people in the state, bumping the death toll up to three-thousand-240 people.  Of the positive cases, over 16-thousand-600 people have been hospitalized.

A drug bust turned up meth headed to a small town in our area. It was on November 23rd when the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and West Central Drug Task Force Investigators were tracking a large shipment of methamphetamine from the City of Menomonie which was being transported to the Village of Boyceville. Based on information received a traffic stop was initiated on the suspect’s vehicle by a Dunn County Deputy. During this stop the deputy, a Drug Recognition Expert,

Opening weekend for gun deer season is showing higher turnout from last year. More hunters statewide were able to get a buck or a doe in the first weekend of the nine-day season. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports more than 95-thousand deer were hunted during opening weekend, compared to just over 93-thousand last year. And after two accidental harvests, Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to watch out for elk. According to the D-N-R, around 400-elk roam around Wisconsin and many

It’s here! A day to give thanks, ask for seconds (okay, 3rd’s…4th’s?) and soak up some family time. Today is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is marked in a variety of ways in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the original home of the pilgrims.  Plymouth Rock typically draws tourists, although the story of the rock is probably more legend than truth, since there is no evidence that the pilgrims actually stepped onto the rock when they came ashore in 1620.  The legend began in 1740, when one of the

A good number of people in the Chippewa Valley are cooking two Thanksgiving dinners today. Volunteers will serve meals to those in need in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. Folks at the Hope Gospel Mission started their prep yesterday. They figure they’ll serve 500 meals today. Their kitchen is open from 11:30 til 1:30. And our troops are planning to feast as well. The Defense Department is changing Thanksgiving dinner plans for troops serving overseas.  Bill Trifiro explains: