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We have an update on the stabbing incident that took place in Eau Claire in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning. On December 3rd, the Eau Claire Police Department was informed the victim in the November 26th stabbing incident had died.  A forensic autopsy was conducted at the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office in Rochester, MN. An Eau Claire Police Detective was present at the autopsy The forensic pathologist identified preliminary results which indicated the cause of death was

Anyone living in the Village of Bruce is being asked to avoid drinking the tap water. On Facebook, community leaders posted a warning telling residents the drinking water is contaminated. They say residents can still use tap water for washing, cleaning, and laundry, but people should only drink bottled water. The Bruce Village Board Utility Committee is meeting tomorrow to decide its next steps. 

 There are 65 ballots that have gone missing in Milwaukee, and election managers say that cannot happen again. Milwaukee Election Commission Director Claire Woodall-Vogg yesterday promised changes in how the county collects and counts ballots. It comes after poll workers found nearly 400 un-opened and uncounted ballots during the city’s recount. Woodall-Vogg says she doesn’t know what happened to the 65 missing ballots.

The nation’s total COVID case count is surging, adding a million cases in just five days.  Mike Bower reports. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY Here on the state level, Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers are increasing, but the bigger picture in the state remains flat. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just over four thousand new positives and 68 new deaths. But those numbers are part of a trend of leveling-off across the state. DHS says the state’s weekly-positivity-rate

Eau Claire’s latest mass transit plan looks a lot like Uber. The city council voted yesterday for a new five-year development plan that calls for an on-demand ride service. It would be a lot like Uber, but Eau Claire transit manager Tom Wagener says it would be a bit different. Wagner says there are a lot of empty buses in Eau Claire, particularly on the north side, he thinks a targeted and on-demand option would be better. The rides would

Healthcare workers and people in nursing homes will be the first to get the coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin, but after that, it will require more discussion. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said they are still talking about that. The State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee met yesterday to talk about ‘prioritizing’ vaccine distribution. The first doses of the vaccine should be available this month, but committee members say it will likely be next fall before everyone in Wisconsin will have the access

Governor Tony Evers is on the clock to respond to a complaint from one of the members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Republican Commissioner Dean Knudson filed the complaint Monday. Knudson says Governor Evers broke state law by certifying the state’s election results before the Trump campaign had a chance to challenge those results. The governor is supposed to respond to the complaint by next Thursday. When it comes to national attention here in our state, the latest election lawsuit in Wisconsin is coming

Nearly one thousand doctors and nurses from outside the state of Wisconsin are playing a major role in the state’s coronavirus outbreak. The Badger Institute yesterday released a report that says licensing reforms adopted at the beginning of the outbreak are now paying off. The Badger Institute’s report shows that 937 out-of-state medical professionals got an expedited license from the state. They are now working in hospitals and clinics across Wisconsin.

There will be people in the stands of Lambeau Field next week, but it’s not going to be run-of-the-mill fans. The Packers yesterday said only employee families will be allowed to watch the games in-person this season. There was talk about allowing as many as 11-thousand fans in the stands for the final two home games, but team president Mark Murphy yesterday said the coronavirus numbers in and around Green Bay are still too high to allow for the general

The Wisconsin Department of Health says they are over 41-hundred positive COVID-19 cases reported today.  That brings the total number of confirmed cases to over 418-thousand.  There were 68 new deaths confirmed in the state over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Wisconsin residents killed by the coronavirus to three-thousand-806. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS On a national level, the nation’s top infectious disease expert says the road ahead will be hard, but there’s also hope.  Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke