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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirms a new record for COVID-19 deaths in one day.  A total of 32-hundred-and-79 new coronavirus cases were reported today which is also a single-day record.  The 34 deaths today to bring the death toll to over 15-hundred Wisconsin residents killed by the virus.

Governor Tony Evers says there will be an additional round of Child Care Counts payments.  The governor announced 50-million-dollars in funding for early childcare and education.  Qualified programs can get applications and eligibility information beginning October 26th. 

If you are a nursing student or have one in your life, this may be a familiar sight to you. The Chippewa Valley Technical College-led effort that resulted in the recentpublication of the first open education resource (OER) Nursing textbook has earned the Best OER Award of Excellence from Open Education Global, a non-profit supporting the development and use of open education around the world. The electronic version of the textbook, Nursing Pharmacology, became available in June and the print

A new COVID-19 testing site is coming to our area. Beginning next week there will be walk or drive through site in Winter, WI. Details are below: WHEN : STARTING OCTOBER 21 Wednesdays 9am – 1pm WHERE: Winter Fire Hall5116N Crawford St, Winter WI WH0: Ages 5 and older. Testing symptomatic and asymptomatic persons.No ID needed—anyone is welcome! HOW: Drive thru or walk thruNo appointment needed. First come first served. If you are interested in pre-registering for a test CLICK

Highway-53 near the Village of Ettrick is open again after a three-car accident that injured two people. The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office said it happened yesterday evening when one driver was hit from behind, then hit again by another vehicle driving the other way. Two drivers were taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Highway-53 was closed for several hours after the crash. The crash is still under investigation. 

A 67-year-old woman is appearing in court today, accused of stabbing her husband. Wheaton resident Karen Christenson is facing 16-years in prison for reckless endangerment and battery charges. According to a criminal complaint, her husband told police his wife did it because she was tired of him stealing her property. The woman later admitted to stabbing her husband. Her husband was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. 

An Eau Claire man is facing charges for allegedly raping a teenage girl.  Eau Claire police say 19-year-old Maxwell Munz was charged for taking a 14-year-old to a parking ramp and forcing himself on her in January 2019. The girl told police Munz secured the child locks so she couldn’t escape. This is the second time Munz has faced charges for having sexual contact with a minor. Charges against him for a separate May 2019 incident were dropped last month.

A fire near Hammond closed portions of I-94 for over 5 hours. It was just after 6:15 pm on Monday, October 12th when the Wisconsin State Patrol took a report of a vehicle fire on the shoulder of I-94, west of Baldwin. A semi trailer carrying grocery products was fully engulfed in flames whenTroopers arrived on scene. One lane of I-94 remained closed for five and one-half hours, while crews worked to put the fire out and clean the scene.

Eau Claire city leaders heard plenty from the public at the city’s meeting on its public health ordinance. A line of people told city council members last night that they don’t like the idea of a more powerful health officer being able to shut down businesses. They are also worried that the new health ordinance could also close schools. Only a few people offered support for the new rules. Eau Claire is still looking to approve the rules that would

The number of people in the hospital in Wisconsin with the coronavirus is at an all time high. The Department of Health Services yesterday reported 950 hospitalizations. Of them, 240 people are in the ICU. DHS yesterday reported nine new deaths to bring the state’s coronavirus death toll to 14-hundred-74 since March. DHS says it is mostly people over 60 who are dying from the virus. The state is not saying who is among the new wave of people in