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Senator Ron Johnson is positive for COVID-19.   The Wisconsin Republican tested positive Friday after being exposed to someone with the disease while he was in Washington, D.C. sometime after September 29.  Johnson had already spent 14 days in quarantine after being exposed to someone with the disease in mid September.  The Senator said although the positive test surprises him he feels fine, has no symptoms and plans to remain isolated until he is given the all clear by his doctors. Meanwhile, President

 Demonstrations with opposing views are held in Madison.    The two groups held separate gatherings yesterday at the state Capitol.  Republican candidates for the state Assembly rallied their supporters in favor of conservative values and law and order.  Nearby, the Impact Demand group called for a national law known as the Hands Up Act for a minimum sentence of 15-years behind bars for police officers who kill unarmed people. While we are at the Capitol, leading up to the election

A new COVID-19 regional community testing site is now open in Eau Claire near I-94 Exit 59. This site is the Northwest WI National Guard testing site, in collaboration with member counties of the Northwest Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition (HERC), the Eau Claire City-County Health Department, and Eau County Emergency Management. Testing is for residents across northwestern Wisconsin and is free of cost. The test site will be open three days a week, Mondays & Fridays 11am-7pm, and Saturdays

Hello! Welcome to the first weekend in October. Each Saturday morning we take a “scroll down memory lane” and look back at events that happened on this day in years past. It’s a peek back to start your day ahead. So, grab a mug of your favorite morning brew and let the sip n’ scroll begin. Today is Saturday, October 3rd, the 277th day of the year.  There are 89 days until the end of the year. On this day:

The Dane County Republican Party is moving forward with a rally even though President Trump is unable to attend.  Republican Party chair Scott Grabins says a rally will proceed as scheduled this afternoon at the state capitol.  After he and wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the President canceled his participation in upcoming rallies in several Wisconsin cities. President Trump is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 at Walter Reed Hospital near Washington, DC.  The President was checked in yesterday after

Federal agents are on the hunt for arson suspects in connection with the Kenosha riots and fires in August. Yesterday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released images of several “persons of interest” who agents are trying to identify. The images were recorded on surveillance video the nights of August 23, 24 and 25 during unrest and rioting in which many structures were set on fire in Kenosha. A reward of up to five-thousand dollars each is being

President Trump is on his way to the hospital.  Trump boarded Marine One at the White House wearing a mask and will make his way to Walter Reed medical center.  NBC News tweeted that the President got on the aircraft under his own power.  This comes after he tested positive for the coronavirus. As expected, President Trump’s planned visit to Rock County this weekend is canceled.  The President and First Lady both tested positive last night for COVID-19 and are

State health officials say there are over 27-hundred positive cases of coronavirus confirmed over the last day.  The total number of cases statewide is approaching 128-thousand.  Five additional deaths reported today brings the death toll to one-thousand-353 residents killed by COVID-19.  The pressure is especially felt in the Fox Valley. Health officials there issued a Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Alert.  Local hospitals have been put under increasing strain with the surge of coronavirus cases across the state, including the Fox

Money magazine names two Wisconsin communities to its list of the top 50 Places to Live in America.  Menomonee Falls is ranked in the number 15 spot.  The magazine says housing is relatively affordable, the median income is 83-thousand-dollars and the job market is recovering even during the pandemic.  Sun Prairie is ranked at number 40 with the magazine citing its slew of community events, a healthy job market and the lowest unemployment rate in the state.

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin remains well below the national average.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is 2.03 today.  Drivers are paying 2.19 nationwide.  The price at the pump is 1.99 in Milwaukee, Racine, Janesville and Green Bay, 2.13-a-gallon in St. Croix County and just a bit below 2.00 a gallon on most signs around Eau Claire.