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Online-only classes in Chippewa Falls will last until at least January 21st. The city’s school district made that announcement yesterday. Superintendent Jeff Holmes last night sent a note to parents that said the expected trajectory for the coronavirus in Chippewa Falls means it won’t be safe to send kids back to class til at least then. Things could change, however, Holmes says Chippewa Falls schools will reassess their plans in mid-December. CLICK FOR MORE

The hope is to finish counting some of the ballots in Wisconsin’s presidential recount by the end of the day. The recount begins today in Milwaukee and Dane counties. Election managers say it won’t take long to count the ballots from some of the smaller communities in each county. It’s going to take about a week to count the ballots in the city of Milwaukee and in Madison. Joe Biden leads President Trump by more than 20 thousand votes heading into

The top man at the Wisconsin Hospital Association says there are real needs in the state, and the first is the need for some cooperation. Hospital Association President Eric Borgerding said in a letter to Governor Evers and top lawmakers that they need to work together to get ahead of what he says is a crisis that is coming with the spike in coronavirus numbers. Borgerding says the state needs to open-up other overflow hospitals in other areas of the state. He

Feeding the family at Thanksgiving this year will likely not take as much out of your wallet.  A new report shows a turkey day feast for ten will cost an average of about 47-dollars this year, down from 49-dollars in 2019.  The average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is the lowest in a decade.  The calculation of the average price factored in costs for a turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, peas, cranberries, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and coffee, along

The number of COVID-19 deaths confirmed today is the second-highest total since the pandemic began.  The Department of Health Services says there were 83 deaths in the past 24 hours and 22-hundred patients are in hospitals across the state.  The 83 deaths reported today raises the number of COVID-19 fatalities to 28-hundred-and-76 people. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

The latest figures released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development shows unemployment rose slightly over the last month.  The jobless rate in October was five-point-seven-percent which is up from five-point-four-percent in September.  The national unemployment rate for October was just under seven-percent at six-point-nine-percent.

If Stove Top stuffing makes an appearance at your Thanksgiving dinner, you can thank a Purdue University alumna. The late Ruth Siems, a 1953 home economics graduate, is credited with the stuffing. The product hit shelves in 1971 as a dish appropriate for Thanksgiving but also for everyday meals. The secret behind the dish is the dimensions of the bread crumbs, which General Foods patented in 1975. Siems is listed first among the inventors, followed by Anthony Capossela Jr., John

The Chippewa County Historical Society (CCHS) has published a new pictorial history book titled Northern Wisconsin State Fair – A Fair To Remember. This is the third book the local authors, Donna Bourget and Anne Keller have produced since 2017. Hundreds of photos and numerous news articles tell the stories and history about the Northern Wisconsin State Fair taking place during the last 123 years. Many area residents have also shared their memories of the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. The

Today, with the help of Scott County MN Sheriff’s Office,  two arrests were made. Back in late June of 2020, with the help of the DNA Doe project, the  bones were identified as 63 year old Gary Herbst, of New Prague, MN.   Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen announced today that two arrests were made regarding the  death of 63-year-old Gary Albert Herbst of Elko New Market, MN. Mr. Herbst was reported as  a missing person to the Elko New Market

A Wisconsin judge is ruling that the man who gave Kyle Rittenhouse the rifle he used to kill two people during civil unrest in Kenosha will face trial.  Authorities say there is enough evidence to charge 19-year-old Dominick Black with two counts of intentionally giving a dangerous weapon to someone under 18.  Officials say that Black took money from 17-year-old Rittenhouse to purchase an AR-15 semi-automatic weapon.  Police allege that Rittenhouse killed two people and injured another when he opened fire during