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The percentage of people dying or ending up in the hospital with the coronavirus is falling. The state’s Department of Health Services reported another four-thousand-plus positives yesterday. There were over seven thousand positives on Saturday. But the spike in positives is driving down the death rate and hospitalization rate. DHS’ numbers show less than one percent of the people who’ve tested positive in Wisconsin have died from the virus, and less than five percent have been hospitalized with or because of the

Eau Claire schools are looking to hire someone to help teachers with the virtual part of virtual learning. The school district is looking for virtual teaching assistants. The district says the teaching assistants would handle the technical aspects of online classes, but could also help teach lessons. There is no word just how many assistants Eau Claire is looking to hire, you can apply for one of the jobs through the district’s website, which you can get to with an

The weather is definitely turning in Wisconsin this week. The National Weather Service says parts of western Wisconsin could see one to three inches of snow tomorrow. Eau Claire is right on the line. Folks to the north have a better chance of seeing more snow. After the snow, it will remain cool in the Chippewa Valley with highs in the 30s and 40s all week. The winter will not only bring cold and snow, it could bring an end to some downtown Eau

A man picked up a 6th OWI over the weekend. It was on Sunday, November 8th, approximately 5:45 pm., when a vehicle traveling south on 18th Street west of Rice Lake, left the roadway and struck tree. A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper responded to the scene shortlythereafter to assist. A subsequent investigation including standard field sobriety tests were conducted. The driver, 59 year old Jack G Kurschinsky, from Barron, was arrested for operating while under the influence of an intoxicant

As all eyes seem to be on America, we will look at a few sides so you can decide. President-elect Joe Biden says the whole world is watching America.  In his victory speech last night Biden said the world relies on the U.S. to lead, and that America never gives up.  The President-elect said it’s always a bad idea to bet against America, and that its people are good.  He also said he’ll get to work immediately, and will appoint

The University of Wisconsin Badgers make adjustments after more COVID-19 positive test results.  UW-Madison’s athletic department announced yesterday a Badgers student athlete and a team staff member tested positive within the past four days.  The statement says there are currently 14-active cases among students and staff, five of which have been confirmed in the past seven days.   As a result,  team practices are for now described as “limited on field conditioning” including mask wearing and social distancing.

Madison’s Police Officers Association reacts with skepticism to Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway’s proposed police budget cuts.  In a statement yesterday the union said concessions have already been made in the current contract.  Last month the Mayor said the city can’t afford a 2021 three-point-seven-five percent raise that is already in the contract.  The union statement expressed that they welcome good faith negotiation with the Mayor and the city while remaining dedicated to duty as one of the most progressive of

 NBC News projects Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania.  It puts Biden over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.  The call comes days after the election due to mail-in ballots that had to be counted. Projected President-elect Joe Biden calls himself “honored and humbled” by his victory in the hotly-contested presidential election.  Biden said — “In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted; proving once again that

Hello and welcome to your weekend. It’s Saturday! Which means we get to take our “scroll down memory lane.” A moment to take a look back on events from this day in history as we look forward to the day ahead. So, grab a mug of your favorite morning sippin’ drink and let’s see what happened on the past pages of the calendar to lead us here. Today is Saturday, November 7th, the 312th day of the year.  There are

The Safer At Home policy from this past spring reduced the spread of COVID-19.  So say scientific researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Yesterday, WMTV reported that the new study uses data from February to April in Dane and Milwaukee counties.  The overall reduction in the spread of the virus dropped by 40-percent in Dane County and by 70-percent in Milwaukee County while the stay at home order was in force.  The study also reveals Dane County’s COVID is a different