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President Donald Trump has revealed early Friday morning that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19.  This news coming just hours after a group of doctors and some government officials in Wisconsin urged the President to cancel campaign rallies in the state this weekend.  The President, who just took part in the first presidential debate with candidate Joe Biden days ago, says that he and his wife have begun the quarantine process.  Meanwhile, more than 28-hundred new cases

Health officials are labeling the COVID-19 rate as very high in Eau Claire. They also say 33-percent of those who became infected don’t know where they contracted the virus.  There have been more than two-thousand confirmed coronavirus cases in Eau Claire since the beginning of the pandemic. One more coronavirus related death was reported yesterday, bringing the death total to seven. Thirteen more coronavirus cases are being reported in Chippewa County.  That’s according to the latest information from county health

An Eau Claire man is accused of being in possession of child pornography. Yesterday 34-year-old Derek Demars was charged on ten counts of possessing child pornography. Authorities say an investigation began on Demars back in February.  Demars was arrested on Wednesday after a search warrant was issued at his residence.

 The FBI is now offering a ten-thousand-dollar reward for information regarding the shooting at a Milwaukee funeral home Wednesday afternoon.  Seven people were injured in the shooting outside the serenity Funeral Home near 42nd and Fond du Lac.  Police say the shooting was a result of an ongoing feud between two separate parties.  Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Milwaukee Police or the Milwaukee Crime Stoppers.     And in the wake of recent violence in the

The Milwaukee Brewers season has come to an end after losing to Dodgers in L.A. Thursday.  The Brewers lineup was dazzled by one of the best in the biz, Clayton Kershaw who went eight innings, striking out 13.  The Dodgers sweep the best-of-three NL Wild Card series two games to none.  The Brewers, meanwhile, finished the regular season 29 and 31, under .500, but making the eighth seed of the expanded playoffs.           

Governor Tony Evers issues a new emergency order in hopes of increasing the healthcare workforce.  The governor says the order is intended to make it easier for qualified people to work in healthcare facilities across the state.  The order makes some adjustments to licensing procedures and also extends work licenses that were set to expire.  The COVID-19 crisis has caused enormous strain on healthcare workers and the system.

Wisconsin sets another single day record for positive coronavirus tests.  The Health Department says there were nearly 29-hundred new COVID-19 positive results today.  Twenty-one deaths were also reported, raising the death toll to 13-hundred-and-48 residents. Officials in Appleton are sounding as many alarms as they can as the healthcare system faces an overwhelming number of coronavirus cases.  Appleton mayor Jake Woodford called the situation extraordinary and dangerous.  He says the entire community has to become involved in preventing the virus by

A state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) baggage screening area at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU). The system applies sophisticated algorithms for the detection of explosives by creating a 3-D image that can be viewed and rotated 360 degrees for thorough visual image analysis by a TSA officer. If a bag requires further screening, TSA officers will inspect it to ensure that

Seven people shot in Milwaukee yesterday are in stable condition. Milwaukee police say the circumstances surrounding the shooting are unclear right now. Seven people were injured in one shooting at the Serenity funeral home in the 42-hundred-block of West Fond du Lac Avenue. Police say they’re looking for a suspect. Overall, Milwaukee Police are investigating after 15 people were shot in the city on Wednesday in separate incidents.  Another shooting at Seventh Street and Ohio Avenue proved fatal for a 17-year-old

 Frost is in the forecast for Western Wisconsin late tonight and early tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities says widespread frost and sub-freezing temperatures tonight may bring an end to the growing season. They say slowly warming temperatures are expected through the weekend.