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Wisconsin Health officials say two more people are dead and 47 more have been admitted to hospitals with COVID-19.  The Department of Health Services today said over 17-hundred cases came back positive yesterday with a statewide positivity rate of just under 22-percent.  The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 12-hundred-and-83 Wisconsinites. Other parts of our state are seeing the spike. Officials with the Menominee Indian tribe say emergency rooms and hospitals are being pushed past their capacity limits due to a spike

The response could not have been any better.  The Madison City Clerk tweeted today that six-thousand poll workers have signed up for the November 3rd election and they are at capacity.  Officials say they can’t accept any more applications at this time and they will soon be sending out the assignments to those who have signed up.  The Madison City Clerk says there are typically half that many poll workers for a November election.

The Health Department is partnering with the Augusta Community Center to host a community COVID-19 drive-thru community testing site. The event will be on Wednesday September 30th from 2pm – 7pm at the Augusta Community Center, 616 W. Washington Street, Augusta, WI. Testing through the collection site will be free of cost. • Who should be tested: – Any person from the Augusta community who wants a test -Any person from any community who is sick with any of these

Eau Claire County Emergency Management was recognized by the National Weather Service as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador (WRN) of Excellence for 2020. The National Weather Service identified Emergency Management’s social media messaging as well as community engagement with groupslike Disaster Ready Chippewa Valley and outreach events like National Night Out as part of the reason for the recognition. This award was given to 73 other organizations ranging from municipalities to media to volunteer organizations and a variety of other organizations.

An Eau Claire dance studio owner is being found guilty of child enticement.  Forty-year-old Todd Paulus the Fourth was found not guilty of sexual assault of a child under 16 but guilty of child enticement.  Paulus owns T4 Dance Company and was accused of picking up a 13-year-old girl and bringing her to his home in 2018.  The victim told police that Paulus touched her inappropriately while she was at his house.

Tonight, you could see the northern lights throughout Wisconsin.  Sightings are possible due to a geomagnetic storm which helps enhance the odds of viewing the lights.  On a scale of zero to nine, nine being the best chance of seeing the northern lights Madison is ranked as a six.  The best viewing time is after sunset from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.  Tonight is expected to be partly cloudy for most of the region but it is still possible the clouds

Wisconsin residents have the opportunity to learn more about health and nutrition starting in October.  The annual Kimbentley Fitness Expo is coming to Eau Claire this year online amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Once registered, participants will have unlimited access to all videos on October 3rd through the 18th.  Classes will teach people how to make healthy meals and shakes, how to calculate macronutrients, yoga based breathing and more-CLICK HERE TO GET THE DETAILS.

The historic 120-year-old city hall is sold in Stanley. A representative says it was originally built for 17-thousand dollars and is known for it’s clock tower which can be viewed in all four directions. The nine-hundred pound weight used to operate the clock became loose and fell through each floor and landing in the basement. The police and a fire truck was located in the building but moved out for more space as technology advanced. The building will be renovated

A treasure hunt worth a thousand dollars is getting residents in the outdoors in Chippewa Valley. Etrayu Fitzgerald who is the organizer says he started this hobby as a kid because he was bored. He says he hid a rock that can be turned in to cash out on the prize. CLICK HERE TO SEE clues posted on the Chippewa Valley Treasure Hunt Facebook page.

A federal appeals court is extending a stay on absentee ballot extensions in the state.  That ruling came down Sunday from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.  Just last week, a district court judge granted six extra days to county mail-in ballots that were postmarked by election day, November 3rd. At last check, more than one-point-one million absentee ballots have been requested in battleground Wisconsin, and more than 213-thousand have already been returned.  A final decision on the extended time