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Chippewa County Health Director Angela Weideman says active coronavirus cases are rising week-to-week. Since last week, cases have risen 57-percent, keeping the county’s risk level severe. There were two more deaths in the county bringing the death toll to 13 when last week there were just six. Weideman says 18 people are currently hospitalized.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Memorial and North High Schools are now the home of 720 solar panels. The Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday at Memorial High School where school officials thanked the community for their financial support through the coronavirus pandemic. The panels are expected to save the district 20-thousand-dollars in utility costs and students will get the chance to learn from them. They’re set to turn them on December 1st.

With Halloween this weekend, it may be too soon to talk about Christmas. But Wisconsinites are already driving up demand for Christmas lights. Local lighting companies say they’ve had requests for new projects double compared to a typical season.  They say calls started coming in at the end of September.

It’s Milwaukee, but the rest of the details about Joe Biden’s visit to Wisconsin are still unknown. The latest details came from TMJ4 last night. Their sources say Biden will be at a campaign event in the city tomorrow. There is no word on when, where, and whether the public will be allowed to attend. The visit will be Biden’s second to Wisconsin all year.

The future for Harley Davidson may not be with big motorcycles. The company this week unveiled a new e-bike. A new division at Harley, The Serial One Cycle Company, will make and sell the bike. E-bikes are bicycles with small electric engines that help people pedal or cruise. Harley says the market for e-bikes, particularly among young people, is huge.

A fire broke out yesterday morning and now four people will need a new home in Fall Creek. Firefighters say the fire destroyed their mobile home. Everyone made it out okay but some family pets died in the fire. Investigators say it looks like a gas heater started the fire.

The search is on for whoever zip-tied a dog’s legs together and left them beside a bridge in Thorp. The Clark County Sheriff’s Department says they found the dog near the bridge on Pine Road on Monday. The zip ties were so tight they cut the puppy’s legs. Deputies say anyone who knows anything about the case should call them.

Wisconsin’s top Republican in the State Assembly says the state needs a new plan for the coronavirus. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that what the state is doing right now isn’t working. Vos said he wants to see more rapid antigen tests. Vos also said he’s open to another coronavirus stimulus package, but wants to see Governor Evers spend the money that Wisconsin got from the first package before asking for more money. Meanwhile, we will soon

Voters in Wisconsin have not changed their minds about the two men running for president. The latest Marquette Law School Poll before the election gives Joe Biden a five point lead over President Trump. That’s where the race has been since the spring. But pollsters say seven percent of people wouldn’t say who they plan to vote for, or are not sure. The poll also has a four-point margin of error. That means the race in Wisconsin is not yet decided.