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The race for Congress in western Wisconsin is set. Derrick Van Orden won yesterday’s Republican primary, he will now face Democrat Ron Kind in November. Kind has been in Congress since 1997. Western Wisconsin is being watched as a tell-tale district. President Trump won the area back in 2016, but Kind has carried his district twice since then. As we inch closer to November, the race for president in Wisconsin hasn’t really moved in months. The latest Marquette Law School poll gives Joe Biden a five

The number of coronavirus deaths in Wisconsin has crossed a symbolic threshold. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported eight new deaths, which pushes the state to over one thousand coronavirus deaths since March.  Wisconsin has never seen a huge spike in deaths, instead the state’s coronavirus deaths have been steady. DHS yesterday reported fewer people in the hospital, 364 compared to Monday’s 414. DHS also reported 724 new positive tests and over 12 thousand new negative tests. If you were at

Vaping in Eau Claire will now be treated like smoking, meaning you can’t do it inside. Eau Claire’s city council last night approved a vaping ban. It applies to bars, restaurants, shops, and any other public indoor spaces.  Eau Claire has banned smoking inside since 2008. The fine for vaping indoors is anywhere between 60 and 500 dollars.

Wisconsin’s unemployment backlog is now over 600 thousand claims. The Department of Workforce Development yesterday said more than 620 thousand claims are waiting to be processed. Some of those claims date all the way back to March. More than four million people have been paid by the state’s unemployment office since March, those payments total over three billion-dollars. DWD has blamed the backlog on slow computers and input issues at their office in Madison.

Former VP Joe Biden has his running mate and it’s California Senator Kamala Harris.  House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn reacts to the news. Biden made the announcement in an email to supporters.  The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said he needs someone working alongside him who is “smart, tough, and ready to lead; Kamala is that person.”  Biden said November’s election is a “battle for the soul of the nation.”  Harris’ parents immigrated from India and Jamaica.  Harris was the first

A somber milestone is passed in Wisconsin as health officials confirm over a thousand people have died of COVID-19 in the state.  Governor Tony Evers says even one death from the coronavirus is one too many.  There were 524 positive cases confirmed today along with eight new deaths.

 A 2009 Chippewa Falls Senior High School graduate and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, native returned home recently, marking the end of a seven-month deployment aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Since departing its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia in January 2020 for the ship’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the aircraft carrier remained underway and deployed to the Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Balts is an aviation ordnanceman aboard the carrier. As

Visit Eau Claire recently announced that it is teaming up with the City of Osseo to promote more tourism to the region. The City of Osseo joined the City of Eau Claire, the Town of Union, and the City of Altoona as one of Visit Eau Claire’s regional partners. The City of Osseo will have a new tourism microsite featured on VisitEauClaire.com that will be focused on providing both locals and visitors with information on things to do in Osseo.

The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office reported that 3 year old Abigail Ladwig was located and safe and we now have a few more details about this case. It was just before 7:30 on Monday evening when 7:20 pm, Abigail and her dog Peanut were located walking from the woods into a neighboring yard a short distance from her residence. Abigail sustained minor scratches, insect bites and dehydration during her nearly 24 hours of being lost in the woods, but is

Kanye West’s presidential campaign says a minute makes all the difference. West campaign yesterday said because they delivered their campaign paperwork before 5:01 on Friday evening, they are not technically late. Democrats in Wisconsin are challenging West’s paperwork for a number of reasons, including a late filing claim. West’s lawyer, Michael Curran, says the paperwork was received at 14 seconds past 5 p.m. He says the challenges to West’s campaign are part of a coordinated effort by Democrats to keep him off