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There is a jump in both hospitalizations and the daily coronavirus-positive-test rate in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported that 244 people are being treated in the hospital. That’s up 12 since Friday. Wisconsin’s daily positive-test-rate is also up, to just over 10 percent, but there is also a significant drop in the number of people being tested. DHS said just 44 hundred tests were processed yesterday.A person in their 70s is Rusk County’s first coronavirus death. The county’s

A 53 year old man is injured after a motorcycle crash in Eau Claire County. Deputies say the man went over the median, then up the embankment, and was tossed off his bike along Highway 53 near the North Crossing yesterday evening. Investigators believe alcohol was a factor. Deputies arrested the man for his sixth OWI.

Most faculty members at UW Madison don’t think students should be back on campus this fall. The Association of American University Professors asked its members last week about their level of comfort in teaching in-person classes. About 60 percent said they would rather teach online. Faculty members say they don’t believe classes can be safely taught with the coronavirus.

Happy 4th of July! Today Is Independence Day. A quick history 101 lesson reminds us that on this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved.  The occasion is now used by Americans to mark the day to celebrate independence from the British. Despite this being a year of celebrations that might not follow the same template as years past, we all get creative as we look to the skies to celebrate America’s Independence Day. When it comes to local

A school in Baldwin is undergoing clean up operations after it flooded during stormy weather earlier in the week.  Yesterday a group of volunteers worked to rid the Baldwin Christian School basement of mud and to help get the school dried out.  At one point after Monday’s storms the school basement was filled with six feet of water and lots of mud.

Animal care agencies across Wisconsin urge pet owners to take extra precautions to help calm their pet’s fear of fireworks.  Statistics reveal at least 40-percent of dogs have a noise phobia which can include power tools or thunderstorms but fireworks are a common source of distress.  Cats are not immune when it comes to a fear of fireworks so experts advise taking the dog for a good long walk before dark and spending a little extra play time with the cat so

The price of regular gas in Wisconsin is down three-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is 2.11 today.  The national average is 2.17.  Drivers are paying about 2.12 a gallon in Madison and Racine, 2.09 in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Eau Claire and below 2-dollars in Fond du Lac and Appleton, where the sign reads 1.99.

The fan experience at Lambeau Field promises to be very different this upcoming season.  The Green Bay Packers sent a message to season ticket holders today saying the team is preparing to have fans in the stands but it will come with new policies and health safety measures.  Seating capacity will be reduced in order to accommodate social distancing protocols and face masks will be required.  In the coming weeks season ticket holders will be sent a questionnaire about different

 If we can’t have the full fair experience, we can have full bellies. That’s the idea, anyway. The Northern Wisconsin State Fair announced their 2020 Fair Food Shindig will take place July 10-12 in Chippewa Falls! “We know things certainly have not been the same nor have they been easy, but we would like to do our part in bringing you a little joy in 2020 with a Fair Food Shindig July 10-12 at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds,” stated Rusty Volk, Executive Director

Wisconsin’s coronavirus outbreak is largely in the same place it was a week ago. More people are testing positive for the virus, but the number of people in the hospital continues to fall. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 539 positive tests and over 12 thousand negative tests. That’s largely where the state was on Wednesday. DHS says 236 people are in the hospital, and 74 are in the ICU. Those numbers are down from Wednesday. Wisconsin’s daily positive-test-rate