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A medical incident may have contributed to a deadly accident in Baroon County. On Saturday July 4, just after 10:30 at night the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a vehicle that went off the road on SS just north of Chetek. Deputies located a female, 49 year old Tamara Staves, from Cameron. She was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Mayo Hospital in Barron where she passed away. Initial investigation shows a possible medical issue may

It was ten-years-ago the smoke free air law went into effect. The law prohibited smoking in all workplaces, bars, and restaurants and removed tabletop ashtrays. Since the law was enacted, the smoking rate among high school students dropped from almost 22-percent to just under five-percent, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Health officials say there’s still more work to be done and it’s a good idea to quit, no matter your age.  Smoking and vaping could increase the chances of

A new report shows military spouses are falling for more employment scams. The Better Business Bureau says an employment scam is when someone is led to believe they are getting a job that isn’t real. The report shows more than ten-thousand people have been victims of employment scams since 2017. According to a 2019 Military Consumers and Marketplace Trust report, almost 20-percent of military spouses lost money in an employment scam compared to fifteen-and-a-half-percent of non-military spouses. 

Orientation weekend for the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be virtual this fall. The school has traditionally promised incoming freshmen and their families a two-day campus experience with tours, registration and social events, but this year that will be done from home. The program began June 15th and ends in late August. 

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

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