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Eau Claire police say someone is putting spike strips on the roadways. Police said they took reports of spike strips on Ferry and Menomonie streets last week. Police say to watch out for the homemade strips which are made out of a board with screws sticking out of one side. 

Wisconsin is the largest mink producer in the country. After COVID-19 outbreaks among animals in Europe, agriculture officials are warning farmers about the risk of infection. So far there haven’t been any reported outbreaks in the state, but the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture has new guidance for mink farmers and veterinarians working on ranches.  Wisconsin has 67-mink farms, estimating nearly 227-million-dollars in exports per year. 

Chippewa Falls residents shopping on Main Street should consider keeping their receipts. Starting tomorrow, residents can enter into the Bounce Back Chippewa Falls Sweepstakes to earn up to one-thousand dollars for supporting any downtown business. Shoppers are asked to save their receipts from any downtown retail store, restaurant, or gas station and submit them with an entry form. Entries need to be dated from June 30th to August 30th, 2020. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Wisconsin saw the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus go-up over the weekend, but hospitalizations seem to be lower. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 457 positive tests. DHS also reported over six thousand negative tests. That pushes the daily-positive-test-rate to just over seven percent. DHS is also reporting 239 people in the hospital, that’s down ten from last week.

The new superintendent for Chippewa Falls schools says the first thing on his to-do list is to reopen schools. The district last week hired Germantown Superintendent Jeff Holmes to take over in Chippewa Falls. Holmes says his number one priority is to find a way to get kids back in school safely this fall. Holmes’ first day on the job is Wednesday.

Be on the lookout for a missing phone booth in Dunn County. The sheriff says someone stole the red and silver phone booth from County Highway W, just outside of Ridgeland late Saturday night or early yesterday morning. Deputies aren’t saying why someone would want a phone booth. They are, however, asking for help in finding it.

The search for a missing Chippewa Falls man is over. Authorities on Saturday said that 73-year-old David Smith was found and was safe. He was missing for several hours on Friday. Police say he drove away from his home. There is no word as to where he was trying to go.

There will be more talk about expanding Medicaid at the Wisconsin Capitol today. Governor Evers’ Task Force On Caregiving is set to meet and prepare a draft proposal. The agenda is full of advocates and lawmakers who want to find ways to improve care in the state. One of the ideas is to expand Medicaid in order to cover more people. Governor Evers has made Medicaid expansion one of his top priorities. Republicans in the legislature say Wisconsin cannot afford

 First responders search for a boater who disappeared in Lake Kegonsa.  Dane County Fire officials say the person jumped into the water off the boat yesterday but never resurfaced.   The incident happened near Amundson Landing and Quam Drive last night around 7:30-p.m.  The search resumed this morning. Fish Camp Boat Launch and county park will be closed today during the search procedures.

A stolen vehicle chase hit speeds over 100 miles per hour. It was just after 1:30 on Saturday morning Troopers from the Wisconsin State Patrol were involved with a high-speed pursuit involving a stolen vehicle. Upon attempting to stop a vehicle for speeding on I-94 at Mile Post 122 westbound in Jackson County near Black River Falls, a vehicle increased its speed to approximately 103 mph. Troopers were able to obtain the vehicle’s license plate and learned the vehicle was