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A free coronavirus testing event is happening in Chippewa Falls today. It’s happening from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Pre-registration is available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

The latest coronavirus snapshot in Wisconsin shows both the number of people testing positive for the virus, and the number of people in the hospital are growing. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 830 positive tests and just over seven-thousand negative tests. That’s enough to push the daily positive-test-rate to just over 10-percent. Hospitalizations are up as well. DHS says 339 people are in the hospital because of the virus, and 99 of them are in the ICU. Wisconsin’s top

Just over two-thousand people have signed a petition asking that Eau Claire require people to wear masks. Ben Holmen, a local web developer, is pushing the issue. He says a city-mandate mask requirement would allow businesses to ask customers to wear a mask and not worry about a backlash. Holmen says Milwaukee and Madison recently approved mask requirements of their own, and it’s Eau Claire’s turn now. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

There were two tornadoes that came from western Wisconsin’s latest round of severe weather. The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed one tornado in Pierce County and another in Trempealeau County, near the town of Osseo. There are no reports of any injuries, but there are some reports of storm damage. This week should be a little calmer and the forecast for the Chippewa Valley is not nearly as hot as last week. High temps this week for Eau Claire and Chippewa

Parents and students in Eau Claire should know a little bit more about the plan to return to school by this time tomorrow. The city’s school board is set to talk about how to get back to class tonight. There are still questions about whether there will be in-person or online classes. Eau Claire Superintendent Michael Johnson says whatever happens, it must be safe.

Wisconsin’s utility watchdog is asking for more time to let people to pay their bills. The Citizens Utility Board on Friday asked power companies across the state to delay any disconnections. Utilities in Wisconsin have been banned from turning-off people’s power because of the coronavirus, but that moratorium ends Saturday. CUB’s Tom Content says the recent uptick in coronavirus numbers shows that this is not the time to cut-off people’s electricity. CUB is urging anyone facing a disconnection to apply for state

An accident on the train tracks leaves a Minnesota woman dead. It happened on Saturday afternoon just before 12:30. Buffalo County Communications Center received a report of a pedestrian struck by a train in the City of Alma at a crossing near the 300 block of South Main Street which people commonly use for fishing. Emergency services responded and located 70 year old Linda Sanden, of Albert Lea, MN along the railroad tracks near the crossing with fatal injuries. Initial

Welcome to your weekend! We are expecting a hot one today here in our area, so whether it’s ice cream, splashing in the water, or a camp out in air-conditioning, hopefully you find ways to stay cool while Summer turns up the thermometer today. Here is a trip down memory lane on this day in years past… Today is Saturday, July 18th, the 200th day of the year.  There are 167 days until the end of the year. On this

Police in Madison say two suspected rioters face charges for their actions in the May 30 night of vandalism.  WMTV reports that Martin Englehart and Brandon Encarnacion face several charges for their involvement in rioting, breaking and entering, theft and battery on the first of several nights of riots that broke out after the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis.  Englehart faces substantial battery charges for beating up an employee of a store he was robbing.  Encarnacion faces burglary charges after

Festival Food Stores now require shoppers to wear a mask.  The grocery chain announced the measure yesterday.  The new rule officially goes into effect next Friday July 24 but those who can are asked to wear a masK.