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Country Fest is moving its dates this year from June to August because of the coronavirus emergency.  Show organizers announced this week that the annual festival which takes place in Cadott at the County Fest Grounds on County Highway S is being switched from June 25, 26 and 27 to August 13, 14 and 15.  Ticket holders will automatically be able to use their June tickets in August, hold onto the tickets and use them next year instead or request

Welcome to your first full weekend in April. In a time of uncertainty and sometimes scary moments, you might find comfort in the fact that you are not alone. With news and rising case numbers every hour, more people are fearing the Covid-19 pandemic and worried about their own health. A new poll says nine-out-of-ten Americans fear getting the coronavirus.  Jim Forbes has more. CLICK HERE FOR MORE Now more than ever, we need somebody lean on….(virtually and from a

Elections officials say more than one million absentee ballot requests have been made for the primaries. Today state lawmakers will be in special session to consider Governor Tony Evers call to send absentee ballots to all registered voters and to extend the deadline to the end of May.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin increases by over 180 in a day.  The Department of Health Services says today there are 19-hundred-and-12 coronavirus cases in the Badger State and 31 people have died from the virus.  Milwaukee County has 951 of the total COVID-19 cases and has half the deaths at 16. 

A bicyclist is hospitalized after being hit by a train in Stevens Point.  Police were called to the scene around 10:30 this morning at the railroad crossing on Water Street.  The victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital and their condition has not been released.  The accident is under investigation.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is down 17-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is a-dollar-49 today, while the national average is one-95.  Drivers are paying a-dollar-45 a gallon in Madison, one-21 in Appleton and a-dollar-32 in Janesville.  St. Croix County drivers are paying some of the highest prices in the state at a-dollar-79 a gallon for regular gas.

In times like these, hearing good news matters more than ever, and for this weeks Friday Feel Good, we take a trip to Oregon, where our story involved Covid-19-but has a happy ending. There is a World War Two vet in Oregon just celebrated his 104th birthday after beating the virus.  He might be the oldest person in the world to survive it so far.  He had a very small party outside, and his granddaughter was there.  His doctor says

Beginning Monday, April 6, as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Prevea Health Family Medicine, 617 W. Clairemont Ave. in Eau Claire, will be transitioned into a dedicated center for patientsexperiencing upper respiratory symptoms. A person that is experiencing upper respiratory symptoms and in need of Prevea health care services in the Eau Claire area should only utilize the Prevea Health Family Medicine location, beginning April 6. Appointments will be available Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to

A traffic stop leads to a drug bust and arrest in Dunn County. It was on Thursday, April 2nd when a stop was conducted and a search warrant was executed in the Village of Boyceville by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the West Central Drug Task Force andBoyceville Police Department. As a result of this warrant 110 grams of Methamphetamine, ecstasy pills, and packaging material was recovered. One adult was taken into custody as a result and

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is soaring as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.  Jobless claims increased by more than 82-thousand this week.  The total number of unemployment claims since March 18th exceeds a quarter-million.  State unemployment insurance officials call the increase unprecedented, more than the double the rate experienced during the recession more than ten years ago.