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The state Department of Health Services says there are over 120 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since yesterday.  There were 12 deaths announced today bringing the total to nearly 250.  There are over 46-hundred COVID cases statewide.

Contact tracing leads health officials to link seven cases of COVID-19 in Milwaukee to primary Election Day in Wisconsin.  Milwaukee’s health commissioner Jeanette Kowalik says officials have linked at least those seven cases to in-person voting earlier this month.  Wisconsin’s Health Secretary, Andrea Palm says she has not seen a statewide jump in coronavirus cases tied to Election Day.

A state of emergency is in effect in response to wildfire risk.  Governor Tony Evers today signed an executive order directing state agencies to help with wildfire prevention, response and recovery efforts.  Members of the National Guard have been called up to assist.  There were nearly 50 wildfires across the state last week and there have been 150 wildfires in the state this year. 

Our Community continues to shine and Pablo is the star of the stage today as Together Chippewa Valley announced that Pablo Foundation, a local philanthropic group, has stepped forward with a grant totaling up to $50,000 in response to the urgent need from local nonprofits due to COVID-19. The grant will match dollar-for-dollar all donations to Together Chippewa Valley up to a total of $50,000 through April 30th. To date, Together Chippewa Valley has raised $23,195 which will now be

The Black River Falls Fire Chief recently announced his retirement. Below is his message to the community: Several months ago, I advised that I would be retiring as the Black River Falls Fire Chief in 2020. After 40 years of working in emergency services of some form, (1st Responder, Volunteer Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician, Police Officer, Ambulance Service Director and Fire Chief), I will be retiring as Fire Chief on May 15, 2020 from the City of Black River Falls

A former Durand-Arkansaw teacher is sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to an inappropriate relationship with her student. Court records say 25-year-old Sarah Heskin was sentenced Monday to five years in prison with ten-years of extended supervision. Heskin was arrested in May 2019 for inappropriate relations with an eighth-grade boy.

Investigators are blaming a burning garbage pile for a grass fire that killed a Trempealeau County man. The sheriff’s office says 80-year-old Louis Salzwedel died yesterday from burns he received in the fire on Monday. Deputies say Salzwedel was burning some trash when the fire spread, it then raced through some grass and burned him badly.

As the weather continues to feel more like spring, Wisconsin residents working from home are finding time to go outside. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says overall, residents are doing well to follow social distancing guidelines and practice trail etiquette. The department is reminding people that entry to all Wisconsin state parks is now free as long as people can follow the rules. Officials say D-N-R staff and conservation wardens are still out to monitor the parks daily to enforce overcrowding and potential property damage. 

We may have a Badger Bounce Back plan, but when can we jump around? that isn’t clear yet. Governor Evers yesterday introduced what he is calling the Badger Bounce Back plan that outlines what needs to be done to reopen the state. A number of Republican lawmakers say the plan is too light on details to be of much help. What we do know, is that for Wisconsin to reopen, the state must see a two-week drop in coronavirus cases and must

Vice President Mike Pence is going to get a look at the push to make ventilators during his visit to Wisconsin. The vice president is due in Madison today to tour the GE Healthcare plant. He’s also expected to speak with frontline workers about the need to keep fighting the coronavirus. More Wisconsin citizen soldiers are deploying to fight the coronavirus. Guard commanders yesterday mobilized another 225 guardsmen to test people who may be infected with the virus. The Guard has sent medical