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The state of Wisconsin is asking people to file for unemployment online. The state’s Department of Workforce Development yesterday said it saw a record number of calls and claims last week. At one point on Thursday DWD said it saw 400 thousand calls in four hours. In all, over a million-and-a-half people reached out to the unemployment office. More than 115 thousand people filed an unemployment claim. CLICK HERE TO GET TO THE WEBSITE

A new analysis of the coronavirus projects Wisconsin reaching its peak in late April.  The data today from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics indicates social distancing behaviors could allow the state to survive the coronavirus pandemic without a shortage of hospital beds.  The peak of COVID-19 in Wisconsin is projected for April 26th.

A new partnership between the state and four medical laboratories will expand capacity for the state to test for the coronavirus.  Governor Evers said today the Wisconsin Clinical Lab Network will be joined by UW Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Promega and Exact Sciences to boost the number of tests.  The added labs will also help speed test results.

A surfer is shelling out big bucks because he had to catch a wave.  More from Phil Hulett. CATCH AND RIDE THE DETAILS HERE

Police are charging a Minneapolis man with burglary and criminal trespass after he broke into an Eau Claire home. Police arrested 34-year-old Fernell Nickson after a witness saw him attempting to break into his house and garage earlier this month. Police stopped Nickson as he was leaving the garage and caught him with a backpack full of credit cards and checkbooks that connected him to a number of other thefts. Nickson was also charged with misdemeanor theft and possession of

A local grocer is putting up barriers to protect employees and customers from the spread of COVID-19. Woodman’s Market in Altoona put up plexiglass shields at each checkout station that cashiers clean every 30-minutes. Woodman’s also created a single-file checkout line and suspended the use of reusable bags. The grocer says cleaning crews are deep-cleaning and sanitizing the store.  

The University of Wisconsin is refunding its students as a result of COVID-19. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Vice Chancellor for Administration Bob Hetzel told Wisconsin Public Radio that the school will refund over five-million-dollars in housing, dining, and parking costs. Hetzel said about 90-students remain on campus after the school moved classes online to limit the spread of coronavirus, and should those students choose to leave campus, they will also be refunded. 

Parents and kids at home due to COVID-19 should watch out for bears. Residents in an Altoona neighborhood are putting teddy bears in their windows so families can spot them on somewhat of a scavenger hunt. Altoona resident Brenda Brown says families began putting teddy bears and other things up in their front windows recently, and the community has responded by following suit. Brown said there were nearly 20-teddy bears in the windows after the first day and more were

Change is the only constant and as we launch into a new week, we will have new changes ahead as we all navigate life in the climate of a world health pandemic. But, as we are taking each day together we will let you know the latest, laid out in simple form. Your Covid-19 Cliff Notes are here. As we follow the latest of the world pandemic, there is a lot (A LOT!) of information to digest, we will break

As expected, our numbers here continue to trend in one direction. Up. Ten people are sick with the coronavirus in Eau Claire County. The latest count from the state shows ten people sick in Eau Claire County, four people sick in Chippewa County, and three people sick in Dunn County. Statewide, more than eleven-hundred people are sick with the coronavirus. Seventeen people have died. More than 16 thousand have been tested and confirmed to not be sick. The number of