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County officials are not recommending Wisconsin residents travel to their cabins or vacation homes in another part of the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sawyer County Public Information Officer Diane McNamer says although travel isn’t recommended, it isn’t against the law. She says Sawyer County doesn’t have legal authority to stop someone from traveling across the state, but she hopes if people do travel, they take extra precautions to keep the year-round residents safe. 

A week after heading to the polls in Wisconsin, we now have some counts from the ballot box. It was a pass for CVTC. Voters approved a nearly 49 million-dollar tax increase last week. The money is earmarked to ‘improve and modernize’ the college. Supporters of the tax hike say it will only add about 20 dollars to the tax bill for a typical homeowner. The vote count was 45,407 yes to 27,499 no, for a total margin of almost

Fewer people are coming down with the coronavirus in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported the smallest one-day increase in cases since the outbreak exploded last month. DHS reported 87 new cases yesterday. That brings Wisconsin’s total to three-thousand-428 cases and 154 deaths. Governor Tony Evers says the state is flattening the curve, but he said he will not talk about when he hopes to reopen the state from his quarantine. Here locally, Eau Claire’s city-county health department hasn’t

Police in Eau Claire are looking for a woman in connection to a weekend stabbing. Police say 30-year-old Taylor Simpson hasn’t been seen since the stabbing early Saturday morning at the America’s Best Value on West Clairemont Avenue. Police say she stabbed someone after a fight, then got into a truck and sped away. The stabbing victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Simpson. If you have any information you are

Nearly a quarter-million people in Wisconsin are getting a little extra help in buying their groceries. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said 215-thousand people in the state’s FoodShare program will see some extra money. The state is raising the amount of money per-month because of the coronavirus. A family of four can now receive up to 646 dollars per-month for groceries.

Public health officials in Door County are reporting the first death related to COVID-19.  The department says the patient was a man in his 70s with underlying medical issues.  There have been at least 144 deaths statewide.  There are over 17-hundred cases of coronavirus confirmed in Milwaukee County, followed by 334 cases in Dane County, 209 in Waukesha and 173 in Kenosha.  Locally, the Chippewa Valley is seeing more than 50 cases and Buffalo County has confirmed additional cases as

Governor Tony Evers says it’s okay to ask for help especially during this stressful public health crisis.  The governor today says it’s important for the state to build a healthier and more resilient Wisconsin so its residents develop the ability to adapt and recover from adversity.  Department of Health Services has posted tips for coping with the staying safe at home order and also has information for first responders who may need help navigating through this pandemic. CLICK FOR MORE

Dodgeville Mayor Todd Novak says around a thousand employees at Lands End in Dodgeville have been furloughed.  The Wisconsin-based company last month announced the closure of 26 retail stores around the country during the coronavirus pandemic.  Early numbers are that 70-percent of Lands End corporate employees were furloughed on March 28th.  Others took a pay cut.

It is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.  Meteorologists and community officials are urging people to brush up on safety tips and escape plans.  It’s important to talk to family members about how to reconnect after certain weather situations like a tornado.  On Thursday Wisconsin will hold a virtual statewide tornado drill at 1:45.  You may see messages on social media and local communities may still sound their sirens. 

A weekend garage fire resulted in a total loss. It was on Saturday, April 11th, just before 11:30 in the night when the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office took report of a garage fire at W747 Walnut Street in the City of Fountain City. Upon arrival of the emergency units, the residence’s garage was fully engulfed in flames. The homeowners said they were awoken from their sleep by the fire, that they had not been inside of their garage for hours,