There are just three counties in Wisconsin reporting high coronavirus case levels, and they’re all in northwestern Wisconsin. The latest report from the CDC says most of Wisconsin is seeing low coronavirus activity. Just Rusk, Barron, and Sawyer counties are reporting elevated levels, but that is likely because of their low populations. Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers have been steadily dropping for the past month or so.
Read MoreCall it the Netflix Effect. As more people watch Netflix’s show on Jeffery Dahmer, more people are asking for a memorial for his victims in Milwaukee. Dahmer famously murdered 17 men and boys, he ate some of them as well. Milwaukee’s mayor’s office says the push for a memorial is not coming from the victims’ families, but from fans of the show. Neighbors to the apartment building where Dahmer used to live say they’ve seen a growing number of people
Read MoreThe most recent poll shows Republican Tim Michels with a slight advantage over Governor Tony Evers in the race for Wisconsin governor. AARP Wisconsin shows Michels with 50 percent support while Evers has 47 percent. In the race for senate, Senator Ron Johnson leads Democratic challenger Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes 51 percent to 46 percent.
Read MoreDisaster Ready Chippewa Valley and Eau Claire County Emergency Management are excited to announce an upcoming public-private partnership conference in Eau Claire! You are welcome to join business, public sector, volunteer organizations, non-profit, and emergency management representatives from throughout Wisconsin in a discussion on how to make our communities more resilient. This summit will bring in speakers for cybersecurity, supply chain resilience, and workforce continuity amongst other topics. This is a free event that will also include a national training
Read MoreThe Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department recently learned it will receive $111,000 in state grant funding, a part of the $32 million in state emergency medical services (EMS) Flex Grants. Including the Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department, the EMS Flex Grant has been awarded to 442 Wisconsin licensed emergency medical services (EMS) throughout the state to help deliver pre-hospital emergency services. Originally, Governor Tony Evers directed the Department of Health Services to use $12 million in American Rescue Plan Act
Read MoreOne suspect remains on the loose after a robbery in Menomonie. Below is the press release and more information from Dunn County law enforcement: On September 29, 2022 at approximately 1:23 AM, the Menomonie Police Department was dispatched to a burglary alarm at a business in the Red Cedar Plaza, 2321 North Broadway, Menomonie, WI, near I-94 Exit 41. While officers investigated a burglary at that location, sheriffs’ deputies began checking the area for possible suspect vehicle(s). At 2:20 AM,
Read MoreOn September 28, 2022, at approximately 8:10 PM , the Dunn County Communication Center received a call of a 4 year old child that was struck by a skid steer in the Town of Peru, Dunn County. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office along with Dunn County First Responders, The Pepin County Sheriff’s Office, Durand Fire and Durand ambulance all responded to the scene. Life Link helicopter also responded. The responding units provided medical care at the scene but the 4
Read MoreThe suspect in the murder of two Shawano County brothers is expected to plead guilty by the end of the week. Prosecutors in Johnson County, Missouri say Garland Nelson has agreed to plead guilty to killing Nicholas and Justin Diemel after a cattle deal back in 2019. Investigators say Garland killed the brothers, then either burned or hid their bodies. The Diemel brothers were missing for weeks. Garland had been facing the death penalty in the case, his guilty plea
Read MoreAn electric fire truck, Jolly Good soda, and a massive rope shovel are up for this year’s title of Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce unveiled this list yesterday. It includes 16 things. The contest has become very popular as it highlights all of the things, from the small to the huge, that are made in the state. This is the seventh year that WMC has asked people to vote on the Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin. Last year’s winner
Read MoreThe University of Wisconsin is part of an ever-shrinking club in the Big Ten. Penn State yesterday said it will begin selling beer to fans at football games. That means Wisconsin is now just one of five Big Ten teams that don’t. The others are Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, and Northwestern. Badger fans will have to wait to get a Happy Valley beer, Penn State is not on the schedule this year.
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