Today is the last day for COVID testing at CVTC. Eau Claire City-County Health Department says tests will be available til 6 p.m. this evening. No one is offering a reason for the closure, but the demand for testing is nowhere near what it used to be, and there are other testing clinics that will remain open. The latest COVID report from the state shows low coronavirus levels in Eau Claire County.
Read MoreThe high price of eggs is probably not coming down any time soon. The Wisconsin Grocers Association says high wholesale prices from major egg companies are responsible for high prices at the state’s grocery stores. The Grocer’s Association says local grocery stores don’t have much profit margin on eggs, so there is little room for them to lower prices after they pay wholesalers.
Read MoreThe individual income tax filing season started today, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is set to help taxpayers with their preparation and filing questions. New this year, anyone who has previously filed a Wisconsin individual income tax return may register as a personal user and use the My Tax Account (MTA) management portal to manage their income tax and homestead credit accounts, make payments, view letters, and review balances and other account information. Individuals can add an extra
Read MoreThe City of Madison is asking residents to vote for their favorite snow plow names. More than twelve-hundred names have been suggested. Those names have been narrowed down to the top 15 per snowplow. Voting opens today on the website AND YOU CAN SEE THE PLOWS AND ENTER THE CONTEST WITH A CLICK HERE.
Read MoreDunn County officials announced on Monday, Jan. 23, that a planned reconstruction of a substantial portion of Highway B east of Menomonie that was planned for 2023 will have to be delayed until 2024. “Highway B is our most heavily traveled county road in Dunn County and is utilized by a large number of businesses.” -Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner “This unfortunate delay in this major road project is due to circumstances beyond our control,” said Dustin Binder, county highway
Read MorePresident Biden has ordered flags to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on January 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, California. Flags should remain lowered until sunset, Thursday, January 26, 2023.
Read MoreThe latest march for abortion access at the Wisconsin Capitol came with a lot of talk about the past, and more talk about the future. The latest Women’s March in Madison brought hundreds of people to the statehouse yesterday. They were there for what would have been the 50th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. A lot of people in the crowd talked about this spring’s election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. They hope that electing a liberal justice will end Wisconsin’s near-total ban on
Read MoreA home invasion and stolen car report in western Wisconsin ended with the suspect being shot dead. The sheriff in Dunn County says a man broke into an apartment in Menomonie, fired a gun, and stole a car. A few hours later officers spotted that car and pulled it over. That’s when the sheriff says authorities shot and killed the suspect. A Dunn County deputy along with an unspecified number of officers from the Menomonie Police Department have been placed on leave
Read MoreOne of the FBI’s most wanted suspects died in his Milwaukee jail cell over the weekend. No one is saying how Octaviano Juarez-Corro died. Guards found him dead yesterday morning. Juarez-Corro spent years on the run for the execution-style shooting of his estranged wife and four others in Milwaukee’s South Shore Park back in 2006. He was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list in 2021, and caught in Mexico a year later. He was being held in Milwaukee ahead
Read MoreIt’s a reminder that this winter’s ice isn’t as strong as in years past. The sheriff in Goodhue County, Minnesota says six trucks fell through the ice on their side of Lake Pepin over the weekend. The trucks were parked on the ice because there weren’t any parking spots on the beach. No one was hurt, and deputies say they towed all six trucks out of the water. This winter has been warmer than last, and DNR managers say fishermen
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