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University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison is the best hospital in the state.  That’s according to U.S. News and World Report, which also says the hospital has four nationally ranked adult specialties and one nationally ranked children’s specialty.  The hospital is also rated as high performing in five adult specialties and 18 procedures and conditions.  This is the eleventh-straight year University of Wisconsin Hospitals has been named the best hospital in Wisconsin.

A new community COVID-19 testing site is opening on Tuesday, July 26th in the parking lot at 615 W. Clairemont Ave, next to Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire. Testing is free and individuals can drive, walk, or roll through the site. Testing hours are Tuesdays through Fridays 2 pm – 6 pm and Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm. PCR tests are available for anyone age 1+. Take-home rapid antigen tests will also be available for pick up

We are waiting for answers about a deadly wreck last week involving a Wisconsin state senator. The Ashland Police Department  says Senator Janet Bewley pulled out in front of a car on Friday and was involved in a crash. That crash sent the car into on-coming traffic. Officers say a mom and her baby died in the crash. Bewley, who is the top Democrat in the Wisconsin Senate, was not injured. Investigators say it does not appear that alcohol was a factor in the

There’s a search in Eau Claire for a hit-and-run driver who police say clipped a person in a wheelchair. It happened Sunday night, north of the city’s downtown area. Eau Claire Police say they have security camera video of the crash. They say it shows a white Chevy Equinox hit the person then speed away. The person in the wheelchair had to be taken to the hospital for treatment.

Add three more shootings to Milwaukee’s growing 2022 tally. Police say three people were shot, two of them in a double shooting yesterday. The third shooting also saw a car crash that sent three other people to the hospital. Milwaukee Police say everyone involved in that shooting and crash are dealing with serious injuries. Yesterday’s shootings mean Milwaukee has seen at least one person shot each day for the past 11 days.

Dunn County is considering an advisory referendum on health care. The county board will decide tomorrow if it wants to put a question on the November ballot asking voters if they want to see the federal government create a single payer system of health care. The question is just advisory, so nothing will change no matter what voters say. County board members say they want to gauge the public’s interest.

There’s one less choice for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson yesterday dropped out of the Democratic race. Nelson said he ran out of money. Nelson was distant fourth in the race according to the latest Marquette Law School Poll. He said on Twitter that he is endorsing Mandela Barnes in the race, saying Barnes is the only candidate not trying to buy the state’s Senate seat.

The Wisconsin Republican who wants to overturn the 2020 presidential election hopes getting past the primary for governor helps his cause. State Rep. Tim Ramthun yesterday said he is extending his resolution that would recall the state’s 2020 presidential electors until after the August Primary. Right now, just two other lawmakers support Ramthun’s plan. He said that may change after the primary in two weeks. Ramthun is running for governor in the Republican Primary, but is running a distant third.

Public health managers with the state want people to know that a call to 988 will most likely not end with a police officer at your door. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday pushed back on what it is calling misinformation about the new mental health helpline. Online posts say calling 988 could send the police to your home, or end with an involuntary hospitalization. DHS’s Caroline Crehan Neumann says 98 percent of 988 calls in Wisconsin don’t involve the police,

Eau Claire Fire Department and the Eau Claire Police Department were dispatched to a report of a fire in a residence at 3626 Seymour Road lot 79. On the fire department’s arrival, smoke and fire were coming from the windows of a mobile home. All occupants were out of the house on arrival but two pets were lost in the fire. There were no reports of injuries and the fire remains under investigation. The home is believed to be a